Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — South-Eastern Asia

Employment-to-population ratio in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 65.05%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.48 pp.

2025 65.05% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 66.72%1992
Period minimum 63%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — South-Eastern Asia, 1991–202562636465666719911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 66.52%1992: 66.72%1993: 66.4%1994: 66.45%1995: 66.46%1996: 66.43%1997: 66.05%1998: 65.66%1999: 65.26%2000: 65.45%2001: 65.33%2002: 64.74%2003: 64.51%2004: 64.37%2005: 63.74%2006: 63.72%2007: 64.49%2008: 64.76%2009: 65.08%2010: 65.55%2011: 66.15%2012: 66.38%2013: 65.87%2014: 66.01%2015: 65.68%2016: 65.42%2017: 65.15%2018: 65.61%2019: 65.79%2020: 63.96%2021: 63%2022: 64.87%2023: 65.24%2024: 65.12%2025: 65.05%
Change over the period: −1.48 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 65.05%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65.05 −0.07 pp
2024 65.12 −0.12 pp
2023 65.24 +0.37 pp
2022 64.87 +1.87 pp
2021 63 −0.96 pp
2020 63.96 −1.83 pp
2019 65.79 +0.18 pp
2018 65.61 +0.46 pp
2017 65.15 −0.27 pp
2016 65.42 −0.26 pp
2015 65.68 −0.34 pp
2014 66.01 +0.14 pp
2013 65.87 −0.51 pp
2012 66.38 +0.23 pp
2011 66.15 +0.6 pp
2010 65.55 +0.48 pp
2009 65.08 +0.31 pp
2008 64.76 +0.28 pp
2007 64.49 +0.76 pp
2006 63.72 −0.02 pp
2005 63.74 −0.62 pp
2004 64.37 −0.14 pp
2003 64.51 −0.23 pp
2002 64.74 −0.59 pp
2001 65.33 −0.12 pp
2000 65.45 +0.19 pp
1999 65.26 −0.39 pp
1998 65.66 −0.39 pp
1997 66.05 −0.38 pp
1996 66.43 −0.03 pp
1995 66.46 +0 pp
1994 66.45 +0.06 pp
1993 66.4 −0.33 pp
1992 66.72 +0.2 pp
1991 66.52

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.