Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — East Asia & Pacific

Employment-to-population ratio in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 62.68%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.74 pp.

2025 62.68% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 72.42%1991
Period minimum 62.68%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — East Asia & Pacific, 1991–202562.56567.57072.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 72.42%1992: 72.18%1993: 71.6%1994: 71.21%1995: 70.86%1996: 70.48%1997: 70.05%1998: 69.46%1999: 68.98%2000: 68.74%2001: 68.23%2002: 67.66%2003: 67.23%2004: 67.09%2005: 66.76%2006: 66.64%2007: 66.69%2008: 66.42%2009: 66.13%2010: 66.13%2011: 66.24%2012: 66.02%2013: 65.66%2014: 65.54%2015: 65.25%2016: 65.01%2017: 64.72%2018: 64.67%2019: 64.41%2020: 62.71%2021: 63.48%2022: 63.15%2023: 63.43%2024: 62.91%2025: 62.68%
Change over the period: −9.74 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 62.68%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.68 −0.23 pp
2024 62.91 −0.51 pp
2023 63.43 +0.28 pp
2022 63.15 −0.33 pp
2021 63.48 +0.77 pp
2020 62.71 −1.7 pp
2019 64.41 −0.26 pp
2018 64.67 −0.05 pp
2017 64.72 −0.28 pp
2016 65.01 −0.25 pp
2015 65.25 −0.28 pp
2014 65.54 −0.12 pp
2013 65.66 −0.37 pp
2012 66.02 −0.21 pp
2011 66.24 +0.11 pp
2010 66.13 −0.01 pp
2009 66.13 −0.29 pp
2008 66.42 −0.26 pp
2007 66.69 +0.05 pp
2006 66.64 −0.13 pp
2005 66.76 −0.32 pp
2004 67.09 −0.15 pp
2003 67.23 −0.43 pp
2002 67.66 −0.57 pp
2001 68.23 −0.5 pp
2000 68.74 −0.25 pp
1999 68.98 −0.47 pp
1998 69.46 −0.59 pp
1997 70.05 −0.43 pp
1996 70.48 −0.38 pp
1995 70.86 −0.35 pp
1994 71.21 −0.39 pp
1993 71.6 −0.58 pp
1992 72.18 −0.25 pp
1991 72.42

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.