Data for 2020

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2020

Name: Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2020
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

2020, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2020 covers 187 countries. Qatar is highest, at 86.983; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 20.885. The middle country reads 55.691. Against 2019, 187 values changed (17 up, 170 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2020

HighestQatar

86.983

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

20.885

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

187countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
187distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2020, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2020: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	86.983
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.794
3	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	82.097
4	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	81.804
5	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.353
6	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	77.737
7	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.697
8	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	75.398
9	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	75.029
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	74.782
11	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	74.227
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	73.707
13	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	73.645
14	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	72.972
15	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	72.803
16	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	72.568
17	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	71.738
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	69.526
19	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	68.839
20	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	68.004
21	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	67.986
22	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	66.927
23	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	66.785
24	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	66.653
25	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	66.617
26	Bolivia`BOL`South America	66.553
27	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	66.285
28	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	65.895
29	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	65.816
30	Paraguay`PRY`South America	64.824
31	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	64.709
32	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.533
33	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	64.415
34	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	64.360
35	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	64.070
36	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	64.018
37	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	64.002
38	Peru`PER`South America	63.976
39	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	63.591
40	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	63.358
41	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	63.316
42	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	63.214
43	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	62.801
44	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	62.772
45	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	62.501
46	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	62.435
47	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	62.356
48	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	61.437
49	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	61.434
50	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	61.078
51	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	60.870
52	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.763
53	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	60.697
54	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	60.636
55	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	60.619
56	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	60.386
57	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	60.207
58	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	60.043
59	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	59.901
60	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	59.826
61	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	59.775
62	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	59.656
63	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	59.364
64	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	59.263
65	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	59.215
66	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	59.093
67	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.834
68	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	58.654
69	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	58.637
70	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	58.493
71	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	58.368
72	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	58.131
73	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	57.944
74	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	57.939
75	Canada`CAN`Northern America	57.907
76	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	57.655
77	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	57.633
78	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	57.340
79	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	57.224
80	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	57.200
81	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	57.018
82	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	56.667
83	Panama`PAN`Central America	56.664
84	United States`USA`Northern America	56.598
85	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56.580
86	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	56.459
87	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	56.424
88	Ecuador`ECU`South America	56.361
89	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	56.171
90	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.154
91	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	56.036
92	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	55.963
93	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	55.960
94	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.691
95	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	55.586
96	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	55.550
97	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	55.488
98	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	55.248
99	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	55.144
100	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	55.046
101	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	54.948
102	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	54.937
103	Uruguay`URY`South America	54.741
104	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	54.282
105	Mexico`MEX`Central America	53.921
106	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	53.903
107	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	53.719
108	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	53.689
109	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	53.643
110	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	53.365
111	Colombia`COL`South America	53.279
112	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	53.063
113	Honduras`HND`Central America	52.961
114	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	52.796
115	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	52.579
116	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	52.458
117	Brazil`BRA`South America	52.195
118	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.085
119	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	51.428
120	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	51.379
121	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	51.270
122	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	51.082
123	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.968
124	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	50.908
125	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	50.666
126	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	50.469
127	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	50.422
128	Chile`CHL`South America	50.196
129	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	50.125
130	France`FRA`Western Europe	49.925
131	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	49.867
132	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	49.858
133	Argentina`ARG`South America	49.602
134	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	49.523
135	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	49.380
136	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49.230
137	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.976
138	Belize`BLZ`Central America	48.795
139	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	48.564
140	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	48.495
141	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	48.415
142	Suriname`SUR`South America	47.928
143	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	47.786
144	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	47.641
145	India`IND`Southern Asia	47.496
146	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.400
147	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	47.204
148	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	46.608
149	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.581
150	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	44.919
151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.891
152	Venezuela`VEN`South America	44.550
153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	44.224
154	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.020
155	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	43.785
156	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	43.470
157	Guyana`GUY`South America	42.974
158	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	42.848
159	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	42.097
160	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	41.367
161	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	41.160
162	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	40.184
163	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	39.936
164	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.682
165	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.556
166	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.297
167	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.692
168	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	37.474
169	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	37.352
170	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	36.710
171	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.174
172	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	36.067
173	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	35.779
174	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.760
175	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	34.428
176	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34.253
177	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	34.000
178	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.952
179	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	33.171
180	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	32.686
181	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	32.272
182	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	30.460
183	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	30.336
184	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.163
185	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	26.651
186	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	22.821
187	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	20.885

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar86.983
2Solomon Islands82.794
3Cambodia82.097
4Madagascar81.804
5Tanzania81.353

Lowest

187São Tomé and Príncipe20.885
186Djibouti22.821
185Yemen26.651
184Somalia27.163
183Palestine30.336

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.691. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
17 · 170rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Malawi60.130 → 64.360+4.230
Rwanda51.883 → 55.248+3.365
Armenia48.002 → 50.125+2.123
Niger72.053 → 73.707+1.654
Zambia56.247 → 57.200+0.953

Fell most

Saint Lucia58.057 → 40.184−17.873
Belize63.413 → 48.795−14.618
Peru74.748 → 63.976−10.772
Chile58.346 → 50.196−8.150
Panama64.224 → 56.664−7.560

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2020.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2020). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2020

0635 held

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