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Employment-to-population ratio

Tier A· Official

Share of the working-age population (15+) that is employed — how much of the potential workforce is in work.

100 = highest employment ratio in the dataset, 0 = lowest

Mixed reference years (2021–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Employment-to-population ratio — % of people aged 15+ in work (ILO modelled estimate) — World Bank indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS. Direction is higher_better. Normalized with min–max; the raw percentage is shown. Read alongside unemployment — a high ratio reflects both opportunity and economic necessity. Most recent available year per country.

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100 = highest employment ratio in the dataset, 0 = lowest

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186 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stQatarQAT
100100
86.9 % of population 15+
2ndSolomon IslandsSLB
94.294
83.089 % of population 15+
3rdMadagascarMDG
93.994
82.895 % of population 15+
4thTanzaniaTZA
93.1593
82.4 % of population 15+
5thCambodiaKHM
92.8193
82.175 % of population 15+
6thNigeriaNGA
89.4889
79.988 % of population 15+
7thNigerNER
88.6289
79.427 % of population 15+
8thNorth KoreaPRK
88.3488
79.24 % of population 15+
9thUgandaUGA
86.1986
77.831 % of population 15+
10thBurundiBDI
85.7486
77.533 % of population 15+
11thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
84.7585
76.885 % of population 15+
12thBoliviaBOL
83.8584
76.294 % of population 15+
13thBeninBEN
82.182
75.143 % of population 15+
14thLiberiaLBR
80.9381
74.373 % of population 15+
15thEritreaERI
79.8580
73.664 % of population 15+
16thMozambiqueMOZ
79.5980
73.493 % of population 15+
17thIcelandISL
77.6478
72.21 % of population 15+
18thKuwaitKWT
76.9677
71.765 % of population 15+
19thVietnamVNM
76.8277
71.67 % of population 15+
20thMoldovaMDA
76.176
71.202 % of population 15+
21stBahrainBHR
73.7474
69.652 % of population 15+
22ndPeruPER
72.9473
69.127 % of population 15+
23rdCentral African RepublicCAF
72.4572
68.802 % of population 15+
24thSingaporeSGP
70.7971
67.709 % of population 15+
25thBurkina FasoBFA
70.5771
67.57 % of population 15+
26thJamaicaJAM
70.1370
67.281 % of population 15+
27thBahamasBHS
69.6870
66.983 % of population 15+
28thParaguayPRY
69.5170
66.873 % of population 15+
29thNew ZealandNZL
69.3769
66.781 % of population 15+
30thMacauMAC
68.5769
66.255 % of population 15+
31stEthiopiaETH
68.4768
66.185 % of population 15+
32ndOmanOMN
68.4268
66.154 % of population 15+
32ndThailandTHA
68.4268
66.157 % of population 15+
34thTimor-LesteTLS
68.0568
65.913 % of population 15+
35thIndonesiaIDN
67.8368
65.765 % of population 15+
36thIvory CoastCIV
67.4767
65.532 % of population 15+
37thLaosLAO
67.1267
65.302 % of population 15+
38thMaliMLI
66.8767
65.138 % of population 15+
39thNetherlandsNLD
66.1266
64.643 % of population 15+
40thKazakhstanKAZ
65.9666
64.537 % of population 15+
41stSouth SudanSSD
65.6366
64.325 % of population 15+
42ndAngolaAGO
65.566
64.236 % of population 15+
43rdAustraliaAUS
64.8665
63.816 % of population 15+
44thKenyaKEN
64.765
63.713 % of population 15+
45thCyprusCYP
64.6365
63.664 % of population 15+
46thMalaysiaMYS
64.5865
63.631 % of population 15+
47thSwitzerlandCHE
64.3764
63.494 % of population 15+
48thIsraelISR
63.9364
63.204 % of population 15+
49thSaudi ArabiaSAU
63.864
63.12 % of population 15+
50thGuinea-BissauGNB
63.7464
63.081 % of population 15+
51stCameroonCMR
63.3563
62.823 % of population 15+
52ndNicaraguaNIC
63.2363
62.744 % of population 15+
53rdBhutanBTN
63.263
62.729 % of population 15+
54thSouth KoreaKOR
63.0463
62.624 % of population 15+
55thNorwayNOR
62.9563
62.564 % of population 15+
56thEcuadorECU
62.6563
62.364 % of population 15+
57thMaltaMLT
62.2962
62.127 % of population 15+
58thJapanJPN
61.9362
61.893 % of population 15+
59thIrelandIRL
61.8562
61.841 % of population 15+
60thSaint LuciaLCA
61.8162
61.813 % of population 15+
61stChinaCHN
61.4461
61.572 % of population 15+
62ndDominican RepublicDOM
61.3961
61.537 % of population 15+
63rdDR CongoCOD
61.2661
61.454 % of population 15+
64thZimbabweZWE
61.2261
61.424 % of population 15+
65thDenmarkDNK
61.161
61.345 % of population 15+
66thBruneiBRN
60.3460
60.846 % of population 15+
67thPanamaPAN
60.2160
60.761 % of population 15+
68thMaldivesMDV
60.0260
60.634 % of population 15+
69thBelarusBLR
6060
60.626 % of population 15+
70thBarbadosBRB
59.7660
60.465 % of population 15+
71stUruguayURY
59.2159
60.105 % of population 15+
72ndCanadaCAN
59.1459
60.061 % of population 15+
72ndEl SalvadorSLV
59.1459
60.056 % of population 15+
74thPhilippinesPHL
59.0259
59.979 % of population 15+
75thMexicoMEX
58.9959
59.962 % of population 15+
76thAzerbaijanAZE
58.859
59.834 % of population 15+
77thRussiaRUS
58.7659
59.809 % of population 15+
78thEstoniaEST
58.6159
59.714 % of population 15+
79thMalawiMWI
58.1458
59.403 % of population 15+
80thBrazilBRA
58.0958
59.37 % of population 15+
81stUnited StatesUSA
57.758
59.114 % of population 15+
82ndSwedenSWE
57.558
58.979 % of population 15+
83rdChadTCD
57.2457
58.812 % of population 15+
84thGuamGUM
57.2257
58.797 % of population 15+
85thLithuaniaLTU
57.0557
58.683 % of population 15+
86thCzechiaCZE
56.9857
58.637 % of population 15+
87thUnited KingdomGBR
56.757
58.457 % of population 15+
88thGermanyDEU
56.557
58.323 % of population 15+
89thZambiaZMB
56.4156
58.268 % of population 15+
90thColombiaCOL
56.2256
58.142 % of population 15+
91stGuatemalaGTM
56.1156
58.066 % of population 15+
92ndHungaryHUN
55.7656
57.839 % of population 15+
93rdLuxembourgLUX
55.455
57.601 % of population 15+
94thArgentinaARG
55.2355
57.489 % of population 15+
95thAlbaniaALB
54.8555
57.242 % of population 15+
96thSlovakiaSVK
54.7655
57.184 % of population 15+
97thGhanaGHA
54.1554
56.781 % of population 15+
98thAustriaAUT
54.1354
56.767 % of population 15+
99thChileCHL
54.0554
56.713 % of population 15+
100thTogoTGO
54.0154
56.692 % of population 15+
101stPolandPOL
53.8454
56.577 % of population 15+
102ndBangladeshBGD
53.8354
56.574 % of population 15+
103rdMongoliaMNG
53.8254
56.565 % of population 15+
104thLatviaLVA
53.7954
56.545 % of population 15+
105thGeorgiaGEO
53.7754
56.532 % of population 15+
106thRwandaRWA
53.6454
56.446 % of population 15+
107thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
52.753
55.828 % of population 15+
108thSloveniaSVN
52.5653
55.737 % of population 15+
109thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
52.4752
55.676 % of population 15+
110thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
52.1552
55.469 % of population 15+
111thKyrgyzstanKGZ
51.9652
55.343 % of population 15+
112thMauritiusMUS
51.8252
55.249 % of population 15+
113thVanuatuVUT
51.6952
55.163 % of population 15+
114thSerbiaSRB
51.3351
54.929 % of population 15+
115thUzbekistanUZB
51.251
54.841 % of population 15+
116thHong KongHKG
51.151
54.778 % of population 15+
117thPortugalPRT
50.7951
54.576 % of population 15+
118thHaitiHTI
50.4950
54.377 % of population 15+
119thCongoCOG
50.4450
54.344 % of population 15+
120thBulgariaBGR
50.1250
54.131 % of population 15+
121stFijiFJI
50.0750
54.103 % of population 15+
122ndFinlandFIN
49.9750
54.035 % of population 15+
123rdBelizeBLZ
49.7150
53.866 % of population 15+
124thHondurasHND
49.5750
53.773 % of population 15+
125thCosta RicaCRI
49.4849
53.713 % of population 15+
126thComorosCOM
49.3749
53.642 % of population 15+
127thMyanmarMMR
49.0249
53.41 % of population 15+
128thIndiaIND
48.8749
53.31 % of population 15+
129thBotswanaBWA
46.8147
51.958 % of population 15+
130thArmeniaARM
46.4846
51.744 % of population 15+
131stSierra LeoneSLE
46.446
51.691 % of population 15+
132ndSpainESP
46.0446
51.453 % of population 15+
133rdCubaCUB
45.8646
51.335 % of population 15+
134thFranceFRA
45.6146
51.172 % of population 15+
135thBelgiumBEL
45.4545
51.068 % of population 15+
136thPapua New GuineaPNG
44.9445
50.731 % of population 15+
137thSenegalSEN
44.7345
50.596 % of population 15+
138thCape VerdeCPV
44.1644
50.217 % of population 15+
139thNew CaledoniaNCL
4444
50.116 % of population 15+
140thMontenegroMNE
43.9844
50.099 % of population 15+
141stGuineaGIN
43.6744
49.894 % of population 15+
142ndTürkiyeTUR
43.4443
49.746 % of population 15+
143rdSurinameSUR
43.2343
49.606 % of population 15+
144thCroatiaHRV
43.1243
49.535 % of population 15+
145thPakistanPAK
43.0643
49.498 % of population 15+
146thUkraineUKR
42.7143
49.266 % of population 15+
147thVenezuelaVEN
42.5743
49.171 % of population 15+
148thTongaTON
42.0142
48.808 % of population 15+
149thGuyanaGUY
41.4141
48.409 % of population 15+
150thRomaniaROU
41.1741
48.255 % of population 15+
151stUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
40.9941
48.136 % of population 15+
152ndLesothoLSO
40.4740
47.798 % of population 15+
153rdGreeceGRC
40.0540
47.521 % of population 15+
154thNamibiaNAM
4040
47.488 % of population 15+
155thSri LankaLKA
38.6139
46.574 % of population 15+
156thFrench PolynesiaPYF
38.1438
46.262 % of population 15+
157thItalyITA
37.9738
46.151 % of population 15+
158thNorth MacedoniaMKD
37.0837
45.57 % of population 15+
159thGambiaGMB
35.2435
44.362 % of population 15+
160thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
34.0634
43.584 % of population 15+
161stEgyptEGY
30.9631
41.546 % of population 15+
162ndGabonGAB
29.7730
40.768 % of population 15+
163rdSamoaWSM
29.2329
40.409 % of population 15+
164thTurkmenistanTKM
28.9729
40.238 % of population 15+
165thPuerto RicoPRI
28.9329
40.216 % of population 15+
166thMoroccoMAR
28.5829
39.987 % of population 15+
167thLibyaLBY
27.0327
38.966 % of population 15+
168thLebanonLBN
26.5627
38.654 % of population 15+
169thTunisiaTUN
26.1526
38.388 % of population 15+
170thSouth AfricaZAF
24.9225
37.58 % of population 15+
171stIranIRN
24.925
37.565 % of population 15+
172ndMauritaniaMRT
23.3723
36.564 % of population 15+
173rdAlgeriaDZA
22.5723
36.039 % of population 15+
174thTajikistanTJK
21.9422
35.623 % of population 15+
175thNepalNPL
21.221
35.137 % of population 15+
176thIraqIRQ
21.1521
35.102 % of population 15+
177thSudanSDN
20.5321
34.698 % of population 15+
178thPalestinePSE
19.4819
34.004 % of population 15+
179thEswatiniSWZ
18.9919
33.683 % of population 15+
180thJordanJOR
18.619
33.43 % of population 15+
181stAfghanistanAFG
17.1217
32.457 % of population 15+
182ndSyriaSYR
16.2616
31.891 % of population 15+
183rdSomaliaSOM
9.479
27.433 % of population 15+
184thYemenYEM
9.389
27.369 % of population 15+
185thDjiboutiDJI
3.463
23.486 % of population 15+
186thSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
00
21.21 % of population 15+
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