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Labor > Employment rate > Young women: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MozambiqueMozambique 75.4 2008
2 BurundiBurundi 74.3 2008
3 UgandaUganda 72.2 2008
4 GuineaGuinea 70.9 2008
5 LaosLaos 70.8 2008
6 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 70.6 2008
7 TanzaniaTanzania 69.7 2008
8 MadagascarMadagascar 69.4 2008
9 IcelandIceland 68.5 2008
10 EthiopiaEthiopia 68.1 2008
11 CambodiaCambodia 66.4 2008
12 RwandaRwanda 66.2 2008
13 NetherlandsNetherlands 66.1 2008
14 AustraliaAustralia 63.5 2008
15 CanadaCanada 62.1 2008
16 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 62 2008
17 DenmarkDenmark 60.8 2008
18 ChinaChina 59.7 2008
19 NorwayNorway 57.4 2008
20 KenyaKenya 55.4 2008
21 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 55 2008
22 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 54.5 2008
=23 ChadChad 54.3 2008
=23 The GambiaThe Gambia 54.3 2008
25 New ZealandNew Zealand 53.7 2008
26 ParaguayParaguay 52.6 2008
27 East TimorEast Timor 52.4 2008
28 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 51.9 2008
29 MalawiMalawi 51.6 2008
30 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 51.1 2008
31 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 51 2008
32 LiberiaLiberia 50.9 2008
33 VietnamVietnam 50.3 2008
34 United StatesUnited States 49.7 2008
35 BeninBenin 48.5 2008
36 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 47.9 2008
37 AustriaAustria 47.7 2008
38 SomaliaSomalia 47.1 2008
39 BangladeshBangladesh 46.5 2008
40 MaltaMalta 46.4 2008
41 SwedenSweden 46.3 2008
42 NepalNepal 45.8 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 45.46 2008
43 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 45.3 2008
44 PeruPeru 45.1 2008
45 FinlandFinland 45 2008
46 ZimbabweZimbabwe 44.9 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 44.52 2008
=47 BurmaBurma 43.5 2008
=47 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 43.5 2008
=49 ComorosComoros 43.4 2008
=49 EritreaEritrea 43.4 2008
=49 SenegalSenegal 43.4 2008
52 BrazilBrazil 42.7 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 42.36 2008
53 GermanyGermany 42.1 2008
54 IrelandIreland 41.7 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 41.69 2008
55 GhanaGhana 41.6 2008
56 TogoTogo 41.4 2008
=57 JapanJapan 41.2 2008
=57 BoliviaBolivia 41.2 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 40.51 2008
59 ZambiaZambia 40.3 2008
60 The BahamasThe Bahamas 39.4 2008
61 KazakhstanKazakhstan 38.9 2008
62 BruneiBrunei 38.5 2008
63 HaitiHaiti 38.4 2008
64 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 38.1 2008
=65 BarbadosBarbados 38 2008
=65 ThailandThailand 38 2008
67 MalaysiaMalaysia 37.4 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 37.34 2008
68 ColombiaColombia 37.1 2008
69 SingaporeSingapore 36.7 2008
70 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 36.5 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 36.02 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 35.98 2008
71 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 35.6 2008
72 UzbekistanUzbekistan 35.1 2008
73 MaldivesMaldives 34.6 2008
74 European UnionEuropean Union 34.44 2008
75 CyprusCyprus 34.1 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 33.91 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 33.61 2008
=76 NigerNiger 33.5 2008
=76 TajikistanTajikistan 33.5 2008
=78 GuatemalaGuatemala 33.4 2008
=78 BhutanBhutan 33.4 2008
80 MongoliaMongolia 33.3 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 33.19 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 33.16 2008
81 LesothoLesotho 32.9 2008
82 BelarusBelarus 32.3 2008
83 AlbaniaAlbania 32.2 2008
84 SpainSpain 32.1 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 32.1 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 31.61 2008
85 IndonesiaIndonesia 31.6 2008
86 Costa RicaCosta Rica 31.5 2008
87 UruguayUruguay 31.4 2008
88 LatviaLatvia 30.9 2008
89 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 30.8 2008
=90 PortugalPortugal 30.5 2008
=90 PhilippinesPhilippines 30.5 2008
=90 Cape VerdeCape Verde 30.5 2008
=90 UkraineUkraine 30.5 2008
=90 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 30.5 2008
95 MauritiusMauritius 30.2 2008
=96 EcuadorEcuador 30.1 2008
=96 MexicoMexico 30.1 2008
=96 GabonGabon 30.1 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 30.01 2008
99 RussiaRussia 29.5 2008
100 BelizeBelize 29.1 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 29.06 2008
101 IsraelIsrael 29 2008
102 ArgentinaArgentina 28.7 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 28.66 2008
103 MaliMali 28.5 2008
104 El SalvadorEl Salvador 28.1 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 28.08 2008
105 AfghanistanAfghanistan 27.4 2008
106 SlovakiaSlovakia 27.3 2008
107 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 27.1 2008
108 SloveniaSlovenia 27 2008
109 CameroonCameroon 26.6 2008
110 FijiFiji 26.4 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 26.32 2008
111 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 26.3 2008
=112 FranceFrance 26.2 2008
=112 EstoniaEstonia 26.2 2008
114 PanamaPanama 26.1 2008
115 CroatiaCroatia 26 2008
=116 VenezuelaVenezuela 25.9 2008
=116 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 25.9 2008
=116 NicaraguaNicaragua 25.9 2008
119 BotswanaBotswana 25.4 2008
120 CubaCuba 25 2008
121 United Arab EmiratesUAE 24.9 2008
122 BelgiumBelgium 24.7 2008
123 SwazilandSwaziland 24.6 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 24.51 2008
124 HondurasHonduras 24.2 2008
125 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 24.1 2008
=126 BulgariaBulgaria 23.5 2008
=126 PolandPoland 23.5 2008
=128 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 23.4 2008
=128 KuwaitKuwait 23.4 2008
130 GreeceGreece 22.9 2008
131 Sri LankaSri Lanka 22.8 2008
132 MauritaniaMauritania 22.3 2008
133 IndiaIndia 21.4 2008
=134 RomaniaRomania 21 2008
=134 JamaicaJamaica 21 2008
136 AlgeriaAlgeria 20.8 2008
137 ItalyItaly 20.2 2008
138 TurkeyTurkey 20 2008
139 LuxembourgLuxembourg 19.3 2008
140 ArmeniaArmenia 18.9 2008
141 GuyanaGuyana 18.8 2008
=142 QatarQatar 18.5 2008
=142 MoroccoMorocco 18.5 2008
=144 OmanOman 18.3 2008
=144 HungaryHungary 18.3 2008
146 SudanSudan 18.2 2008
=147 ChileChile 17.8 2008
=147 LithuaniaLithuania 17.8 2008
149 BahrainBahrain 17.6 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 17.56 2008
150 NigeriaNigeria 17.1 2008
151 PakistanPakistan 16.6 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 16.52 2008
152 MoldovaMoldova 16 2008
153 TunisiaTunisia 15.4 2008
154 SyriaSyria 14.8 2008
155 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 14.5 2008
156 GeorgiaGeorgia 13.8 2008
157 LibyaLibya 13.1 2008
158 South AfricaSouth Africa 12.7 2008
=159 NamibiaNamibia 12.1 2008
=159 LebanonLebanon 12.1 2008
161 SurinameSuriname 10.9 2008
162 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 7.6 2008
163 JordanJordan 7.1 2008
164 IraqIraq 6.7 2008

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