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Labor > Employment rate > Men: 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 United Arab EmiratesUAE 91.3 2008
2 EthiopiaEthiopia 88.3 2008
3 UgandaUganda 87.8 2008
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 87.3 2008
5 MadagascarMadagascar 86.9 2008
6 QatarQatar 86.3 2008
7 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 85.8 2008
8 GuineaGuinea 85.3 2008
9 BeninBenin 85 2008
10 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 84.5 2008
11 BurundiBurundi 84.3 2008
12 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 83.3 2008
=13 AfghanistanAfghanistan 83 2008
=13 BurmaBurma 83 2008
15 GuatemalaGuatemala 82.8 2008
16 NigerNiger 82.6 2008
17 SomaliaSomalia 82.4 2008
18 NicaraguaNicaragua 82 2008
19 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 81.9 2008
20 BangladeshBangladesh 81.6 2008
21 PakistanPakistan 81.3 2008
22 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 81.2 2008
23 TogoTogo 81.1 2008
24 BahrainBahrain 80.8 2008
25 CambodiaCambodia 80.6 2008
26 ParaguayParaguay 80.5 2008
27 TanzaniaTanzania 80.3 2008
28 EritreaEritrea 80.1 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 80.06 2008
29 IndonesiaIndonesia 80 2008
=30 KuwaitKuwait 79.5 2008
=30 BoliviaBolivia 79.5 2008
=30 RwandaRwanda 79.5 2008
33 LiberiaLiberia 79.4 2008
34 East TimorEast Timor 79 2008
=35 HondurasHonduras 78.8 2008
=35 ThailandThailand 78.8 2008
37 KenyaKenya 78.7 2008
38 ComorosComoros 78.5 2008
39 LaosLaos 78.2 2008
40 The GambiaThe Gambia 78 2008
=41 MalaysiaMalaysia 77.4 2008
=41 IndiaIndia 77.4 2008
43 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 77.3 2008
44 HaitiHaiti 77.2 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 77.19 2008
45 PeruPeru 77.1 2008
46 BhutanBhutan 77 2008
47 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 76.8 2008
48 MexicoMexico 76.2 2008
49 SenegalSenegal 76.1 2008
=50 IcelandIceland 75.8 2008
=50 BrazilBrazil 75.8 2008
52 FijiFiji 75.7 2008
=53 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 75.6 2008
=53 VenezuelaVenezuela 75.6 2008
55 MalawiMalawi 75.1 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 75.02 2008
56 Costa RicaCosta Rica 74.9 2008
57 BelizeBelize 74.8 2008
58 PanamaPanama 74.7 2008
59 ChinaChina 74.6 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 74.6 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 74.58 2008
60 EcuadorEcuador 74.5 2008
61 PhilippinesPhilippines 74.2 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 73.88 2008
62 VietnamVietnam 73.8 2008
63 GuyanaGuyana 73.4 2008
64 ZimbabweZimbabwe 73.3 2008
65 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 73.1 2008
66 BarbadosBarbados 72.6 2008
67 SyriaSyria 72.5 2008
68 SingaporeSingapore 72.4 2008
=69 MozambiqueMozambique 72.3 2008
=69 ChadChad 72.3 2008
71 MauritiusMauritius 72.2 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 72.19 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 72.17 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 72.12 2008
72 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 72 2008
=73 The BahamasThe Bahamas 71.9 2008
=73 MoroccoMorocco 71.9 2008
=73 LibyaLibya 71.9 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 71.9 2008
=76 OmanOman 71.4 2008
=76 MaldivesMaldives 71.4 2008
=78 Sri LankaSri Lanka 71.2 2008
=78 ColombiaColombia 71.2 2008
80 LebanonLebanon 70.9 2008
81 BruneiBrunei 70.7 2008
=82 KazakhstanKazakhstan 70.3 2008
=82 ArgentinaArgentina 70.3 2008
84 New ZealandNew Zealand 69.9 2008
=85 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 69.4 2008
=85 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 69.4 2008
=85 Cape VerdeCape Verde 69.4 2008
88 UruguayUruguay 69.3 2008
89 CameroonCameroon 69 2008
=90 ZambiaZambia 68.7 2008
=90 NepalNepal 68.7 2008
=92 JamaicaJamaica 68.4 2008
=92 El SalvadorEl Salvador 68.4 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 67.85 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 67.4 2008
94 NorwayNorway 67.1 2008
95 NetherlandsNetherlands 66.9 2008
96 AlgeriaAlgeria 66.6 2008
=97 AustraliaAustralia 66.5 2008
=97 NigeriaNigeria 66.5 2008
=97 SudanSudan 66.5 2008
=100 JapanJapan 66.4 2008
=100 CanadaCanada 66.4 2008
=102 CubaCuba 66.2 2008
=102 IrelandIreland 66.2 2008
=104 CyprusCyprus 66.1 2008
=104 GhanaGhana 66.1 2008
=104 DenmarkDenmark 66.1 2008
107 United StatesUnited States 66 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 65.44 2008
108 ChileChile 65.2 2008
109 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 64.8 2008
110 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 64.5 2008
111 GabonGabon 64.4 2008
112 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 64.2 2008
113 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 63.7 2008
=114 RussiaRussia 63.5 2008
=114 PortugalPortugal 63.5 2008
=116 LatviaLatvia 63.2 2008
=116 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 63.2 2008
118 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 63.1 2008
119 TurkeyTurkey 63 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 62.8 2008
=120 UzbekistanUzbekistan 62.7 2008
=120 GeorgiaGeorgia 62.7 2008
122 SwedenSweden 62.6 2008
123 AustriaAustria 62.5 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 62.3 2008
=124 IraqIraq 61.9 2008
=124 SlovakiaSlovakia 61.9 2008
126 MaltaMalta 61.7 2008
=127 LesothoLesotho 61.6 2008
=127 SloveniaSlovenia 61.6 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 61.5 2008
129 JordanJordan 61.2 2008
130 TunisiaTunisia 60.9 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 60.83 2008
131 SurinameSuriname 60.8 2008
132 EstoniaEstonia 60.6 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 60.45 2008
133 TajikistanTajikistan 60.4 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 60.35 2008
134 UkraineUkraine 60 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 60 2008
=135 MaliMali 59.9 2008
=135 GreeceGreece 59.9 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 59.89 2008
137 LuxembourgLuxembourg 59.8 2008
138 FinlandFinland 59.5 2008
=139 GermanyGermany 59.3 2008
=139 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 59.3 2008
=141 AlbaniaAlbania 59 2008
=141 SpainSpain 59 2008
143 BelarusBelarus 58.8 2008
144 European UnionEuropean Union 58.54 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 56.79 2008
145 PolandPoland 56.1 2008
146 LithuaniaLithuania 56 2008
147 IsraelIsrael 55.8 2008
148 ItalyItaly 54.9 2008
=149 SwazilandSwaziland 54.8 2008
=149 CroatiaCroatia 54.8 2008
151 FranceFrance 54.4 2008
152 RomaniaRomania 54.3 2008
153 BelgiumBelgium 53.9 2008
154 BotswanaBotswana 53.6 2008
155 HungaryHungary 53 2008
156 MongoliaMongolia 52.7 2008
157 BulgariaBulgaria 52.2 2008
158 MauritaniaMauritania 51.9 2008
159 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 49 2008
160 NamibiaNamibia 48.5 2008
161 South AfricaSouth Africa 48.1 2008
162 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 48 2008
163 MoldovaMoldova 45.8 2008
164 ArmeniaArmenia 45.6 2008

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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment rate > Men

  • Ethiopia ranked first for employment rate > men amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for employment rate > men amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Netherlands ranked first for employment rate > men amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Iceland ranked first for employment rate > men amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Pakistan ranked first for employment rate > men amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Uganda ranked second for employment rate > men amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Bhutan ranked first for employment rate > men amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • China ranked first for employment rate > men amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
  • France ranked last for employment rate > men amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
  • New Zealand ranked second for employment rate > men amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
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