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Labor > Employment rate > Adults: Countries Compared

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
1 BurundiBurundi 84.2 2008
2 MadagascarMadagascar 83.3 2008
3 UgandaUganda 83 2008
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 81.9 2008
5 GuineaGuinea 81.2 2008
6 EthiopiaEthiopia 80.6 2008
7 RwandaRwanda 80.3 2008
8 TanzaniaTanzania 78 2008
9 MozambiqueMozambique 77.9 2008
10 LaosLaos 77.7 2008
11 QatarQatar 76.9 2008
12 United Arab EmiratesUAE 75.9 2008
13 CambodiaCambodia 74.6 2008
14 BurmaBurma 74.4 2008
15 KenyaKenya 73 2008
16 ParaguayParaguay 72.8 2008
17 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 72.6 2008
=18 MalawiMalawi 72.1 2008
=18 The GambiaThe Gambia 72.1 2008
20 BeninBenin 71.6 2008
21 ThailandThailand 71.5 2008
22 IcelandIceland 71.2 2008
23 ChinaChina 71 2008
24 BoliviaBolivia 70.7 2008
25 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 70.2 2008
26 ChadChad 69.7 2008
=27 VietnamVietnam 69.4 2008
=27 ComorosComoros 69.4 2008
29 PeruPeru 68.8 2008
30 BangladeshBangladesh 67.9 2008
31 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 66.9 2008
32 East TimorEast Timor 66.8 2008
33 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 66.7 2008
34 SomaliaSomalia 66.5 2008
35 SenegalSenegal 66 2008
36 LiberiaLiberia 65.9 2008
37 EritreaEritrea 65.6 2008
38 The BahamasThe Bahamas 65.4 2008
39 KuwaitKuwait 65.3 2008
40 GhanaGhana 65.2 2008
41 ZimbabweZimbabwe 64.9 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 64.8 2008
42 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 64.8 2008
=43 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 64.6 2008
=43 TogoTogo 64.6 2008
45 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 64.5 2008
46 BarbadosBarbados 64.4 2008
47 BrazilBrazil 63.9 2008
48 KazakhstanKazakhstan 63.5 2008
49 BruneiBrunei 63.3 2008
50 New ZealandNew Zealand 62.7 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 62.7 2008
51 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 62.6 2008
52 GuatemalaGuatemala 62.4 2008
53 NorwayNorway 62.3 2008
54 ColombiaColombia 62 2008
55 IndonesiaIndonesia 61.8 2008
56 SingaporeSingapore 61.6 2008
57 NepalNepal 61.5 2008
58 VenezuelaVenezuela 61.3 2008
=59 CanadaCanada 61.2 2008
=59 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 61.2 2008
=59 ZambiaZambia 61.2 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 61.13 2008
62 BhutanBhutan 61.1 2008
63 BahrainBahrain 61 2008
64 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 60.7 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 60.51 2008
=65 MalaysiaMalaysia 60.5 2008
=65 EcuadorEcuador 60.5 2008
67 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 60.4 2008
68 DenmarkDenmark 60.3 2008
69 PhilippinesPhilippines 60.1 2008
70 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 60 2008
71 NigerNiger 59.8 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 59.66 2008
72 AustraliaAustralia 59.4 2008
73 NetherlandsNetherlands 59.3 2008
74 United StatesUnited States 59.2 2008
75 CameroonCameroon 59.1 2008
76 PanamaPanama 58.7 2008
=77 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 58.3 2008
=77 NicaraguaNicaragua 58.3 2008
=77 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 58.3 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 58.29 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 58.26 2008
80 GabonGabon 58.2 2008
=81 IrelandIreland 57.8 2008
=81 GuyanaGuyana 57.8 2008
83 SwedenSweden 57.6 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 57.59 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 57.52 2008
=84 UzbekistanUzbekistan 57.5 2008
=84 CyprusCyprus 57.5 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 57.47 2008
86 MaldivesMaldives 57.3 2008
87 Costa RicaCosta Rica 57.2 2008
88 MexicoMexico 57.1 2008
89 BelizeBelize 56.9 2008
90 RussiaRussia 56.7 2008
91 ArgentinaArgentina 56.5 2008
92 UruguayUruguay 56.4 2008
=93 FijiFiji 56.3 2008
=93 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 56.3 2008
=93 HondurasHonduras 56.3 2008
96 JamaicaJamaica 56.2 2008
=97 PortugalPortugal 55.7 2008
=97 Cape VerdeCape Verde 55.7 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 55.68 2008
99 IndiaIndia 55.6 2008
=100 TajikistanTajikistan 55.4 2008
=100 HaitiHaiti 55.4 2008
102 AfghanistanAfghanistan 55.2 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 55.02 2008
103 LatviaLatvia 55 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 54.97 2008
=104 FinlandFinland 54.7 2008
=104 Sri LankaSri Lanka 54.7 2008
=106 EstoniaEstonia 54.5 2008
=106 AustriaAustria 54.5 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 54.42 2008
108 CubaCuba 54.4 2008
=109 El SalvadorEl Salvador 54.3 2008
=109 GeorgiaGeorgia 54.3 2008
=109 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 54.3 2008
112 JapanJapan 54.2 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 54.15 2008
=113 SloveniaSlovenia 54.1 2008
=113 LesothoLesotho 54.1 2008
115 MauritiusMauritius 53.8 2008
116 UkraineUkraine 53.5 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 53.44 2008
117 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 53.3 2008
118 SlovakiaSlovakia 52.6 2008
119 BelarusBelarus 52.3 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 52.17 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 52.16 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 52.1 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 52.08 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 51.81 2008
120 NigeriaNigeria 51.8 2008
121 GermanyGermany 51.7 2008
=122 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 51.6 2008
=122 MongoliaMongolia 51.6 2008
124 PakistanPakistan 51.5 2008
125 OmanOman 51.4 2008
126 LuxembourgLuxembourg 51.2 2008
127 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 50.9 2008
128 European UnionEuropean Union 50.43 2008
=129 SwazilandSwaziland 50.4 2008
=129 IsraelIsrael 50.4 2008
131 LithuaniaLithuania 50.2 2008
132 ChileChile 49.6 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 49.51 2008
133 AlgeriaAlgeria 49.4 2008
=134 LibyaLibya 48.6 2008
=134 SpainSpain 48.6 2008
136 GreeceGreece 48.4 2008
137 PolandPoland 48.2 2008
138 RomaniaRomania 48.1 2008
139 FranceFrance 47.9 2008
140 SudanSudan 47.3 2008
141 MauritaniaMauritania 47.2 2008
142 MaliMali 47 2008
=143 SurinameSuriname 46.5 2008
=143 BelgiumBelgium 46.5 2008
145 BulgariaBulgaria 46.3 2008
146 AlbaniaAlbania 46.2 2008
147 MoroccoMorocco 46.1 2008
148 BotswanaBotswana 46 2008
=149 LebanonLebanon 45.9 2008
=149 CroatiaCroatia 45.9 2008
151 MaltaMalta 45.2 2008
=152 HungaryHungary 44.8 2008
=152 SyriaSyria 44.8 2008
154 MoldovaMoldova 44.7 2008
155 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 44.43 2008
156 ItalyItaly 43.6 2008
157 NamibiaNamibia 42.9 2008
158 TurkeyTurkey 42.3 2008
159 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 41.5 2008
160 South AfricaSouth Africa 41.1 2008
161 TunisiaTunisia 41 2008
162 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 40.6 2008
163 ArmeniaArmenia 38.1 2008
164 JordanJordan 37.9 2008
165 IraqIraq 37.1 2008

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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment rate > Adults

  • Madagascar ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Burkina Faso ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Denmark ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Burundi ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Iceland ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Thailand ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Uganda ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Iraq has ranked last for employment rate > adults since 2003.
  • China ranked second for employment rate > adults amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • Netherlands ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Eurozone in 2008.
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