Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Republic of the Congo

Employment-to-population ratio in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 54.34%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.63 pp.

2025 54.34% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 118of 182
Period maximum 54.97%1991
Period minimum 50.47%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Republic of the Congo, 1991–20255052545619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.97%1992: 54.93%1993: 54.83%1994: 54.61%1995: 54.61%1996: 54.71%1997: 54.84%1998: 54.84%1999: 54.63%2000: 54.69%2001: 54.57%2002: 54.73%2003: 54.54%2004: 54.47%2005: 54.47%2006: 54.57%2007: 54.3%2008: 54.26%2009: 54.31%2010: 54.66%2011: 54.61%2012: 54.64%2013: 54.48%2014: 54.64%2015: 54.48%2016: 54.31%2017: 54.02%2018: 53.95%2019: 54.16%2020: 50.47%2021: 51.12%2022: 54.27%2023: 54.37%2024: 54.35%2025: 54.34%
Change over the period: −0.63 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 54.34%
World 58.06%
Middle Africa computed 61.52%
Employment-to-population ratio — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.34 −0 pp
2024 54.35 −0.02 pp
2023 54.37 +0.11 pp
2022 54.27 +3.14 pp
2021 51.12 +0.66 pp
2020 50.47 −3.69 pp
2019 54.16 +0.21 pp
2018 53.95 −0.08 pp
2017 54.02 −0.29 pp
2016 54.31 −0.16 pp
2015 54.48 −0.17 pp
2014 54.64 +0.17 pp
2013 54.48 −0.16 pp
2012 54.64 +0.03 pp
2011 54.61 −0.05 pp
2010 54.66 +0.35 pp
2009 54.31 +0.05 pp
2008 54.26 −0.04 pp
2007 54.3 −0.27 pp
2006 54.57 +0.1 pp
2005 54.47 +0.01 pp
2004 54.47 −0.07 pp
2003 54.54 −0.19 pp
2002 54.73 +0.16 pp
2001 54.57 −0.12 pp
2000 54.69 +0.06 pp
1999 54.63 −0.21 pp
1998 54.84 −0 pp
1997 54.84 +0.13 pp
1996 54.71 +0.1 pp
1995 54.61 +0.01 pp
1994 54.61 −0.23 pp
1993 54.83 −0.09 pp
1992 54.93 −0.04 pp
1991 54.97

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.