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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.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BurundiBurundi 84.1 2008
2 MozambiqueMozambique 83 2008
3 RwandaRwanda 81.1 2008
4 MadagascarMadagascar 79.8 2008
5 UgandaUganda 78.1 2008
6 LaosLaos 77.3 2008
7 GuineaGuinea 77.1 2008
8 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 76.7 2008
9 TanzaniaTanzania 75.8 2008
10 EthiopiaEthiopia 73.1 2008
11 MalawiMalawi 69.3 2008
12 CambodiaCambodia 69.1 2008
13 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 68.5 2008
14 KenyaKenya 67.3 2008
15 ChinaChina 67.2 2008
16 ChadChad 67.1 2008
=17 The GambiaThe Gambia 66.5 2008
=17 IcelandIceland 66.5 2008
=17 BurmaBurma 66.5 2008
20 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 65.4 2008
21 VietnamVietnam 65.3 2008
22 ParaguayParaguay 65.1 2008
23 ThailandThailand 64.5 2008
24 GhanaGhana 64.2 2008
25 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 63.8 2008
26 BoliviaBolivia 62.2 2008
27 PeruPeru 60.5 2008
28 ComorosComoros 60.3 2008
29 The BahamasThe Bahamas 59.4 2008
30 BeninBenin 58.2 2008
=31 NorwayNorway 57.7 2008
=31 KazakhstanKazakhstan 57.7 2008
33 ZimbabweZimbabwe 57.4 2008
34 BarbadosBarbados 57.1 2008
35 CanadaCanada 56.4 2008
36 SenegalSenegal 56.3 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 56.05 2008
37 New ZealandNew Zealand 56 2008
38 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 55.9 2008
39 BruneiBrunei 55.4 2008
40 DenmarkDenmark 54.8 2008
41 NepalNepal 54.7 2008
42 East TimorEast Timor 54.3 2008
=43 BangladeshBangladesh 53.9 2008
=43 ZambiaZambia 53.9 2008
45 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 53.7 2008
46 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 53.6 2008
47 ColombiaColombia 53.5 2008
=48 LiberiaLiberia 53 2008
=48 SwedenSweden 53 2008
50 United StatesUnited States 52.9 2008
51 BrazilBrazil 52.8 2008
52 AustraliaAustralia 52.7 2008
53 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 52.6 2008
54 UzbekistanUzbekistan 52.5 2008
55 NetherlandsNetherlands 52.3 2008
56 EritreaEritrea 52.2 2008
57 GabonGabon 52.1 2008
58 RussiaRussia 51.3 2008
59 SomaliaSomalia 51.2 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 51.13 2008
=60 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 50.9 2008
=60 SingaporeSingapore 50.9 2008
62 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 50.8 2008
63 TajikistanTajikistan 50.7 2008
64 MongoliaMongolia 50.6 2008
65 FinlandFinland 50.4 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 50.24 2008
66 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 50.1 2008
67 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 49.9 2008
=68 IrelandIreland 49.7 2008
=68 CyprusCyprus 49.7 2008
70 EstoniaEstonia 49.6 2008
71 CameroonCameroon 49.4 2008
72 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 49.3 2008
73 PortugalPortugal 48.8 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 48.77 2008
74 TogoTogo 48.7 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 48.55 2008
75 LatviaLatvia 48.4 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 48.38 2008
76 UkraineUkraine 48.3 2008
=77 LesothoLesotho 47.9 2008
=77 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 47.9 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 47.77 2008
=79 SloveniaSlovenia 47.3 2008
=79 AustriaAustria 47.3 2008
=81 GeorgiaGeorgia 47.2 2008
=81 VenezuelaVenezuela 47.2 2008
83 BelarusBelarus 47 2008
84 EcuadorEcuador 46.7 2008
85 SwazilandSwaziland 46.4 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 46.11 2008
86 PhilippinesPhilippines 46 2008
87 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 45.7 2008
88 LithuaniaLithuania 45.5 2008
89 IsraelIsrael 45.4 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 45.39 2008
90 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 45.3 2008
=91 JamaicaJamaica 45.1 2008
=91 UruguayUruguay 45.1 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 44.91 2008
93 GermanyGermany 44.8 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 44.57 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 44.51 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 44.44 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 44.25 2008
94 SlovakiaSlovakia 44.2 2008
95 GuatemalaGuatemala 44.1 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 44.08 2008
96 IndonesiaIndonesia 44 2008
=97 ArgentinaArgentina 43.9 2008
=97 Cape VerdeCape Verde 43.9 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 43.84 2008
99 MoldovaMoldova 43.7 2008
=100 MalaysiaMalaysia 43.2 2008
=100 JapanJapan 43.2 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 43.15 2008
102 LuxembourgLuxembourg 43.1 2008
103 European UnionEuropean Union 43.07 2008
104 MaldivesMaldives 42.9 2008
105 CubaCuba 42.7 2008
=106 PanamaPanama 42.6 2008
=106 El SalvadorEl Salvador 42.6 2008
=106 BhutanBhutan 42.6 2008
109 RomaniaRomania 42.5 2008
110 MauritaniaMauritania 42.4 2008
111 FranceFrance 42.2 2008
=112 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 41.8 2008
=112 KuwaitKuwait 41.8 2008
114 GuyanaGuyana 41.5 2008
115 PolandPoland 41.3 2008
116 BulgariaBulgaria 41 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 40.86 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 40.63 2008
117 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 40.3 2008
118 QatarQatar 39.8 2008
119 BelgiumBelgium 39.7 2008
=120 Costa RicaCosta Rica 39.1 2008
=120 MexicoMexico 39.1 2008
=120 Sri LankaSri Lanka 39.1 2008
123 SpainSpain 38.9 2008
124 BelizeBelize 38.8 2008
125 BotswanaBotswana 38.5 2008
126 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 38.3 2008
127 CroatiaCroatia 38.1 2008
128 United Arab EmiratesUAE 38 2008
129 HungaryHungary 37.9 2008
130 NigerNiger 37.8 2008
131 NamibiaNamibia 37.7 2008
132 NigeriaNigeria 37.4 2008
133 GreeceGreece 37.3 2008
134 FijiFiji 36.6 2008
135 MauritiusMauritius 36.1 2008
136 NicaraguaNicaragua 36 2008
137 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 35.7 2008
138 HaitiHaiti 35 2008
=139 MaliMali 34.9 2008
=139 ChileChile 34.9 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 34.76 2008
141 South AfricaSouth Africa 34.6 2008
=142 AlbaniaAlbania 34.4 2008
=142 HondurasHonduras 34.4 2008
144 ItalyItaly 33.4 2008
145 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 33.3 2008
=146 SurinameSuriname 32.4 2008
=146 IndiaIndia 32.4 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 32.26 2008
=148 ArmeniaArmenia 32.1 2008
=148 AlgeriaAlgeria 32.1 2008
150 BahrainBahrain 31.6 2008
151 MaltaMalta 29.4 2008
152 SudanSudan 28.1 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 26.77 2008
153 AfghanistanAfghanistan 25.1 2008
154 LibyaLibya 23.5 2008
155 OmanOman 22.9 2008
156 LebanonLebanon 22.6 2008
157 MoroccoMorocco 22 2008
158 TurkeyTurkey 21.7 2008
159 TunisiaTunisia 21.2 2008
160 PakistanPakistan 19.8 2008
161 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 18 2008
162 SyriaSyria 16.9 2008
163 JordanJordan 13.3 2008
164 IraqIraq 12.5 2008

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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment rate > Women

  • Iraq has ranked last for employment rate > women since 1993.
  • China ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Mozambique ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Guinea ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Denmark ranked first for employment rate > women amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Burundi ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Iceland ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Uganda ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Netherlands ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Eurozone in 2008.
  • Norway ranked second for employment rate > women amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
  • Canada ranked first for employment rate > women amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
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