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Countries by employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over

Qatar had the highest employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over of 186 countries in 2014, at 86.6%. São Tomé and Príncipe had the lowest, at 21.3%. The median was 56.8% and the figure for the World was 58.1%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest86.6Qatar
Lowest21.3São Tomé and Príncipe
Median56.8186 countries
World58.1History

Top 40 countries, 2014

Qatar: 86.6 %Qatar86.6Madagascar: 85 %Madagascar85Solomon Islands: 83.8 %Solomon Islands83.8Tanzania: 82.2 %Tanzania82.2Cambodia: 79.7 %Cambodia79.7North Korea: 79.2 %North Korea79.2Ethiopia: 77.7 %Ethiopia77.7Burundi: 77.7 %Burundi77.7Nigeria: 77.6 %Nigeria77.6Mozambique: 77 %Mozambique77Vietnam: 76.3 %Vietnam76.3United Arab Emirates: 76.1 %United Arab Emirates76.1Burkina Faso: 75.5 %Burkina Faso75.5Uganda: 75.4 %Uganda75.4Liberia: 75.4 %Liberia75.4Eritrea: 74.6 %Eritrea74.6Peru: 74.6 %Peru74.6Niger: 73.2 %Niger73.2Iceland: 72.2 %Iceland72.2Kenya: 72.1 %Kenya72.1Benin: 71.7 %Benin71.7Bahrain: 70.4 %Bahrain70.4Macao: 70.2 %Macao70.2Kuwait: 69.8 %Kuwait69.8Mali: 69.6 %Mali69.6Cameroon: 69.6 %Cameroon69.6Thailand: 69.4 %Thailand69.4Central African Republic: 69.2 %Central African Republic69.2Moldova: 68.3 %Moldova68.3Ghana: 67.4 %Ghana67.4Kazakhstan: 67 %Kazakhstan67China: 66.4 %China66.4Bolivia: 66.3 %Bolivia66.3Oman: 66.3 %Oman66.3Singapore: 66 %Singapore66Malawi: 65.2 %Malawi65.2Côte d’Ivoire: 64.9 %Côte d’Ivoire64.9Switzerland: 64.7 %Switzerland64.7New Zealand: 64.6 %New Zealand64.6Timor-Leste: 64.6 %Timor-Leste64.6
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Qatar86.6+0.5 pts
2Madagascar85-0.4 pts
3Solomon Islands83.8+0.1 pts
4Tanzania82.2+0.1 pts
5Cambodia79.7-0.1 pts
6North Korea79.20 pts
7Ethiopia77.7-1.7 pts
8Burundi77.7+0.1 pts
9Nigeria77.6-0.2 pts
10Mozambique77-0.7 pts
11Vietnam76.3+0.1 pts
12United Arab Emirates76.1+0.4 pts
13Burkina Faso75.5-0.4 pts
14Uganda75.4-7.5 pts
15Liberia75.40 pts
16Eritrea74.6-0.2 pts
17Peru74.6-0.5 pts
18Niger73.2-1.4 pts
19Iceland72.2+1.4 pts
20Kenya72.1+0.1 pts
21Benin71.7+0.6 pts
22Bahrain70.4-0.3 pts
23Macao70.2+0.6 pts
24Kuwait69.8+0.2 pts
25Mali69.60 pts
26Cameroon69.6-0.9 pts
27Thailand69.4-0.4 pts
28Central African Republic69.2+0.1 pts
29Moldova68.3+4.2 pts
30Ghana67.4-2.7 pts
31Kazakhstan670 pts
32China66.4-0.3 pts
33Bolivia66.3+0.1 pts
34Oman66.3+0.9 pts
35Singapore66+0.8 pts
36Malawi65.2-1.5 pts
37Côte d’Ivoire64.9+0.6 pts
38Switzerland64.7+0.3 pts
39New Zealand64.6+1.1 pts
40Timor-Leste64.6-0.2 pts
41Paraguay64.5-2.3 pts
42South Sudan64.4+0.2 pts
43Myanmar64.3-0.1 pts
44Norway64.2-0.4 pts
45Angola64-0.2 pts
46Indonesia63.9+0.1 pts
47Bahamas63.7+1.8 pts
48Malaysia63.1+1.1 pts
49Zimbabwe63+0.1 pts
50Panama62.8-0.5 pts
51Democratic Republic of the Congo62.6-0.2 pts
52Trinidad and Tobago62.3+0.4 pts
53Nicaragua62+0.8 pts
54Israel61.8+0.7 pts
55Uruguay61.6+0.9 pts
56Chad61.5-0.5 pts
57Brunei61.4-0.3 pts
58Canada61.4-0.4 pts
59Netherlands61.3-0.7 pts
60Guinea-Bissau61.1-0.1 pts
61Colombia61.10 pts
62Bhutan61-2.5 pts
63Australia60.8-0.5 pts
64Ecuador60.4+0.1 pts
65South Korea60.4+0.8 pts
66Belarus60.4+0.2 pts
67Philippines59.9+0.6 pts
68Brazil59.7-0.1 pts
69Azerbaijan59.7+0.9 pts
70Honduras59.6+0.5 pts
71Russia59.6+0.2 pts
72Laos59.1-0.3 pts
73Guatemala59.1+0.7 pts
74Sweden58.8+0.1 pts
75Costa Rica58.7+0.3 pts
76Vanuatu58.7-0.7 pts
77United States58.6+0.5 pts
78Hong Kong58.3-0.1 pts
79Barbados58.3-2.1 pts
80Belize58.3+0.9 pts
81United Kingdom58.2+1 pts
82Chile57.90 pts
83Venezuela57.90 pts
84Guam57.7+2.4 pts
85Mexico57.6-0.5 pts
86Germany57.4+0.3 pts
87Japan57.3+0.5 pts
88Denmark57.1+0.1 pts
89El Salvador56.9-1.4 pts
90Togo56.9-0 pts
91Jamaica56.9+1 pts
92Kyrgyzstan56.8+0.6 pts
93Mongolia56.8-0.2 pts
94Haiti56.8-0 pts
95Austria56.8-0.4 pts
96Estonia56.6+0.6 pts
97Fiji56.3-1.3 pts
98Equatorial Guinea56.1+0.3 pts
99Czechia55.6+0.5 pts
100Dominican Republic55.5+0.6 pts
101Mauritius55.5+0.2 pts
102Luxembourg55.4+0.4 pts
103Argentina55.1-0.6 pts
104Saudi Arabia55+1 pts
105Zambia55+0.3 pts
106Georgia54.7+1.2 pts
107Republic of the Congo54.6+0.2 pts
108New Caledonia54.6-0.3 pts
109Ireland54.4+1 pts
110Saint Lucia54.3+0.5 pts
111Bangladesh54.3-0.3 pts
112Tonga54.3-0.4 pts
113Sierra Leone54.3-1.1 pts
114Cyprus54.1+0.4 pts
115Saint Vincent and the Grenadines54+0.1 pts
116Cuba53.9+0.5 pts
117Lesotho53.7-1.1 pts
118Finland53.7-0.6 pts
119Rwanda53.5-0.1 pts
120Guinea53.5-0.7 pts
121Uzbekistan53.20 pts
122Slovakia52.9+2.1 pts
123Latvia52.8+0.5 pts
124Lithuania52.6+1.5 pts
125Slovenia52.3+0.5 pts
126Cape Verde52.2-0.2 pts
127Malta52+1.2 pts
128Poland52+1.1 pts
129Maldives51.4+1.1 pts
130Suriname51.2+0.3 pts
131Ukraine51.1-1.2 pts
132Armenia50.8-0.6 pts
132Hungary50.8+2.7 pts
134Portugal50.6+1 pts
135Botswana50.5+0.1 pts
136Pakistan50.1+0.1 pts
137Samoa50.10 pts
138France50-0.7 pts
139U.S. Virgin Islands49.6-0.6 pts
140Namibia49.6-0.4 pts
141Sri Lanka49.5-0.4 pts
142French Polynesia49.4-0 pts
143India49.1-0.1 pts
144Belgium49-0.1 pts
145Guyana48.8-0.3 pts
146Papua New Guinea48.3+0.2 pts
147Bulgaria47.8+0.8 pts
148Romania47.1+0.6 pts
149Türkiye45.5-0.4 pts
150Spain44.4+0.7 pts
151Gambia43.9+0.5 pts
152Albania43.8-0.3 pts
153Morocco43.4-0.5 pts
154Afghanistan43.4+0.1 pts
155Senegal43.3-0.9 pts
156Croatia43.2+1.2 pts
157Comoros42.7+0.3 pts
158Italy42.6-0.1 pts
159Lebanon42.5+0.3 pts
160Montenegro42.3+2.6 pts
161Turkmenistan42-0.5 pts
162Egypt41.8-0.3 pts
163Serbia41.7+1.9 pts
164Tunisia40.8+0.7 pts
165Gabon40.2+0.2 pts
166South Africa400 pts
167Libya39.9+0.1 pts
168North Macedonia39.2+0.4 pts
169Eswatini39.1+0.2 pts
170Sudan38.7-0.5 pts
171Iraq38.4+0.3 pts
172Mauritania38.3-0.5 pts
173Algeria38.3-0.4 pts
174Tajikistan37.7-0.4 pts
175Greece37.5+0.3 pts
176Iran36.5-0.3 pts
177Bosnia and Herzegovina36.3-0.2 pts
178Nepal36.1-0.1 pts
179Palestine33.5-0 pts
180Puerto Rico33-0.7 pts
181Syria32.2-0.1 pts
182Jordan32.1-0.4 pts
183Yemen32-0.4 pts
184Somalia27.80 pts
185Djibouti24.2-0.1 pts
186São Tomé and Príncipe21.3+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Which country has the highest employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over?

Qatar, with 86.6% in 2014, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over?

São Tomé and Príncipe, with 21.3% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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