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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 181 countries in 2024, at 87.1%. São Tomé and Príncipe had the lowest, at 21.3%. The median was 57.8% and the figure for the World was 58.2%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest87.1Qatar
Lowest21.3São Tomé and Príncipe
Median57.8181 countries
World58.2History

Top 40 countries, 2024

Qatar: 87.1 %Qatar87.1Solomon Islands: 83.1 %Solomon Islands83.1Madagascar: 82.9 %Madagascar82.9Tanzania: 82.4 %Tanzania82.4Cambodia: 82.2 %Cambodia82.2Nigeria: 80.1 %Nigeria80.1Niger: 79.3 %Niger79.3North Korea: 79.3 %North Korea79.3Uganda: 77.8 %Uganda77.8Burundi: 77.8 %Burundi77.8United Arab Emirates: 76.8 %United Arab Emirates76.8Bolivia: 75.8 %Bolivia75.8Benin: 75 %Benin75Liberia: 74.4 %Liberia74.4Eritrea: 73.7 %Eritrea73.7Mozambique: 73.5 %Mozambique73.5Iceland: 72.4 %Iceland72.4Kuwait: 72 %Kuwait72Vietnam: 72 %Vietnam72Moldova: 71.1 %Moldova71.1Bahrain: 69.8 %Bahrain69.8Peru: 69 %Peru69Central African Republic: 68.8 %Central African Republic68.8Burkina Faso: 67.7 %Burkina Faso67.7Singapore: 67.3 %Singapore67.3Bahamas: 67.3 %Bahamas67.3Jamaica: 67.3 %Jamaica67.3New Zealand: 67.2 %New Zealand67.2Kazakhstan: 67.2 %Kazakhstan67.2Macao: 66.7 %Macao66.7Thailand: 66.6 %Thailand66.6Paraguay: 66.3 %Paraguay66.3Ethiopia: 66.2 %Ethiopia66.2Oman: 66.1 %Oman66.1Timor-Leste: 65.7 %Timor-Leste65.7Indonesia: 65.7 %Indonesia65.7Côte d’Ivoire: 65.6 %Côte d’Ivoire65.6Laos: 65.2 %Laos65.2Mali: 65.2 %Mali65.2Netherlands: 65 %Netherlands65
%. 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

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Qatar87.1-0.3 pts
2Solomon Islands83.1-0 pts
3Madagascar82.90 pts
4Tanzania82.4-0 pts
5Cambodia82.20 pts
6Nigeria80.10 pts
7Niger79.30 pts
8North Korea79.3-0.1 pts
9Uganda77.8-0 pts
10Burundi77.8-0.3 pts
11United Arab Emirates76.8+0.1 pts
12Bolivia75.8-0.2 pts
13Benin75-0 pts
14Liberia74.4-0 pts
15Eritrea73.7-0 pts
16Mozambique73.5-0 pts
17Iceland72.4+0.3 pts
18Kuwait72-0.5 pts
19Vietnam72-0.4 pts
20Moldova71.1+1.5 pts
21Bahrain69.8-0.2 pts
22Peru69-0.1 pts
23Central African Republic68.8-0.1 pts
24Burkina Faso67.7-1 pts
25Singapore67.3+0.3 pts
26Bahamas67.3-0.4 pts
27Jamaica67.3-0.1 pts
28New Zealand67.2-1.6 pts
29Kazakhstan67.2+0.2 pts
30Macao66.7+0.3 pts
31Thailand66.6-0.7 pts
32Paraguay66.3-0.4 pts
33Ethiopia66.20 pts
34Oman66.1-0.1 pts
35Timor-Leste65.7+0.2 pts
36Indonesia65.70 pts
37Côte d’Ivoire65.6-0 pts
38Laos65.20 pts
39Mali65.2-0 pts
40Netherlands65-0.4 pts
41Angola64.40 pts
42Switzerland64.2-0.5 pts
43Australia64.1-0.5 pts
44Cyprus63.9-0.1 pts
45Kenya63.7-0.1 pts
46Malaysia63.6-0.1 pts
47Norway63.2-0.4 pts
48Cameroon63.2-0 pts
49Israel63.1+0.3 pts
50Guinea-Bissau63-0.1 pts
51Saudi Arabia62.9+0.2 pts
52Bhutan62.8-0.2 pts
53Nicaragua62.7-0.1 pts
54South Korea62.7+0.1 pts
55Ecuador62.3+0.1 pts
56Ireland62.2-1.2 pts
57Malta62.2+0.1 pts
58China61.9-0.8 pts
59Japan61.7+0.5 pts
60Democratic Republic of the Congo61.60 pts
61Denmark61.6+1.1 pts
62Zimbabwe61.3-0.1 pts
63Saint Lucia61.3+1 pts
64Dominican Republic61.2+0.5 pts
65Brunei61.2-0.1 pts
66Belarus61.1-0.3 pts
67Barbados60.80 pts
68Panama60.7-0.2 pts
69Canada60.6-1.2 pts
70Maldives60.5-0.3 pts
71Estonia60.5-0.9 pts
72Russia60.3+0.1 pts
73Azerbaijan60.3-0.4 pts
74Philippines60.1-0 pts
75Mexico60-0.1 pts
76El Salvador59.9+0.2 pts
77Malawi59.7-0.1 pts
78Uruguay59.7+0.5 pts
79United States59.5-0.4 pts
80Sweden59.3-0.7 pts
81Czechia59+0.2 pts
82Brazil59+1.1 pts
83Guam590 pts
84Chad59-0.1 pts
85United Kingdom58.9-0.5 pts
86Germany58.8-0.3 pts
87Lithuania58.8+0.2 pts
88Zambia58.3-0.1 pts
89Guatemala58.1-0 pts
90Hungary57.9-0.2 pts
91Luxembourg57.8-0.5 pts
92Slovakia57.6-0 pts
93Argentina57.4-1 pts
94Colombia57.4-0.2 pts
95Ghana57.4-0 pts
96Austria57.4-0.3 pts
97Mongolia57.2-0.5 pts
98Albania57.2+0.1 pts
99Poland57-0.6 pts
100Georgia56.9+0.3 pts
101Chile56.9+0.9 pts
102Bangladesh56.8-2.1 pts
103Togo56.8-0 pts
104Latvia56.6-0.4 pts
105Rwanda56.3+0.5 pts
106Trinidad and Tobago56.2-1.1 pts
107Equatorial Guinea55.9-0.3 pts
108Slovenia55.8-0.1 pts
109Saint Vincent and the Grenadines55.7+0.3 pts
110Kyrgyzstan55.5+0.5 pts
111Vanuatu55.4-0 pts
112Mauritius55.4-0.3 pts
113Uzbekistan55.1-0 pts
114Hong Kong55.1-0.4 pts
115Serbia54.9+1.6 pts
116Finland54.8-1.1 pts
117Portugal54.6-0.1 pts
118Haiti54.6-0.5 pts
119Republic of the Congo54.3-0 pts
120Fiji54.2-0 pts
121Bulgaria53.9-0.5 pts
122Honduras53.8+0.8 pts
123Costa Rica53.7+1.6 pts
124Myanmar53.5-0 pts
125India53.3+0.9 pts
126Comoros53.3-0 pts
127Armenia52.5-0.1 pts
128Botswana52.2-0.1 pts
129Sierra Leone51.9-0.1 pts
130Belize51.9-0.9 pts
131Cuba51.7-0.5 pts
132France51.5-0.3 pts
133Belgium51.40 pts
134Spain51.2+0.7 pts
135New Caledonia50.6-0.4 pts
136Papua New Guinea50.60 pts
137Montenegro50.5-0.3 pts
138Senegal50.4-0 pts
139Cape Verde50.3-0.1 pts
140Guinea50.1-0 pts
141Croatia49.7+0.7 pts
142Suriname49.7+0.3 pts
143Pakistan49.4-0.2 pts
144Türkiye49.4+1.1 pts
145Venezuela49.3+0.7 pts
146Tonga49.2-0.6 pts
147Romania48.7-0.2 pts
148Guyana48.6+0.4 pts
149U.S. Virgin Islands48.2-0.1 pts
150Lesotho48-0 pts
151Namibia47.6-0 pts
152Greece47.1+1 pts
153French Polynesia46.7-0.5 pts
154Sri Lanka46.5+1.3 pts
155Italy46.4+0.4 pts
156North Macedonia45.8+0.9 pts
157Gambia44.4-0 pts
158Bosnia and Herzegovina44-0.2 pts
159Egypt41.6-0.1 pts
160Gabon41-0.1 pts
161Samoa41-0.3 pts
162Turkmenistan40.5+0.2 pts
163Puerto Rico40.2+0.5 pts
164Morocco40.1-0.2 pts
165Libya39.1-0.4 pts
166Tunisia38.5-0.4 pts
167Iran37.9-0.2 pts
168South Africa37.6+0.3 pts
169Mauritania36.70 pts
170Algeria36.4-0.3 pts
171Tajikistan35.6+0.2 pts
172Iraq35.2-0.1 pts
173Nepal35.2-0.1 pts
174Eswatini33.5-0 pts
175Jordan33.3-0.1 pts
176Afghanistan32.4+0.1 pts
177Syria32-0.2 pts
178Yemen27.6+0.1 pts
179Somalia27.5-0 pts
180Djibouti23.50 pts
181São Tomé and Príncipe21.3-0.1 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. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 87.1% in 2024, 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 2024.

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. 5 countries have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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