Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over
Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.
A separate series from employment_population_ratio, which is the US civilian series for ages 16 and over from the Current Population Survey. This one covers ages 15 and over for countries and the World.
Key facts
- Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in the World was 58.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in the United States was 59.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Qatar had the highest employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over of 181 countries in 2025, at 86.9%, and São Tomé and Príncipe the lowest, at 21.2%. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 187 places, with figures from 1991 to 2025.
Rankings
Countries by employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Latvia
- Germany
- Finland
- Luxembourg
- Nicaragua
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Which places have the highest employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"employment_population_ratio_15_plus","level":"country"}
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