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Employment-to-population ratio — Ethiopia

Employment-to-population ratio in Ethiopia in 2025 — 66.19%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.93 pp.

2025 66.19% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 182
Period maximum 80.01%2006
Period minimum 65.57%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Ethiopia, 1991–2025657075808519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 79.12%1992: 79.01%1993: 79.17%1994: 79.32%1995: 79.43%1996: 79.37%1997: 79.32%1998: 79.15%1999: 79%2000: 79.2%2001: 79.49%2002: 79.58%2003: 79.6%2004: 79.77%2005: 79.97%2006: 80.01%2007: 79.91%2008: 79.83%2009: 79.73%2010: 79.66%2011: 79.59%2012: 79.51%2013: 79.41%2014: 77.73%2015: 76.08%2016: 74.42%2017: 72.77%2018: 71.1%2019: 69.48%2020: 66.62%2021: 65.57%2022: 66.15%2023: 66.15%2024: 66.17%2025: 66.19%
Change over the period: −12.93 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 66.19%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.19 +0.02 pp
2024 66.17 +0.02 pp
2023 66.15 −0 pp
2022 66.15 +0.59 pp
2021 65.57 −1.05 pp
2020 66.62 −2.86 pp
2019 69.48 −1.63 pp
2018 71.1 −1.66 pp
2017 72.77 −1.65 pp
2016 74.42 −1.66 pp
2015 76.08 −1.65 pp
2014 77.73 −1.68 pp
2013 79.41 −0.1 pp
2012 79.51 −0.08 pp
2011 79.59 −0.08 pp
2010 79.66 −0.07 pp
2009 79.73 −0.09 pp
2008 79.83 −0.09 pp
2007 79.91 −0.09 pp
2006 80.01 +0.04 pp
2005 79.97 +0.2 pp
2004 79.77 +0.17 pp
2003 79.6 +0.02 pp
2002 79.58 +0.08 pp
2001 79.49 +0.29 pp
2000 79.2 +0.2 pp
1999 79 −0.16 pp
1998 79.15 −0.17 pp
1997 79.32 −0.05 pp
1996 79.37 −0.06 pp
1995 79.43 +0.11 pp
1994 79.32 +0.15 pp
1993 79.17 +0.16 pp
1992 79.01 −0.11 pp
1991 79.12 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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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.

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