Data for 2024

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2024

2024, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2024 covers 182 countries. Qatar is highest, at 87.106; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at 21.272. The middle country reads 57.694. Against 2023, 182 values changed (63 up, 119 down), 2 left.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio · Data for 2024

HighestQatar

87.106

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

21.272

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

182countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
182distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2024, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2024: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	QatarQATWestern Asia	87.106
2	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	83.059
3	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	82.866
4	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	82.445
5	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	82.165
6	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	80.053
7	NigerNERWestern Africa	79.262
8	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	79.255
9	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	77.781
10	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	77.774
11	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	76.789
12	BoliviaBOLSouth America	75.766
13	BeninBENWestern Africa	75.022
14	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	74.379
15	EritreaERIEastern Africa	73.679
16	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	73.529
17	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	72.448
18	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	71.977
19	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	71.963
20	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	71.130
21	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	69.804
22	PeruPERSouth America	69.023
23	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	68.830
24	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	67.651
25	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	67.308
26	BahamasBHSCaribbean	67.303
27	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	67.255
28	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	67.220
29	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	67.176
30	MacauMACEastern Asia	66.733
31	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	66.604
32	ParaguayPRYSouth America	66.275
33	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	66.168
34	OmanOMNWestern Asia	66.102
35	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	65.746
36	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	65.685
37	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	65.583
38	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	65.215
39	MaliMLIWestern Africa	65.209
40	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	64.966
41	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	64.383
42	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	64.189
43	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	64.089
44	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	63.897
45	KenyaKENEastern Africa	63.719
46	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	63.565
47	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	63.201
48	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	63.168
49	IsraelISRWestern Asia	63.140
50	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	63.037
51	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	62.907
52	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	62.770
53	NicaraguaNICCentral America	62.745
54	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	62.670
55	EcuadorECUSouth America	62.311
56	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	62.218
57	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	62.175
58	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	61.931
59	JapanJPNEastern Asia	61.717
60	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	61.564
61	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	61.560
62	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	61.335
63	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	61.271
64	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	61.214
65	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	61.167
66	BelarusBLREastern Europe	61.069
67	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	60.786
68	PanamaPANCentral America	60.715
69	CanadaCANNorthern America	60.627
70	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	60.501
71	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	60.475
72	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	60.322
73	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	60.292
74	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	60.050
75	MexicoMEXCentral America	59.985
76	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	59.899
77	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	59.747
78	UruguayURYSouth America	59.681
79	United StatesUSANorthern America	59.467
80	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	59.298
81	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59.048
82	BrazilBRASouth America	59.031
83	GuamGUMMicronesia	58.995
84	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	58.968
85	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	58.871
86	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	58.849
87	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	58.780
88	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	58.251
89	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	58.144
90	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	57.931
91	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	57.811
92	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	57.576
93	ArgentinaARGSouth America	57.439
94	ColombiaCOLSouth America	57.418
95	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	57.391
96	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	57.361
97	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	57.201
98	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	57.164
99	PolandPOLEastern Europe	57.009
100	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	56.908
101	ChileCHLSouth America	56.864
102	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	56.762
103	TogoTGOWestern Africa	56.758
104	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	56.640
105	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	56.323
106	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	56.223
107	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	55.856
108	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	55.809
109	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	55.727
110	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	55.468
111	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	55.434
112	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	55.410
113	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	55.140
114	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	55.139
115	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	54.879
116	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	54.826
117	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	54.644
118	HaitiHTICaribbean	54.623
119	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	54.349
120	FijiFJIMelanesia	54.152
121	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	53.911
122	HondurasHNDCentral America	53.815
123	Costa RicaCRICentral America	53.686
124	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.537
125	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	53.317
126	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	53.307
127	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	53.275
128	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	52.485
129	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	52.243
130	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	51.922
131	BelizeBLZCentral America	51.905
132	CubaCUBCaribbean	51.711
133	FranceFRAWestern Europe	51.544
134	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	51.429
135	SpainESPSouthern Europe	51.249
136	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	50.631
137	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	50.596
138	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	50.544
139	SenegalSENWestern Africa	50.404
140	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	50.256
141	GuineaGINWestern Africa	50.083
142	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	49.739
143	SurinameSURSouth America	49.732
144	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	49.435
145	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	49.430
146	VenezuelaVENSouth America	49.280
147	TongaTONPolynesia	49.209
148	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	48.683
149	GuyanaGUYSouth America	48.591
150	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	48.249
151	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	48.039
152	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.593
153	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	47.089
154	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	46.667
155	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	46.540
156	ItalyITASouthern Europe	46.365
157	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	45.799
158	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.428
159	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	43.977
160	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	41.556
161	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.005
162	SamoaWSMPolynesia	40.992
163	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	40.473
164	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	40.212
165	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.111
166	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	39.054
167	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	38.508
168	IranIRNSouthern Asia	37.905
169	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	37.632
170	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	36.701
171	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36.363
172	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	35.647
173	IraqIRQWestern Asia	35.201
174	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35.185
175	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	33.464
176	JordanJORWestern Asia	33.328
177	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	32.408
178	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	32.048
179	YemenYEMWestern Asia	27.554
180	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	27.477
181	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	23.509
182	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	21.272

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar87.106
2Solomon Islands83.059
3Madagascar82.866
4Tanzania82.445
5Cambodia82.165

Lowest

182São Tomé and Príncipe21.272
181Djibouti23.509
180Somalia27.477
179Yemen27.554
178Syria32.048

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 57.694. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
63 · 119rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Serbia53.292 → 54.879+1.587
Costa Rica52.100 → 53.686+1.586
Moldova69.675 → 71.130+1.455
Sri Lanka45.254 → 46.540+1.286
Türkiye48.308 → 49.430+1.122

Fell most

Bangladesh58.845 → 56.762−2.083
New Zealand68.833 → 67.220−1.613
Canada61.822 → 60.627−1.195
Ireland63.376 → 62.218−1.158
Finland55.966 → 54.826−1.140

− Lebanon

− South Sudan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2024.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2024). Employment-to-Population Ratio, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/employment-ratio/2024

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