# 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.

## 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.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `employment_population_ratio_15_plus`
- Unit: %
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employment-population-ratio-15-plus
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/employment_population_ratio_15_plus

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2025 | 58.1 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |
| United States | 2025 | 59.1 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-population-ratio-15-plus/countries.md) (186 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-population-ratio-15-plus/eu-countries.md) (27 places)