Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — World

Employment-to-population ratio in the world in 2025 — 58.06%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.99 pp.

2025 58.06% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 62.05%1991
Period minimum 55.72%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — World, 1991–202554565860626419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 62.05%1992: 61.82%1993: 61.4%1994: 61.19%1995: 61%1996: 60.84%1997: 60.77%1998: 60.57%1999: 60.51%2000: 60.5%2001: 60.26%2002: 59.95%2003: 59.78%2004: 59.8%2005: 59.79%2006: 59.74%2007: 59.71%2008: 59.43%2009: 58.81%2010: 58.63%2011: 58.55%2012: 58.33%2013: 58.2%2014: 58.09%2015: 57.94%2016: 57.81%2017: 57.68%2018: 57.64%2019: 57.62%2020: 55.72%2021: 56.73%2022: 57.56%2023: 58.23%2024: 58.19%2025: 58.06%
Change over the period: −3.99 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 58.06%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.06 −0.14 pp
2024 58.19 −0.04 pp
2023 58.23 +0.67 pp
2022 57.56 +0.82 pp
2021 56.73 +1.02 pp
2020 55.72 −1.9 pp
2019 57.62 −0.02 pp
2018 57.64 −0.04 pp
2017 57.68 −0.13 pp
2016 57.81 −0.13 pp
2015 57.94 −0.15 pp
2014 58.09 −0.11 pp
2013 58.2 −0.13 pp
2012 58.33 −0.22 pp
2011 58.55 −0.07 pp
2010 58.63 −0.19 pp
2009 58.81 −0.62 pp
2008 59.43 −0.27 pp
2007 59.71 −0.03 pp
2006 59.74 −0.05 pp
2005 59.79 −0.01 pp
2004 59.8 +0.02 pp
2003 59.78 −0.17 pp
2002 59.95 −0.31 pp
2001 60.26 −0.24 pp
2000 60.5 −0.02 pp
1999 60.51 −0.06 pp
1998 60.57 −0.2 pp
1997 60.77 −0.07 pp
1996 60.84 −0.16 pp
1995 61 −0.19 pp
1994 61.19 −0.21 pp
1993 61.4 −0.42 pp
1992 61.82 −0.23 pp
1991 62.05

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.