Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — United States Virgin Islands

Employment-to-population ratio in the United States Virgin Islands in 2025 — 48.14%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.8 pp.

2025 48.14% −0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 182
Period maximum 62.83%1994
Period minimum 44.92%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — United States Virgin Islands, 1991–202540455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 61.93%1992: 62.78%1993: 62.69%1994: 62.83%1995: 58.99%1996: 55.2%1997: 54.64%1998: 54.11%1999: 52.94%2000: 54.01%2001: 56.06%2002: 54.98%2003: 53.43%2004: 55.26%2005: 56.13%2006: 56.69%2007: 57.32%2008: 56.96%2009: 56.05%2010: 54.16%2011: 54.51%2012: 53.47%2013: 50.23%2014: 49.59%2015: 51.82%2016: 51.48%2017: 52.37%2018: 48.62%2019: 46.15%2020: 44.92%2021: 46.33%2022: 47.93%2023: 48.37%2024: 48.25%2025: 48.14%
Change over the period: −13.8 pp Annual average: -0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 48.14%
World 58.06%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.14 −0.11 pp
2024 48.25 −0.12 pp
2023 48.37 +0.44 pp
2022 47.93 +1.6 pp
2021 46.33 +1.41 pp
2020 44.92 −1.23 pp
2019 46.15 −2.48 pp
2018 48.62 −3.75 pp
2017 52.37 +0.89 pp
2016 51.48 −0.34 pp
2015 51.82 +2.23 pp
2014 49.59 −0.64 pp
2013 50.23 −3.24 pp
2012 53.47 −1.04 pp
2011 54.51 +0.34 pp
2010 54.16 −1.89 pp
2009 56.05 −0.91 pp
2008 56.96 −0.36 pp
2007 57.32 +0.63 pp
2006 56.69 +0.56 pp
2005 56.13 +0.87 pp
2004 55.26 +1.83 pp
2003 53.43 −1.55 pp
2002 54.98 −1.08 pp
2001 56.06 +2.05 pp
2000 54.01 +1.07 pp
1999 52.94 −1.17 pp
1998 54.11 −0.53 pp
1997 54.64 −0.56 pp
1996 55.2 −3.79 pp
1995 58.99 −3.85 pp
1994 62.83 +0.14 pp
1993 62.69 −0.09 pp
1992 62.78 +0.84 pp
1991 61.93

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.