Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Trinidad and Tobago

Employment-to-population ratio in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 55.83%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.58 pp.

2025 55.83% −0.39 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 182
Period maximum 62.79%2008
Period minimum 47.8%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 48.25%1992: 47.84%1993: 47.8%1994: 49.51%1995: 51.06%1996: 52.4%1997: 53.39%1998: 54.11%1999: 54.85%2000: 55.44%2001: 56.2%2002: 56.5%2003: 57.46%2004: 59.89%2005: 61.18%2006: 62.37%2007: 62.34%2008: 62.79%2009: 61.52%2010: 61.24%2011: 60.63%2012: 61.26%2013: 61.96%2014: 62.32%2015: 61.52%2016: 60.05%2017: 59.48%2018: 59.01%2019: 58.55%2020: 56.17%2021: 55.07%2022: 55.79%2023: 57.28%2024: 56.22%2025: 55.83%
Change over the period: +7.58 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Trinidad and Tobago 55.83%
World 58.06%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.83 −0.39 pp
2024 56.22 −1.06 pp
2023 57.28 +1.49 pp
2022 55.79 +0.72 pp
2021 55.07 −1.1 pp
2020 56.17 −2.38 pp
2019 58.55 −0.46 pp
2018 59.01 −0.47 pp
2017 59.48 −0.58 pp
2016 60.05 −1.46 pp
2015 61.52 −0.8 pp
2014 62.32 +0.36 pp
2013 61.96 +0.7 pp
2012 61.26 +0.62 pp
2011 60.63 −0.61 pp
2010 61.24 −0.27 pp
2009 61.52 −1.27 pp
2008 62.79 +0.44 pp
2007 62.34 −0.03 pp
2006 62.37 +1.19 pp
2005 61.18 +1.3 pp
2004 59.89 +2.43 pp
2003 57.46 +0.96 pp
2002 56.5 +0.29 pp
2001 56.2 +0.76 pp
2000 55.44 +0.59 pp
1999 54.85 +0.74 pp
1998 54.11 +0.71 pp
1997 53.39 +1 pp
1996 52.4 +1.34 pp
1995 51.06 +1.56 pp
1994 49.51 +1.7 pp
1993 47.8 −0.04 pp
1992 47.84 −0.41 pp
1991 48.25

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.