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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — OECD

Employment-to-population ratio in the OECD in 2025 — 57.61%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.12 pp.

2025 57.61% −0.17 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 57.83%2023
Period minimum 54.86%2010

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — OECD, 1991–2025545556575819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.49%1992: 56.07%1993: 55.49%1994: 55.59%1995: 55.67%1996: 55.78%1997: 56.1%1998: 56.04%1999: 56.05%2000: 56.2%2001: 56.08%2002: 55.68%2003: 55.56%2004: 55.5%2005: 55.87%2006: 56.33%2007: 56.58%2008: 56.47%2009: 55.06%2010: 54.86%2011: 55.07%2012: 55.22%2013: 55.25%2014: 55.52%2015: 55.87%2016: 56.26%2017: 56.73%2018: 57.17%2019: 57.38%2020: 55.01%2021: 56.2%2022: 57.41%2023: 57.83%2024: 57.78%2025: 57.61%
Change over the period: +1.12 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

OECD 57.61%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.61 −0.17 pp
2024 57.78 −0.06 pp
2023 57.83 +0.43 pp
2022 57.41 +1.21 pp
2021 56.2 +1.18 pp
2020 55.01 −2.37 pp
2019 57.38 +0.22 pp
2018 57.17 +0.44 pp
2017 56.73 +0.47 pp
2016 56.26 +0.39 pp
2015 55.87 +0.36 pp
2014 55.52 +0.27 pp
2013 55.25 +0.02 pp
2012 55.22 +0.15 pp
2011 55.07 +0.21 pp
2010 54.86 −0.2 pp
2009 55.06 −1.41 pp
2008 56.47 −0.11 pp
2007 56.58 +0.25 pp
2006 56.33 +0.46 pp
2005 55.87 +0.37 pp
2004 55.5 −0.05 pp
2003 55.56 −0.12 pp
2002 55.68 −0.4 pp
2001 56.08 −0.12 pp
2000 56.2 +0.16 pp
1999 56.05 +0.01 pp
1998 56.04 −0.07 pp
1997 56.1 +0.32 pp
1996 55.78 +0.11 pp
1995 55.67 +0.08 pp
1994 55.59 +0.1 pp
1993 55.49 −0.58 pp
1992 56.07 −0.41 pp
1991 56.49 —

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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