Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — G7

Employment-to-population ratio in the G7 in 2025 — 57.79%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2025 57.79% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 58.35%2019
Period minimum 55.57%2010

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — G7, 1991–2025555657585919911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 57.78%1992: 57.29%1993: 56.96%1994: 57.04%1995: 57.18%1996: 57.27%1997: 57.56%1998: 57.66%1999: 57.84%2000: 58.09%2001: 57.81%2002: 57.3%2003: 57.13%2004: 57.15%2005: 57.37%2006: 57.76%2007: 57.91%2008: 57.67%2009: 55.98%2010: 55.57%2011: 55.67%2012: 55.87%2013: 55.98%2014: 56.3%2015: 56.57%2016: 57%2017: 57.45%2018: 57.95%2019: 58.35%2020: 56.12%2021: 57.01%2022: 58.02%2023: 58.3%2024: 58.09%2025: 57.79%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 57.79%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.79 −0.3 pp
2024 58.09 −0.21 pp
2023 58.3 +0.28 pp
2022 58.02 +1.02 pp
2021 57.01 +0.88 pp
2020 56.12 −2.23 pp
2019 58.35 +0.41 pp
2018 57.95 +0.49 pp
2017 57.45 +0.46 pp
2016 57 +0.42 pp
2015 56.57 +0.27 pp
2014 56.3 +0.32 pp
2013 55.98 +0.11 pp
2012 55.87 +0.2 pp
2011 55.67 +0.1 pp
2010 55.57 −0.41 pp
2009 55.98 −1.69 pp
2008 57.67 −0.24 pp
2007 57.91 +0.15 pp
2006 57.76 +0.39 pp
2005 57.37 +0.22 pp
2004 57.15 +0.03 pp
2003 57.13 −0.17 pp
2002 57.3 −0.51 pp
2001 57.81 −0.28 pp
2000 58.09 +0.25 pp
1999 57.84 +0.18 pp
1998 57.66 +0.09 pp
1997 57.56 +0.29 pp
1996 57.27 +0.09 pp
1995 57.18 +0.15 pp
1994 57.04 +0.08 pp
1993 56.96 −0.33 pp
1992 57.29 −0.49 pp
1991 57.78

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.