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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Uganda | 75.4 | 2008 | ||
2 | Burkina Faso | 74.2 | 2008 | ||
3 | Ethiopia | 73.5 | 2008 | ||
4 | Burundi | 73.2 | 2008 | ||
5 | Guinea | 72.8 | 2008 | ||
6 | Madagascar | 70.7 | 2008 | ||
7 | Tanzania | 70 | 2008 | ||
8 | Cambodia | 68.2 | 2008 | ||
9 | Iceland | 67.1 | 2008 | ||
10 | Netherlands | 66.8 | 2008 | ||
11 | Mozambique | 65.7 | 2008 | ||
=12 | Australia | 64.1 | 2008 | ||
=12 | Rwanda | 64.1 | 2008 | ||
14 | Laos | 63.6 | 2008 | ||
=15 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.1 | 2008 | ||
=15 | Switzerland | 63.1 | 2008 | ||
17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.9 | 2008 | ||
18 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.5 | 2008 | ||
19 | Denmark | 61 | 2008 | ||
20 | Canada | 60.6 | 2008 | ||
21 | Benin | 58.9 | 2008 | ||
22 | Kenya | 58.7 | 2008 | ||
=23 | East Timor | 58.1 | 2008 | ||
=23 | Central African Republic | 58.1 | 2008 | ||
25 | Somalia | 57.9 | 2008 | ||
26 | Paraguay | 57.7 | 2008 | ||
27 | Liberia | 56.7 | 2008 | ||
28 | New Zealand | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
29 | Bangladesh | 56 | 2008 | ||
30 | United Kingdom | 55.8 | 2008 | ||
31 | Norway | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
=32 | Senegal | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
=32 | The Gambia | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
=32 | China | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
35 | Papua New Guinea | 54.2 | 2008 | ||
36 | Eritrea | 53.6 | 2008 | ||
37 | Burma | 53.4 | 2008 | ||
38 | Austria | 52.8 | 2008 | ||
39 | Togo | 52.7 | 2008 | ||
40 | Brazil | 52.6 | 2008 | ||
41 | Peru | 52.5 | 2008 | ||
=42 | Guatemala | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
=42 | Niger | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
44 | Vietnam | 51.1 | 2008 | ||
=45 | Solomon Islands | 50.7 | 2008 | ||
=45 | United States | 50.7 | 2008 | ||
47 | Chad | 50.2 | 2008 | ||
48 | Zimbabwe | 49.6 | 2008 | ||
49 | Bolivia | 49.4 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 49.36 | 2008 | |||
50 | Malawi | 49 | 2008 | ||
51 | Comoros | 48.5 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 48.23 | 2008 | |||
52 | Nicaragua | 48 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 47.66 | 2008 | |||
=53 | Qatar | 47.2 | 2008 | ||
=53 | Malta | 47.2 | 2008 | ||
55 | Haiti | 47 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 46.91 | 2008 | |||
56 | Afghanistan | 46.9 | 2008 | ||
57 | Zambia | 46.4 | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 46.34 | 2008 | |||
58 | Nepal | 45.9 | 2008 | ||
59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.7 | 2008 | ||
=60 | Congo, Republic of the | 45.6 | 2008 | ||
=60 | Thailand | 45.6 | 2008 | ||
=60 | United Arab Emirates | 45.6 | 2008 | ||
63 | Bhutan | 45.5 | 2008 | ||
64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.3 | 2008 | ||
65 | Sweden | 45.2 | 2008 | ||
66 | Malaysia | 44.5 | 2008 | ||
67 | Ireland | 44.4 | 2008 | ||
68 | Germany | 44.3 | 2008 | ||
69 | Barbados | 43.8 | 2008 | ||
70 | Pakistan | 43.7 | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 43.69 | 2008 | |||
71 | Finland | 43.6 | 2008 | ||
72 | Costa Rica | 43.1 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 43.01 | 2008 | |||
73 | Colombia | 42.9 | 2008 | ||
74 | Honduras | 42.8 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 42.59 | 2008 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 42.45 | 2008 | |||
75 | Maldives | 42.4 | 2008 | ||
76 | Brunei | 42.3 | 2008 | ||
77 | The Bahamas | 42.2 | 2008 | ||
78 | Kazakhstan | 42.1 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 42.09 | 2008 | |||
79 | Sierra Leone | 42 | 2008 | ||
80 | Belize | 41.8 | 2008 | ||
81 | Mexico | 41.6 | 2008 | ||
82 | Indonesia | 40.8 | 2008 | ||
=83 | Lesotho | 40.4 | 2008 | ||
=83 | Japan | 40.4 | 2008 | ||
85 | Ghana | 39.9 | 2008 | ||
=86 | Ecuador | 39.7 | 2008 | ||
=86 | Fiji | 39.7 | 2008 | ||
88 | India | 39.6 | 2008 | ||
=89 | Panama | 39.5 | 2008 | ||
=89 | Venezuela | 39.5 | 2008 | ||
=89 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.5 | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 39.32 | 2008 | |||
92 | Philippines | 39.2 | 2008 | ||
93 | Uzbekistan | 38.9 | 2008 | ||
94 | El Salvador | 38.8 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 38.63 | 2008 | |||
=95 | Azerbaijan | 38.6 | 2008 | ||
=95 | Uruguay | 38.6 | 2008 | ||
97 | Cape Verde | 38.1 | 2008 | ||
98 | Singapore | 37.6 | 2008 | ||
99 | Tajikistan | 37.5 | 2008 | ||
100 | Mauritius | 37.3 | 2008 | ||
101 | European Union | 37.17 | 2008 | ||
102 | Guyana | 37 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 36.95 | 2008 | |||
103 | Spain | 36.8 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 36.35 | 2008 | |||
104 | Argentina | 36.2 | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 35.98 | 2008 | |||
105 | Albania | 35.9 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 35.73 | 2008 | |||
106 | Cyprus | 35.7 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 35.57 | 2008 | |||
107 | Sri Lanka | 35.5 | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 35.37 | 2008 | |||
=108 | Latvia | 35.1 | 2008 | ||
=108 | Portugal | 35.1 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Morocco | 34.7 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Mongolia | 34.7 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Belarus | 34.7 | 2008 | ||
113 | Mali | 34.5 | 2008 | ||
114 | Ukraine | 34.3 | 2008 | ||
115 | Turkmenistan | 33.7 | 2008 | ||
116 | Dominican Republic | 33.5 | 2008 | ||
117 | Cameroon | 33.4 | 2008 | ||
118 | Gabon | 33.1 | 2008 | ||
119 | Russia | 32.7 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 32.51 | 2008 | |||
=120 | Syria | 32.3 | 2008 | ||
=120 | Slovenia | 32.3 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 31.91 | 2008 | |||
122 | Cuba | 31.9 | 2008 | ||
123 | Turkey | 30.7 | 2008 | ||
124 | Algeria | 30.6 | 2008 | ||
125 | Bahrain | 30.3 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 30.23 | 2008 | |||
=126 | Slovakia | 30.2 | 2008 | ||
=126 | Kuwait | 30.2 | 2008 | ||
128 | Oman | 29.4 | 2008 | ||
=129 | France | 29.3 | 2008 | ||
=129 | Estonia | 29.3 | 2008 | ||
131 | Jamaica | 29.1 | 2008 | ||
132 | Czech Republic | 28.8 | 2008 | ||
=133 | Lebanon | 28.7 | 2008 | ||
=133 | Croatia | 28.7 | 2008 | ||
135 | Puerto Rico | 28.5 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 27.99 | 2008 | |||
136 | Greece | 27.6 | 2008 | ||
137 | Libya | 27.4 | 2008 | ||
138 | Belgium | 27.2 | 2008 | ||
=139 | Israel | 27.1 | 2008 | ||
=139 | Botswana | 27.1 | 2008 | ||
141 | Poland | 26.8 | 2008 | ||
142 | Bulgaria | 26.5 | 2008 | ||
143 | Netherlands Antilles | 26.2 | 2008 | ||
144 | Swaziland | 25.5 | 2008 | ||
145 | Armenia | 25.4 | 2008 | ||
=146 | Italy | 24.7 | 2008 | ||
=146 | Saudi Arabia | 24.7 | 2008 | ||
148 | Nigeria | 24.2 | 2008 | ||
149 | Romania | 24 | 2008 | ||
150 | Chile | 23.7 | 2008 | ||
151 | Sudan | 23.4 | 2008 | ||
=152 | Mauritania | 23.2 | 2008 | ||
=152 | Iraq | 23.2 | 2008 | ||
154 | Luxembourg | 22.7 | 2008 | ||
155 | Tunisia | 22.3 | 2008 | ||
156 | Georgia | 22 | 2008 | ||
157 | Suriname | 21.7 | 2008 | ||
158 | Serbia and Montenegro | 21.07 | 2008 | ||
159 | Hungary | 20.4 | 2008 | ||
160 | Jordan | 19.8 | 2008 | ||
161 | Lithuania | 18 | 2008 | ||
162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.6 | 2008 | ||
163 | Moldova | 16.9 | 2008 | ||
164 | South Africa | 14.6 | 2008 | ||
165 | Namibia | 13.6 | 2008 |