Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Turkmenistan

Employment-to-population ratio in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 40.24%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.56 pp.

2025 40.24% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 163of 182
Period maximum 51.36%1994
Period minimum 39.68%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Turkmenistan, 1991–2025354045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.8%1992: 50.01%1993: 50.1%1994: 51.36%1995: 50.75%1996: 48.97%1997: 50.59%1998: 49.15%1999: 47%2000: 47.08%2001: 47.22%2002: 47.86%2003: 48.14%2004: 48.2%2005: 47.34%2006: 46.74%2007: 46.18%2008: 45.33%2009: 45.34%2010: 44.69%2011: 43.68%2012: 43.03%2013: 42.5%2014: 42.02%2015: 41.79%2016: 41.58%2017: 41.38%2018: 41.2%2019: 41.03%2020: 39.68%2021: 39.84%2022: 40.51%2023: 40.31%2024: 40.47%2025: 40.24%
Change over the period: −7.56 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 40.24%
World 58.06%
Central Asia computed 53.49%
Employment-to-population ratio — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.24 −0.23 pp
2024 40.47 +0.16 pp
2023 40.31 −0.2 pp
2022 40.51 +0.66 pp
2021 39.84 +0.16 pp
2020 39.68 −1.35 pp
2019 41.03 −0.17 pp
2018 41.2 −0.18 pp
2017 41.38 −0.21 pp
2016 41.58 −0.2 pp
2015 41.79 −0.24 pp
2014 42.02 −0.48 pp
2013 42.5 −0.53 pp
2012 43.03 −0.65 pp
2011 43.68 −1.01 pp
2010 44.69 −0.65 pp
2009 45.34 +0.01 pp
2008 45.33 −0.85 pp
2007 46.18 −0.56 pp
2006 46.74 −0.59 pp
2005 47.34 −0.87 pp
2004 48.2 +0.06 pp
2003 48.14 +0.28 pp
2002 47.86 +0.63 pp
2001 47.22 +0.14 pp
2000 47.08 +0.08 pp
1999 47 −2.15 pp
1998 49.15 −1.44 pp
1997 50.59 +1.62 pp
1996 48.97 −1.79 pp
1995 50.75 −0.6 pp
1994 51.36 +1.26 pp
1993 50.1 +0.09 pp
1992 50.01 +2.21 pp
1991 47.8

Central Asia, 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.