Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Moldova

Employment-to-population ratio in Moldova in 2025 — 71.2%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.47 pp.

2025 71.2% +0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 182
Period maximum 71.94%2021
Period minimum 51.6%2004

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Moldova, 1991–20255060708019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 57.73%1992: 56.96%1993: 57.09%1994: 55.96%1995: 56.23%1996: 54.92%1997: 54.84%1998: 53.88%1999: 53.34%2000: 54.8%2001: 53.68%2002: 53.31%2003: 53.6%2004: 51.6%2005: 51.73%2006: 55.62%2007: 57.23%2008: 58.34%2009: 58.85%2010: 61.49%2011: 62.67%2012: 63.37%2013: 64.01%2014: 68.26%2015: 68.96%2016: 68.8%2017: 67.22%2018: 66.22%2019: 68.29%2020: 68.84%2021: 71.94%2022: 71.87%2023: 69.68%2024: 71.13%2025: 71.2%
Change over the period: +13.47 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 71.2%
World 58.06%
Eastern Europe computed 58.22%
Employment-to-population ratio — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 71.2 +0.07 pp
2024 71.13 +1.46 pp
2023 69.68 −2.2 pp
2022 71.87 −0.06 pp
2021 71.94 +3.1 pp
2020 68.84 +0.55 pp
2019 68.29 +2.07 pp
2018 66.22 −1 pp
2017 67.22 −1.57 pp
2016 68.8 −0.17 pp
2015 68.96 +0.7 pp
2014 68.26 +4.25 pp
2013 64.01 +0.64 pp
2012 63.37 +0.7 pp
2011 62.67 +1.18 pp
2010 61.49 +2.64 pp
2009 58.85 +0.51 pp
2008 58.34 +1.11 pp
2007 57.23 +1.61 pp
2006 55.62 +3.89 pp
2005 51.73 +0.13 pp
2004 51.6 −2 pp
2003 53.6 +0.29 pp
2002 53.31 −0.37 pp
2001 53.68 −1.12 pp
2000 54.8 +1.46 pp
1999 53.34 −0.54 pp
1998 53.88 −0.96 pp
1997 54.84 −0.09 pp
1996 54.92 −1.31 pp
1995 56.23 +0.27 pp
1994 55.96 −1.13 pp
1993 57.09 +0.13 pp
1992 56.96 −0.77 pp
1991 57.73

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

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.