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DEFINITION:
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Burundi | 84.2 | 2008 | ||
2 | Madagascar | 83.3 | 2008 | ||
3 | Uganda | 83 | 2008 | ||
4 | Burkina Faso | 81.9 | 2008 | ||
5 | Guinea | 81.2 | 2008 | ||
6 | Ethiopia | 80.6 | 2008 | ||
7 | Rwanda | 80.3 | 2008 | ||
8 | Tanzania | 78 | 2008 | ||
9 | Mozambique | 77.9 | 2008 | ||
10 | Laos | 77.7 | 2008 | ||
11 | Qatar | 76.9 | 2008 | ||
12 | United Arab Emirates | 75.9 | 2008 | ||
13 | Cambodia | 74.6 | 2008 | ||
14 | Burma | 74.4 | 2008 | ||
15 | Kenya | 73 | 2008 | ||
16 | Paraguay | 72.8 | 2008 | ||
17 | Central African Republic | 72.6 | 2008 | ||
=18 | Malawi | 72.1 | 2008 | ||
=18 | The Gambia | 72.1 | 2008 | ||
20 | Benin | 71.6 | 2008 | ||
21 | Thailand | 71.5 | 2008 | ||
22 | Iceland | 71.2 | 2008 | ||
23 | China | 71 | 2008 | ||
24 | Bolivia | 70.7 | 2008 | ||
25 | Papua New Guinea | 70.2 | 2008 | ||
26 | Chad | 69.7 | 2008 | ||
=27 | Vietnam | 69.4 | 2008 | ||
=27 | Comoros | 69.4 | 2008 | ||
29 | Peru | 68.8 | 2008 | ||
30 | Bangladesh | 67.9 | 2008 | ||
31 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.9 | 2008 | ||
32 | East Timor | 66.8 | 2008 | ||
33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.7 | 2008 | ||
34 | Somalia | 66.5 | 2008 | ||
35 | Senegal | 66 | 2008 | ||
36 | Liberia | 65.9 | 2008 | ||
37 | Eritrea | 65.6 | 2008 | ||
38 | The Bahamas | 65.4 | 2008 | ||
39 | Kuwait | 65.3 | 2008 | ||
40 | Ghana | 65.2 | 2008 | ||
41 | Zimbabwe | 64.9 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 64.8 | 2008 | |||
42 | Sierra Leone | 64.8 | 2008 | ||
=43 | Congo, Republic of the | 64.6 | 2008 | ||
=43 | Togo | 64.6 | 2008 | ||
45 | Solomon Islands | 64.5 | 2008 | ||
46 | Barbados | 64.4 | 2008 | ||
47 | Brazil | 63.9 | 2008 | ||
48 | Kazakhstan | 63.5 | 2008 | ||
49 | Brunei | 63.3 | 2008 | ||
50 | New Zealand | 62.7 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 62.7 | 2008 | |||
51 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.6 | 2008 | ||
52 | Guatemala | 62.4 | 2008 | ||
53 | Norway | 62.3 | 2008 | ||
54 | Colombia | 62 | 2008 | ||
55 | Indonesia | 61.8 | 2008 | ||
56 | Singapore | 61.6 | 2008 | ||
57 | Nepal | 61.5 | 2008 | ||
58 | Venezuela | 61.3 | 2008 | ||
=59 | Canada | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
=59 | Switzerland | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
=59 | Zambia | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 61.13 | 2008 | |||
62 | Bhutan | 61.1 | 2008 | ||
63 | Bahrain | 61 | 2008 | ||
64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.7 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 60.51 | 2008 | |||
=65 | Malaysia | 60.5 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Ecuador | 60.5 | 2008 | ||
67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.4 | 2008 | ||
68 | Denmark | 60.3 | 2008 | ||
69 | Philippines | 60.1 | 2008 | ||
70 | Azerbaijan | 60 | 2008 | ||
71 | Niger | 59.8 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 59.66 | 2008 | |||
72 | Australia | 59.4 | 2008 | ||
73 | Netherlands | 59.3 | 2008 | ||
74 | United States | 59.2 | 2008 | ||
75 | Cameroon | 59.1 | 2008 | ||
76 | Panama | 58.7 | 2008 | ||
=77 | Turkmenistan | 58.3 | 2008 | ||
=77 | Nicaragua | 58.3 | 2008 | ||
=77 | Kyrgyzstan | 58.3 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 58.29 | 2008 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 58.26 | 2008 | |||
80 | Gabon | 58.2 | 2008 | ||
=81 | Ireland | 57.8 | 2008 | ||
=81 | Guyana | 57.8 | 2008 | ||
83 | Sweden | 57.6 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 57.59 | 2008 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 57.52 | 2008 | |||
=84 | Uzbekistan | 57.5 | 2008 | ||
=84 | Cyprus | 57.5 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 57.47 | 2008 | |||
86 | Maldives | 57.3 | 2008 | ||
87 | Costa Rica | 57.2 | 2008 | ||
88 | Mexico | 57.1 | 2008 | ||
89 | Belize | 56.9 | 2008 | ||
90 | Russia | 56.7 | 2008 | ||
91 | Argentina | 56.5 | 2008 | ||
92 | Uruguay | 56.4 | 2008 | ||
=93 | Fiji | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
=93 | United Kingdom | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
=93 | Honduras | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
96 | Jamaica | 56.2 | 2008 | ||
=97 | Portugal | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
=97 | Cape Verde | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 55.68 | 2008 | |||
99 | India | 55.6 | 2008 | ||
=100 | Tajikistan | 55.4 | 2008 | ||
=100 | Haiti | 55.4 | 2008 | ||
102 | Afghanistan | 55.2 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 55.02 | 2008 | |||
103 | Latvia | 55 | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 54.97 | 2008 | |||
=104 | Finland | 54.7 | 2008 | ||
=104 | Sri Lanka | 54.7 | 2008 | ||
=106 | Estonia | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
=106 | Austria | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 54.42 | 2008 | |||
108 | Cuba | 54.4 | 2008 | ||
=109 | El Salvador | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
=109 | Georgia | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
=109 | Czech Republic | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
112 | Japan | 54.2 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 54.15 | 2008 | |||
=113 | Slovenia | 54.1 | 2008 | ||
=113 | Lesotho | 54.1 | 2008 | ||
115 | Mauritius | 53.8 | 2008 | ||
116 | Ukraine | 53.5 | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.44 | 2008 | |||
117 | Dominican Republic | 53.3 | 2008 | ||
118 | Slovakia | 52.6 | 2008 | ||
119 | Belarus | 52.3 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 52.17 | 2008 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 52.16 | 2008 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 52.1 | 2008 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 52.08 | 2008 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 51.81 | 2008 | |||
120 | Nigeria | 51.8 | 2008 | ||
121 | Germany | 51.7 | 2008 | ||
=122 | Netherlands Antilles | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
=122 | Mongolia | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
124 | Pakistan | 51.5 | 2008 | ||
125 | Oman | 51.4 | 2008 | ||
126 | Luxembourg | 51.2 | 2008 | ||
127 | Saudi Arabia | 50.9 | 2008 | ||
128 | European Union | 50.43 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Swaziland | 50.4 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Israel | 50.4 | 2008 | ||
131 | Lithuania | 50.2 | 2008 | ||
132 | Chile | 49.6 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 49.51 | 2008 | |||
133 | Algeria | 49.4 | 2008 | ||
=134 | Libya | 48.6 | 2008 | ||
=134 | Spain | 48.6 | 2008 | ||
136 | Greece | 48.4 | 2008 | ||
137 | Poland | 48.2 | 2008 | ||
138 | Romania | 48.1 | 2008 | ||
139 | France | 47.9 | 2008 | ||
140 | Sudan | 47.3 | 2008 | ||
141 | Mauritania | 47.2 | 2008 | ||
142 | Mali | 47 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Suriname | 46.5 | 2008 | ||
=143 | Belgium | 46.5 | 2008 | ||
145 | Bulgaria | 46.3 | 2008 | ||
146 | Albania | 46.2 | 2008 | ||
147 | Morocco | 46.1 | 2008 | ||
148 | Botswana | 46 | 2008 | ||
=149 | Lebanon | 45.9 | 2008 | ||
=149 | Croatia | 45.9 | 2008 | ||
151 | Malta | 45.2 | 2008 | ||
=152 | Hungary | 44.8 | 2008 | ||
=152 | Syria | 44.8 | 2008 | ||
154 | Moldova | 44.7 | 2008 | ||
155 | Serbia and Montenegro | 44.43 | 2008 | ||
156 | Italy | 43.6 | 2008 | ||
157 | Namibia | 42.9 | 2008 | ||
158 | Turkey | 42.3 | 2008 | ||
159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.5 | 2008 | ||
160 | South Africa | 41.1 | 2008 | ||
161 | Tunisia | 41 | 2008 | ||
162 | Puerto Rico | 40.6 | 2008 | ||
163 | Armenia | 38.1 | 2008 | ||
164 | Jordan | 37.9 | 2008 | ||
165 | Iraq | 37.1 | 2008 |