Country / Employment-to-population ratio
What share of working-age people are employed?
Share of the population aged 15+ that is employed (modeled ILO estimate) — a broad gauge of how much of the working-age population is in work.
World Bank Open Data SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS · 1991–2025
Highest (latest) 86.9% Qatar · 2025
Lowest (latest) 21.2% Sao Tome and Principe · 2025
Countries 187 % of ages 15+
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| # | Country | % of ages 15+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 86.9% | |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 83.1% | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 82.9% | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 82.4% | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 82.2% | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 80.0% | |
| 7 | Niger | 79.4% | |
| 8 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 79.2% | |
| 9 | Uganda | 77.8% | |
| 10 | Burundi | 77.5% | |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 76.9% | |
| 12 | Bolivia | 76.3% | |
| 13 | Benin | 75.1% | |
| 14 | Liberia | 74.4% | |
| 15 | Eritrea | 73.7% | |
| 16 | Mozambique | 73.5% | |
| 17 | Iceland | 72.2% | |
| 18 | Kuwait | 71.8% | |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 71.7% | |
| 20 | Moldova | 71.2% | |
| 21 | Bahrain | 69.7% | |
| 22 | Peru | 69.1% | |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 68.8% | |
| 24 | Singapore | 67.7% | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 67.6% | |
| 26 | Jamaica | 67.3% | |
| 27 | Bahamas, The | 67.0% | |
| 28 | Paraguay | 66.9% | |
| 29 | New Zealand | 66.8% | |
| 30 | Macao SAR, China | 66.3% | |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 66.2% | |
| 32 | Thailand | 66.2% | |
| 33 | Oman | 66.2% | |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 65.9% | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 65.8% | |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 65.5% | |
| 37 | Lao PDR | 65.3% | |
| 38 | Mali | 65.1% | |
| 39 | Netherlands | 64.6% | |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 64.5% | |
| 41 | Angola | 64.2% | |
| 42 | Australia | 63.8% | |
| 43 | Kenya | 63.7% | |
| 44 | Cyprus | 63.7% | |
| 45 | Malaysia | 63.6% | |
| 46 | Switzerland | 63.5% | |
| 47 | Israel | 63.2% | |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 63.1% | |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.1% | |
| 50 | Cameroon | 62.8% | |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 62.7% | |
| 52 | Bhutan | 62.7% | |
| 53 | Korea, Rep. | 62.6% | |
| 54 | Norway | 62.6% | |
| 55 | Ecuador | 62.4% | |
| 56 | Malta | 62.1% | |
| 57 | Japan | 61.9% | |
| 58 | Ireland | 61.8% | |
| 59 | St. Lucia | 61.8% | |
| 60 | China | 61.6% | |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 61.5% | |
| 62 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 61.5% | |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 61.4% | |
| 64 | Denmark | 61.4% | |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 60.9% | |
| 66 | Panama | 60.8% | |
| 67 | Belarus | 60.6% | |
| 68 | Maldives | 60.6% | |
| 69 | Barbados | 60.5% | |
| 70 | Uruguay | 60.1% | |
| 71 | Canada | 60.1% | |
| 72 | El Salvador | 60.1% | |
| 73 | Philippines | 60.0% | |
| 74 | Mexico | 60.0% | |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 59.8% | |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 59.8% | |
| 77 | Estonia | 59.7% | |
| 78 | Malawi | 59.4% | |
| 79 | Brazil | 59.4% | |
| 80 | United States | 59.1% | |
| 81 | Sweden | 59.0% | |
| 82 | Chad | 58.8% | |
| 83 | Guam | 58.8% | |
| 84 | Lithuania | 58.7% | |
| 85 | Czechia | 58.6% | |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 58.5% | |
| 87 | Germany | 58.3% | |
| 88 | Zambia | 58.3% | |
| 89 | Colombia | 58.1% | |
| 90 | Guatemala | 58.1% | |
| 91 | Hungary | 57.8% | |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 57.6% | |
| 93 | Argentina | 57.5% | |
| 94 | Albania | 57.2% | |
| 95 | Slovak Republic | 57.2% | |
| 96 | Ghana | 56.8% | |
| 97 | Austria | 56.8% | |
| 98 | Chile | 56.7% | |
| 99 | Togo | 56.7% | |
| 100 | Poland | 56.6% | |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 56.6% | |
| 102 | Mongolia | 56.6% | |
| 103 | Latvia | 56.5% | |
| 104 | Georgia | 56.5% | |
| 105 | Rwanda | 56.5% | |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.8% | |
| 107 | Slovenia | 55.7% | |
| 108 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.7% | |
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.5% | |
| 110 | Kyrgyz Republic | 55.3% | |
| 111 | Mauritius | 55.3% | |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 55.2% | |
| 113 | Serbia | 54.9% | |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 54.8% | |
| 115 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 54.8% | |
| 116 | Portugal | 54.6% | |
| 117 | Haiti | 54.4% | |
| 118 | Congo, Rep. | 54.3% | |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 54.1% | |
| 120 | Fiji | 54.1% | |
| 121 | Finland | 54.0% | |
| 122 | Belize | 53.9% | |
| 123 | Honduras | 53.8% | |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 53.7% | |
| 125 | Comoros | 53.6% | |
| 126 | Myanmar | 53.4% | |
| 127 | India | 53.3% | |
| 128 | Channel Islands | 52.9% | |
| 129 | Botswana | 52.0% | |
| 130 | Armenia | 51.7% | |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 51.7% | |
| 132 | Spain | 51.5% | |
| 133 | Cuba | 51.3% | |
| 134 | France | 51.2% | |
| 135 | Belgium | 51.1% | |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 50.7% | |
| 137 | Senegal | 50.6% | |
| 138 | Cabo Verde | 50.2% | |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 50.1% | |
| 140 | Montenegro | 50.1% | |
| 141 | Guinea | 49.9% | |
| 142 | Turkiye | 49.8% | |
| 143 | Suriname | 49.6% | |
| 144 | Croatia | 49.5% | |
| 145 | Pakistan | 49.5% | |
| 146 | Venezuela, RB | 49.2% | |
| 147 | Tonga | 48.8% | |
| 148 | Guyana | 48.4% | |
| 149 | Romania | 48.3% | |
| 150 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 48.1% | |
| 151 | Lesotho | 47.8% | |
| 152 | Greece | 47.5% | |
| 153 | Namibia | 47.5% | |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 46.6% | |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 46.3% | |
| 156 | Italy | 46.1% | |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 45.6% | |
| 158 | Gambia, The | 44.4% | |
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.6% | |
| 160 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 41.5% | |
| 161 | Gabon | 40.8% | |
| 162 | Samoa | 40.4% | |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 40.2% | |
| 164 | Puerto Rico (US) | 40.2% | |
| 165 | Morocco | 40.0% | |
| 166 | Libya | 39.0% | |
| 167 | Tunisia | 38.4% | |
| 168 | South Africa | 37.6% | |
| 169 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 37.6% | |
| 170 | Mauritania | 36.6% | |
| 171 | Algeria | 36.0% | |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 35.6% | |
| 173 | Nepal | 35.1% | |
| 174 | Iraq | 35.1% | |
| 175 | Eswatini | 33.7% | |
| 176 | Jordan | 33.4% | |
| 177 | Afghanistan | 32.5% | |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.9% | |
| 179 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 27.4% | |
| 180 | Yemen, Rep. | 27.4% | |
| 181 | Djibouti | 23.5% | |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.2% | |
| — | Lebanon | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | |
| — | Sudan | — | |
| — | Ukraine | — | |
| — | West Bank and Gaza | — |