Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — G20

Employment-to-population ratio in the G20 in 2025 — 57.91%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.

2025 57.91% −0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 63.4%1991
Period minimum 55.26%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — G20, 1991–20255557.56062.56519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.4%1992: 63.11%1993: 62.62%1994: 62.33%1995: 62.11%1996: 61.91%1997: 61.77%1998: 61.55%1999: 61.56%2000: 61.59%2001: 61.18%2002: 60.75%2003: 60.44%2004: 60.36%2005: 60.23%2006: 60.01%2007: 59.83%2008: 59.43%2009: 58.63%2010: 58.31%2011: 58.2%2012: 58.01%2013: 57.82%2014: 57.71%2015: 57.55%2016: 57.37%2017: 57.26%2018: 57.21%2019: 57.27%2020: 55.26%2021: 56.65%2022: 57.29%2023: 58.02%2024: 58.07%2025: 57.91%
Change over the period: −5.5 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 57.91%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.91 −0.16 pp
2024 58.07 +0.05 pp
2023 58.02 +0.72 pp
2022 57.29 +0.65 pp
2021 56.65 +1.38 pp
2020 55.26 −2.01 pp
2019 57.27 +0.07 pp
2018 57.21 −0.05 pp
2017 57.26 −0.11 pp
2016 57.37 −0.18 pp
2015 57.55 −0.16 pp
2014 57.71 −0.11 pp
2013 57.82 −0.19 pp
2012 58.01 −0.19 pp
2011 58.2 −0.11 pp
2010 58.31 −0.32 pp
2009 58.63 −0.8 pp
2008 59.43 −0.4 pp
2007 59.83 −0.18 pp
2006 60.01 −0.22 pp
2005 60.23 −0.13 pp
2004 60.36 −0.07 pp
2003 60.44 −0.31 pp
2002 60.75 −0.43 pp
2001 61.18 −0.42 pp
2000 61.59 +0.04 pp
1999 61.56 +0 pp
1998 61.55 −0.21 pp
1997 61.77 −0.14 pp
1996 61.91 −0.21 pp
1995 62.11 −0.22 pp
1994 62.33 −0.29 pp
1993 62.62 −0.49 pp
1992 63.11 −0.29 pp
1991 63.4

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.