Labor > Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. .
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 91.6% | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Cambodia | 87.3% | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Qatar | 86.2% | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Burundi | 84.9% | 1998 | ||
| 5 | Malawi | 84.6% | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Rwanda | 81.9% | 1996 | ||
| 7 | Mozambique | 81.5% | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Cayman Islands | 80.8% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Kiribati | 80.1% | 2000 | ||
| 10 | Tanzania | 79.2% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 79% | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.1% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Togo | 77.4% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Ethiopia | 76.6% | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 76.2% | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Vietnam | 75.8% | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Uganda | 75.4% | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Iceland | 74.7% | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Benin | 74.6% | 2003 | ||
| 20 | British Virgin Islands | 74.2% | 1991 | ||
| 21 | Bermuda | 73.4% | 2000 | ||
| =22 | Cuba | 73% | 2010 | ||
| =22 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 73% | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Thailand | 71.6% | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 70.9% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Macau | 70.6% | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Mali | 70.2% | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Bolivia | 70% | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Chad | 69.9% | 1993 | ||
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 69.7% | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Norway | 69.1% | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Ghana | 68.8% | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Anguilla | 68.6% | 2001 | ||
| 34 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 67.8% | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Vanuatu | 67.6% | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Zambia | 66.8% | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Nicaragua | 66.6% | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Cameroon | 66.4% | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 65.8% | 2001 | ||
| 41 | Laos | 65.7% | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Sweden | 65.6% | 2011 | ||
| =43 | Bhutan | 65.3% | 2011 | ||
| =43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65.3% | 2001 | ||
| 45 | Switzerland | 65.2% | 2011 | ||
| 46 | San Marino | 64.9% | 1998 | ||
| 47 | Seychelles | 64.1% | 2005 | ||
| =48 | Indonesia | 63.9% | 2011 | ||
| =48 | New Zealand | 63.9% | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Singapore | 63.5% | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 63.3% | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Brunei | 63.1% | 2001 | ||
| 53 | Brazil | 62.9% | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Madagascar | 62.8% | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Aruba | 62.4% | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Australia | 62.2% | 2011 | ||
| 57 | The Bahamas | 62.1% | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Netherlands | 61.9% | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Canada | 61.8% | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Finland | 61.5% | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 60.9% | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Uruguay | 60.7% | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Malaysia | 60.6% | 2010 | ||
| =64 | Liberia | 60.5% | 2010 | ||
| =64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.5% | 2008 | ||
| =66 | Philippines | 60.1% | 2011 | ||
| =66 | Kyrgyzstan | 60.1% | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Barbados | 60% | 2011 | ||
| =68 | Colombia | 60% | 2010 | ||
| =68 | Cook Islands | 60% | 2001 | ||
| 71 | Ecuador | 59.9% | 2011 | ||
| =72 | Guatemala | 59.2% | 2011 | ||
| =72 | Ukraine | 59.2% | 2011 | ||
| =72 | Honduras | 59.2% | 2010 | ||
| =75 | South Korea | 59.1% | 2011 | ||
| =75 | Denmark | 59.1% | 2011 | ||
| =75 | Panama | 59.1% | 2011 | ||
| =78 | Cyprus | 59% | 2011 | ||
| =78 | Venezuela | 59% | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Austria | 58.7% | 2011 | ||
| =81 | Russia | 58.4% | 2011 | ||
| =81 | United States | 58.4% | 2011 | ||
| =81 | Tajikistan | 58.4% | 2004 | ||
| =81 | Saint Helena | 58.4% | 1998 | ||
| 85 | Hong Kong | 58.2% | 2011 | ||
| =86 | United Kingdom | 58.1% | 2011 | ||
| =86 | El Salvador | 58.1% | 2010 | ||
| 88 | Bahrain | 57.8% | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Montserrat | 57.7% | 1991 | ||
| 90 | Paraguay | 57.3% | 2011 | ||
| =91 | Germany | 56.6% | 2011 | ||
| =91 | Japan | 56.6% | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Mexico | 56.5% | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 56.2% | 2004 | ||
| =95 | Costa Rica | 56% | 2011 | ||
| =95 | Bangladesh | 56% | 2005 | ||
| =95 | Mongolia | 56% | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Guinea | 55.9% | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Chile | 55.5% | 2011 | ||
| 100 | Georgia | 55.4% | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Senegal | 55.3% | 2002 | ||
| 102 | Grenada | 55.2% | 1998 | ||
| 103 | Kenya | 55% | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Maldives | 54.9% | 2006 | ||
| 105 | Luxembourg | 54.8% | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Nigeria | 54.7% | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Mauritius | 54.6% | 2011 | ||
| =108 | Jamaica | 54.4% | 2011 | ||
| =108 | Czech Republic | 54.4% | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Belize | 54.3% | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Israel | 54.2% | 2011 | ||
| 112 | Estonia | 53.9% | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Niger | 53.7% | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Portugal | 53.5% | 2011 | ||
| =115 | Albania | 53.4% | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Saint Lucia | 53.4% | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Tuvalu | 53.3% | 2002 | ||
| 118 | Slovenia | 53.2% | 2011 | ||
| 119 | India | 52.9% | 2010 | ||
| 120 | Niue | 52.7% | 2001 | ||
| 121 | Ireland | 51.6% | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Dominica | 51.4% | 2001 | ||
| 123 | France | 51.3% | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Slovakia | 51.1% | 2011 | ||
| =125 | Poland | 50.7% | 2011 | ||
| =125 | Sri Lanka | 50.7% | 2010 | ||
| 127 | Tonga | 50.6% | 1996 | ||
| 128 | Latvia | 50.5% | 2011 | ||
| =129 | Romania | 50.3% | 2011 | ||
| =129 | Fiji | 50.3% | 2007 | ||
| 131 | Haiti | 50.2% | 1990 | ||
| 132 | Lithuania | 49.9% | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Hungary | 49.7% | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Belgium | 49.4% | 2011 | ||
| =135 | Lesotho | 49.2% | 2008 | ||
| =135 | American Samoa | 49.2% | 2000 | ||
| 137 | New Caledonia | 48.5% | 2004 | ||
| 138 | Samoa | 48.2% | 2001 | ||
| 139 | Malta | 47.5% | 2011 | ||
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 47.2% | 2009 | ||
| 141 | Spain | 47% | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Bulgaria | 45.6% | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Egypt | 45.1% | 2010 | ||
| =144 | Turkey | 45% | 2011 | ||
| =144 | Armenia | 45% | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Morocco | 44.8% | 2011 | ||
| 147 | Italy | 44.3% | 2011 | ||
| 148 | Monaco | 44.1% | 2000 | ||
| =149 | Greece | 43.8% | 2011 | ||
| =149 | Swaziland | 43.8% | 1995 | ||
| 151 | Gabon | 43.1% | 1993 | ||
| 152 | Pakistan | 42.8% | 2007 | ||
| 153 | Guyana | 42% | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Martinique | 41.8% | 2011 | ||
| 155 | Botswana | 41.7% | 2006 | ||
| 156 | Tunisia | 40.8% | 2010 | ||
| =157 | Guadeloupe | 40.6% | 2011 | ||
| =157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.6% | 2000 | ||
| =159 | Croatia | 39.5% | 2011 | ||
| =159 | Moldova | 39.5% | 2011 | ||
| =159 | Lebanon | 39.5% | 2007 | ||
| =159 | Suriname | 39.5% | 1999 | ||
| 163 | Montenegro | 39.1% | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Syria | 39% | 2010 | ||
| 165 | Reunion | 38.4% | 2011 | ||
| 166 | South Africa | 38.2% | 2011 | ||
| 167 | Republic of Macedonia | 38.1% | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Serbia | 37.7% | 2010 | ||
| 169 | Algeria | 37.6% | 2010 | ||
| 170 | Iraq | 36.6% | 2004 | ||
| 171 | Yemen | 36.1% | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Iran | 35.6% | 2007 | ||
| 173 | Namibia | 34.6% | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 34.1% | 2011 | ||
| 175 | Jordan | 34% | 2011 | ||
| 176 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.9% | 2011 | ||
| 177 | Palestine | 31.3% | 2010 | ||
| 178 | Oman | 27.8% | 2000 | ||
| 179 | Djibouti | 26.1% | 1991 | ||
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 23.1% | 1999 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes
- Nepal has had the highest labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1999.
- Qatar has ranked in the top 2 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 2007.
- Cayman Islands has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1991.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1991.
- Cambodia has ranked in the top 2 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 2009.
- Tanzania has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1991.
- Mozambique has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1997.
- United Arab Emirates has ranked in the top 6 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1995.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 6 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 2004.
- Burkina Faso has ranked in the top 7 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > both sexes since 1994.
