Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Liberia

Employment-to-population ratio in Liberia in 2025 — 74.37%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.84 pp.

2025 74.37% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 182
Period maximum 75.57%1999
Period minimum 72.97%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Liberia, 1991–2025727374757619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 75.22%1992: 75.2%1993: 75.19%1994: 75.2%1995: 75.21%1996: 75.33%1997: 75.46%1998: 75.54%1999: 75.57%2000: 75.54%2001: 75.46%2002: 75.36%2003: 75.21%2004: 75.21%2005: 75.23%2006: 75.34%2007: 75.4%2008: 75.41%2009: 75.38%2010: 75.36%2011: 75.32%2012: 75.31%2013: 75.38%2014: 75.38%2015: 75%2016: 74.57%2017: 74.55%2018: 74.52%2019: 74.46%2020: 72.97%2021: 73.41%2022: 74.42%2023: 74.42%2024: 74.38%2025: 74.37%
Change over the period: −0.84 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 74.37%
World 58.06%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 74.37 −0.01 pp
2024 74.38 −0.04 pp
2023 74.42 +0 pp
2022 74.42 +1.02 pp
2021 73.41 +0.43 pp
2020 72.97 −1.49 pp
2019 74.46 −0.06 pp
2018 74.52 −0.03 pp
2017 74.55 −0.02 pp
2016 74.57 −0.43 pp
2015 75 −0.39 pp
2014 75.38 +0 pp
2013 75.38 +0.07 pp
2012 75.31 −0.01 pp
2011 75.32 −0.04 pp
2010 75.36 −0.02 pp
2009 75.38 −0.02 pp
2008 75.41 +0.01 pp
2007 75.4 +0.06 pp
2006 75.34 +0.12 pp
2005 75.23 +0.02 pp
2004 75.21 +0 pp
2003 75.21 −0.16 pp
2002 75.36 −0.1 pp
2001 75.46 −0.08 pp
2000 75.54 −0.02 pp
1999 75.57 +0.02 pp
1998 75.54 +0.08 pp
1997 75.46 +0.13 pp
1996 75.33 +0.12 pp
1995 75.21 +0.02 pp
1994 75.2 +0.01 pp
1993 75.19 −0.01 pp
1992 75.2 −0.01 pp
1991 75.22

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.