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Employment to population ratio, 15+ (ILO): ranking of countries
187 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2025). Qatar is highest at 86.9%; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest at 21.2%.
World 58.1% (2025)Median country 57.5%187 countries
Employment rate: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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| # | Country | Region | Employment rate | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 86.9% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 83.1% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.9% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.4% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 82.2% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.0% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.4% | 2025 | |
| 8 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 79.2% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.8% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.5% | 2025 | |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76.9% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 76.3% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.1% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.4% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.7% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 73.5% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 72.2% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 71.8% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 71.7% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 71.2% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69.7% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.1% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.8% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 67.7% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67.6% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.3% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.0% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 66.9% | 2025 | |
| 29 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 66.8% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 66.3% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.2% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 66.2% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 66.2% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 65.9% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 65.8% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.5% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 65.3% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.1% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 64.6% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 64.5% | 2025 | |
| 41 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.3% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.2% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 63.8% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.7% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 63.7% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 63.6% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 63.5% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.2% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.8% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 62.7% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Bhutan | South Asia | 62.7% | 2025 | |
| 54 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 62.6% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 62.6% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 62.4% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.1% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 61.9% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 61.8% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.8% | 2025 | |
| 61 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 61.6% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.4% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 61.3% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 60.8% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.8% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Maldives | South Asia | 60.6% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 60.6% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.5% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.1% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Canada | North America | 60.1% | 2025 | |
| 73 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.1% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 60.0% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.0% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 59.7% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.4% | 2025 | |
| 81 | United States | North America | 59.1% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 59.0% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.8% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 58.8% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 58.7% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% | 2025 | |
| 87 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 58.3% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.3% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.1% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.1% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 57.6% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.5% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 57.2% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 57.2% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.8% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 56.8% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 56.7% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.7% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 56.5% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 56.5% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.5% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 55.3% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.2% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 55.2% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 54.9% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 54.8% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 54.8% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 54.6% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.3% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 54.1% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 54.1% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 54.0% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.9% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.8% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.6% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| 128 | India | South Asia | 53.3% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 52.9% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.0% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 51.7% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.7% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| 135 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 50.7% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.6% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.2% | 2025 | |
| 140 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 49.7% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 49.5% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 49.3% | 2021 | |
| 148 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 48.8% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 48.3% | 2025 | |
| 152 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.1% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.8% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 47.5% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.5% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 46.6% | 2025 | |
| 157 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 46.3% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 46.2% | 2025 | |
| 159 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 45.6% | 2025 | |
| 160 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.4% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 43.6% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.5% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.8% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 40.4% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 40.2% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.2% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40.0% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.0% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.7% | 2023 | |
| 170 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.4% | 2025 | |
| 171 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.6% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.6% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.6% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.0% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 35.6% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Nepal | South Asia | 35.1% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.1% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.7% | 2022 | |
| 179 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.0% | 2022 | |
| 180 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.7% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.4% | 2025 | |
| 182 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32.5% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.4% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.4% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.5% | 2025 | |
| 187 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.2% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)