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Countries by Employment-to-population ratio (2024)

Employment-to-population ratio in 2024: highest in Qatar (87.86%), lowest in West Bank and Gaza (31.57%), median 58.79% across the 107 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Employment-to-population ratio (measured in %) across 242 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %242 countries and regionsSource: World Bank
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2025

Highest Employment-to-population ratio, 2024

  1. 1.Qatar87.86%
  2. 2.Tanzania83.21%
  3. 3.United Arab Emirates79.83%
  4. 4.Nigeria78.72%
  5. 5.Bolivia77.38%
  6. 6.Iceland73.54%
  7. 7.Vietnam71.34%
  8. 8.Moldova71.13%
  9. 9.Malta70.53%
  10. 10.Peru69.02%

Lowest Employment-to-population ratio, 2024

  1. 98.Egypt45.1%
  2. 99.Senegal41.99%
  3. 100.Malawi41.94%
  4. 101.Gabon40.91%
  5. 102.South Africa37.63%
  6. 103.Iran37.6%
  7. 104.Nauru35.38%
  8. 105.Jordan33.96%
  9. 106.Kosovo33.84%
  10. 107.West Bank and Gaza31.57%

All 107 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Employment-to-population ratio trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

QatarRank 1 of 107TanzaniaRank 2 of 107United Arab EmiratesRank 3 of 107NigeriaRank 4 of 107BoliviaRank 5 of 107IcelandRank 6 of 107VietnamRank 7 of 107MoldovaRank 8 of 107MaltaRank 9 of 107PeruRank 10 of 107New ZealandRank 11 of 107Burkina FasoRank 12 of 107BelarusRank 13 of 107ThailandRank 14 of 107ParaguayRank 15 of 107NetherlandsRank 16 of 107SingaporeRank 17 of 107SwitzerlandRank 18 of 107AustraliaRank 19 of 107AngolaRank 20 of 107Saudi ArabiaRank 21 of 107GuatemalaRank 22 of 107SeychellesRank 23 of 107NorwayRank 24 of 107South KoreaRank 25 of 107IrelandRank 26 of 107IsraelRank 27 of 107GhanaRank 28 of 107EcuadorRank 29 of 107EstoniaRank 30 of 107Dominican RepublicRank 31 of 107CyprusRank 32 of 107St. LuciaRank 33 of 107SwedenRank 34 of 107BhutanRank 35 of 107JapanRank 36 of 107RussiaRank 37 of 107CanadaRank 38 of 107DenmarkRank 39 of 107GeorgiaRank 40 of 107Brunei DarussalamRank 41 of 107UruguayRank 42 of 107United StatesRank 43 of 107GermanyRank 44 of 107ZambiaRank 45 of 107MexicoRank 46 of 107United KingdomRank 47 of 107MaliRank 48 of 107LithuaniaRank 49 of 107Czech RepublicRank 50 of 107BarbadosRank 51 of 107BrazilRank 52 of 107HungaryRank 53 of 107PhilippinesRank 54 of 107El SalvadorRank 55 of 107LuxembourgRank 56 of 107MongoliaRank 57 of 107SlovakiaRank 58 of 107AlbaniaRank 59 of 107AustriaRank 60 of 107ArgentinaRank 61 of 107ColombiaRank 62 of 107PanamaRank 63 of 107PolandRank 64 of 107LatviaRank 65 of 107ChileRank 66 of 107BangladeshRank 67 of 107SloveniaRank 68 of 107MontenegroRank 69 of 107RwandaRank 70 of 107ZimbabweRank 71 of 107FinlandRank 72 of 107Hong KongRank 73 of 107SerbiaRank 74 of 107PortugalRank 75 of 107MauritiusRank 76 of 107HondurasRank 77 of 107Costa RicaRank 78 of 107IndiaRank 79 of 107BulgariaRank 80 of 107LesothoRank 81 of 107GuyanaRank 82 of 107FranceRank 83 of 107Trinidad and TobagoRank 84 of 107BotswanaRank 85 of 107BelgiumRank 86 of 107FijiRank 87 of 107SpainRank 88 of 107CroatiaRank 89 of 107TurkeyRank 90 of 107RomaniaRank 91 of 107GreeceRank 92 of 107The BahamasRank 93 of 107Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 94 of 107ItalyRank 95 of 107North MacedoniaRank 96 of 107Sri LankaRank 97 of 107EgyptRank 98 of 107SenegalRank 99 of 107MalawiRank 100 of 107GabonRank 101 of 107South AfricaRank 102 of 107IranRank 103 of 107NauruRank 104 of 107JordanRank 105 of 107KosovoRank 106 of 107West Bank and GazaRank 107 of 107

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Employment-to-population ratio Data Coverage

This page lists 242 countries with available Employment-to-population ratio data. Data sourced from World Bank. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.