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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Lebanon

Employment-to-population ratio in Lebanon in 2023 — 38.65%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.33 pp.

2023 38.65% +0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 169of 184
Period maximum 43.37%2019
Period minimum 38.58%2022

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Lebanon, 1991–2023384042441991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 40.98%1992: 40.93%1993: 40.79%1994: 40.65%1995: 40.54%1996: 40.37%1997: 40.32%1998: 40.32%1999: 40.29%2000: 40.38%2001: 40.41%2002: 40.5%2003: 40.56%2004: 40.56%2005: 40.2%2006: 39.82%2007: 39.5%2008: 40.49%2009: 41.49%2010: 41.73%2011: 41.9%2012: 42.05%2013: 42.22%2014: 42.48%2015: 42.67%2016: 42.86%2017: 43.05%2018: 43.22%2019: 43.37%2020: 41.16%2021: 39.73%2022: 38.58%2023: 38.65%
Change over the period: −2.33 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 38.65%
World 58.23%
Middle East & North Africa 43.8%
Western Asia computed 46.46%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 55.86%
Employment-to-population ratio — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 38.65 +0.07 pp
2022 38.58 −1.15 pp
2021 39.73 −1.43 pp
2020 41.16 −2.21 pp
2019 43.37 +0.14 pp
2018 43.22 +0.17 pp
2017 43.05 +0.19 pp
2016 42.86 +0.19 pp
2015 42.67 +0.2 pp
2014 42.48 +0.25 pp
2013 42.22 +0.18 pp
2012 42.05 +0.15 pp
2011 41.9 +0.16 pp
2010 41.73 +0.24 pp
2009 41.49 +1 pp
2008 40.49 +0.99 pp
2007 39.5 −0.32 pp
2006 39.82 −0.38 pp
2005 40.2 −0.37 pp
2004 40.56 +0 pp
2003 40.56 +0.06 pp
2002 40.5 +0.09 pp
2001 40.41 +0.04 pp
2000 40.38 +0.09 pp
1999 40.29 −0.03 pp
1998 40.32 +0 pp
1997 40.32 −0.06 pp
1996 40.37 −0.16 pp
1995 40.54 −0.12 pp
1994 40.65 −0.14 pp
1993 40.79 −0.14 pp
1992 40.93 −0.05 pp
1991 40.98 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

QA Qatar 87.44 AE United Arab Emirates 76.68 KW Kuwait 72.43 BH Bahrain 69.96 OM Oman 66.16 CY Cyprus 63.98 IL Israel 62.86 SA Saudi Arabia 62.72 AZ Azerbaijan 60.72 GE Georgia 56.65 AM Armenia 52.55 TR Türkiye 48.31 LB Lebanon 38.65 IQ Iraq 35.29 JO Jordan 33.46 SY Syria 32.21 YE Yemen 27.5
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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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