Data for 2025

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025

Name: Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2025, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025 covers 182 countries. Qatar is highest, at 86.900; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 21.210. The middle country reads 57.720. Against 2024, 182 values changed (53 up, 129 down), the same countries are covered.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2025

HighestQatar

86.900

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

21.210

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

182countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
182distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	86.900
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	83.089
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	82.895
4	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	82.400
5	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	82.175
6	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	79.988
7	Niger`NER`Western Africa	79.427
8	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	79.240
9	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	77.831
10	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	77.533
11	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	76.885
12	Bolivia`BOL`South America	76.294
13	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	75.143
14	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	74.373
15	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	73.664
16	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	73.493
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	72.210
18	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	71.765
19	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	71.670
20	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	71.202
21	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	69.652
22	Peru`PER`South America	69.127
23	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	68.802
24	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	67.709
25	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	67.570
26	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	67.281
27	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	66.983
28	Paraguay`PRY`South America	66.873
29	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	66.781
30	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	66.255
31	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	66.185
32	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	66.157
33	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	66.154
34	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	65.913
35	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	65.765
36	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	65.532
37	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	65.302
38	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	65.138
39	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	64.643
40	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	64.537
41	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	64.236
42	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	63.816
43	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	63.713
44	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	63.664
45	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	63.631
46	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	63.494
47	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	63.204
48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	63.120
49	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	63.081
50	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	62.823
51	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	62.744
52	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	62.729
53	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	62.624
54	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	62.564
55	Ecuador`ECU`South America	62.364
56	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	62.127
57	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	61.893
58	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	61.841
59	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	61.813
60	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	61.572
61	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	61.537
62	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	61.454
63	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	61.424
64	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	61.345
65	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	60.846
66	Panama`PAN`Central America	60.761
67	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	60.634
68	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	60.626
69	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	60.465
70	Uruguay`URY`South America	60.105
71	Canada`CAN`Northern America	60.061
72	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	60.056
73	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	59.979
74	Mexico`MEX`Central America	59.962
75	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	59.834
76	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	59.809
77	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	59.714
78	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	59.403
79	Brazil`BRA`South America	59.370
80	United States`USA`Northern America	59.114
81	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.979
82	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	58.812
83	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	58.797
84	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	58.683
85	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	58.637
86	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	58.457
87	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	58.323
88	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	58.268
89	Colombia`COL`South America	58.142
90	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	58.066
91	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	57.839
92	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	57.601
93	Argentina`ARG`South America	57.489
94	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	57.242
95	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	57.184
96	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	56.781
97	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	56.767
98	Chile`CHL`South America	56.713
99	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	56.692
100	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	56.577
101	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	56.574
102	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	56.565
103	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56.545
104	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	56.532
105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	56.446
106	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	55.828
107	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	55.737
108	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	55.676
109	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	55.469
110	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.343
111	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	55.249
112	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.163
113	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	54.929
114	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	54.841
115	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	54.778
116	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.576
117	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	54.377
118	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	54.344
119	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	54.131
120	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	54.103
121	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	54.035
122	Belize`BLZ`Central America	53.866
123	Honduras`HND`Central America	53.773
124	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	53.713
125	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	53.642
126	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.410
127	India`IND`Southern Asia	53.310
128	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	52.880
129	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	51.958
130	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	51.744
131	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	51.691
132	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	51.453
133	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	51.335
134	France`FRA`Western Europe	51.172
135	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	51.068
136	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	50.731
137	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	50.596
138	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	50.217
139	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	50.116
140	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	50.099
141	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49.894
142	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	49.746
143	Suriname`SUR`South America	49.606
144	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	49.535
145	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	49.498
146	Venezuela`VEN`South America	49.171
147	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	48.808
148	Guyana`GUY`South America	48.409
149	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	48.255
150	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	48.136
151	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	47.798
152	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	47.521
153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.488
154	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	46.574
155	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	46.262
156	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	46.151
157	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	45.570
158	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.362
159	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	43.584
160	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	41.546
161	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	40.768
162	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	40.409
163	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.238
164	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	40.216
165	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.987
166	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.966
167	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	38.388
168	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	37.580
169	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	37.565
170	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	36.564
171	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36.039
172	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	35.623
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	35.137
174	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	35.102
175	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	33.683
176	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	33.430
177	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	32.457
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	31.891
179	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	27.433
180	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	27.369
181	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	23.486
182	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.210

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar86.900
2Solomon Islands83.089
3Madagascar82.895
4Tanzania82.400
5Cambodia82.175

Lowest

182São Tomé and Príncipe21.210
181Djibouti23.486
180Yemen27.369
179Somalia27.433
178Syria31.891

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 57.720. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
53 · 129rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Belize51.905 → 53.866+1.961
Colombia57.418 → 58.142+0.724
Paraguay66.275 → 66.873+0.598
Saint Lucia61.271 → 61.813+0.542
Bolivia75.766 → 76.294+0.528

Fell most

Kazakhstan67.176 → 64.537−2.639
Finland54.826 → 54.035−0.791
Estonia60.475 → 59.714−0.761
Armenia52.485 → 51.744−0.741
Switzerland64.189 → 63.494−0.695

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 2025.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2025). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2025

0635 held

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