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Labor > Employment rate > Young adults: Countries Compared

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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 UgandaUganda 75.4 2008
2 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 74.2 2008
3 EthiopiaEthiopia 73.5 2008
4 BurundiBurundi 73.2 2008
5 GuineaGuinea 72.8 2008
6 MadagascarMadagascar 70.7 2008
7 TanzaniaTanzania 70 2008
8 CambodiaCambodia 68.2 2008
9 IcelandIceland 67.1 2008
10 NetherlandsNetherlands 66.8 2008
11 MozambiqueMozambique 65.7 2008
=12 AustraliaAustralia 64.1 2008
=12 RwandaRwanda 64.1 2008
14 LaosLaos 63.6 2008
=15 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 63.1 2008
=15 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 63.1 2008
17 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 61.9 2008
18 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 61.5 2008
19 DenmarkDenmark 61 2008
20 CanadaCanada 60.6 2008
21 BeninBenin 58.9 2008
22 KenyaKenya 58.7 2008
=23 East TimorEast Timor 58.1 2008
=23 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 58.1 2008
25 SomaliaSomalia 57.9 2008
26 ParaguayParaguay 57.7 2008
27 LiberiaLiberia 56.7 2008
28 New ZealandNew Zealand 56.3 2008
29 BangladeshBangladesh 56 2008
30 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 55.8 2008
31 NorwayNorway 55.7 2008
=32 SenegalSenegal 54.5 2008
=32 The GambiaThe Gambia 54.5 2008
=32 ChinaChina 54.5 2008
35 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 54.2 2008
36 EritreaEritrea 53.6 2008
37 BurmaBurma 53.4 2008
38 AustriaAustria 52.8 2008
39 TogoTogo 52.7 2008
40 BrazilBrazil 52.6 2008
41 PeruPeru 52.5 2008
=42 GuatemalaGuatemala 51.6 2008
=42 NigerNiger 51.6 2008
44 VietnamVietnam 51.1 2008
=45 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 50.7 2008
=45 United StatesUnited States 50.7 2008
47 ChadChad 50.2 2008
48 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.6 2008
49 BoliviaBolivia 49.4 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 49.36 2008
50 MalawiMalawi 49 2008
51 ComorosComoros 48.5 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 48.23 2008
52 NicaraguaNicaragua 48 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 47.66 2008
=53 QatarQatar 47.2 2008
=53 MaltaMalta 47.2 2008
55 HaitiHaiti 47 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 46.91 2008
56 AfghanistanAfghanistan 46.9 2008
57 ZambiaZambia 46.4 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 46.34 2008
58 NepalNepal 45.9 2008
59 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 45.7 2008
=60 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 45.6 2008
=60 ThailandThailand 45.6 2008
=60 United Arab EmiratesUAE 45.6 2008
63 BhutanBhutan 45.5 2008
64 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 45.3 2008
65 SwedenSweden 45.2 2008
66 MalaysiaMalaysia 44.5 2008
67 IrelandIreland 44.4 2008
68 GermanyGermany 44.3 2008
69 BarbadosBarbados 43.8 2008
70 PakistanPakistan 43.7 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 43.69 2008
71 FinlandFinland 43.6 2008
72 Costa RicaCosta Rica 43.1 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 43.01 2008
73 ColombiaColombia 42.9 2008
74 HondurasHonduras 42.8 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 42.59 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 42.45 2008
75 MaldivesMaldives 42.4 2008
76 BruneiBrunei 42.3 2008
77 The BahamasThe Bahamas 42.2 2008
78 KazakhstanKazakhstan 42.1 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 42.09 2008
79 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 42 2008
80 BelizeBelize 41.8 2008
81 MexicoMexico 41.6 2008
82 IndonesiaIndonesia 40.8 2008
=83 LesothoLesotho 40.4 2008
=83 JapanJapan 40.4 2008
85 GhanaGhana 39.9 2008
=86 EcuadorEcuador 39.7 2008
=86 FijiFiji 39.7 2008
88 IndiaIndia 39.6 2008
=89 PanamaPanama 39.5 2008
=89 VenezuelaVenezuela 39.5 2008
=89 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 39.5 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 39.32 2008
92 PhilippinesPhilippines 39.2 2008
93 UzbekistanUzbekistan 38.9 2008
94 El SalvadorEl Salvador 38.8 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 38.63 2008
=95 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 38.6 2008
=95 UruguayUruguay 38.6 2008
97 Cape VerdeCape Verde 38.1 2008
98 SingaporeSingapore 37.6 2008
99 TajikistanTajikistan 37.5 2008
100 MauritiusMauritius 37.3 2008
101 European UnionEuropean Union 37.17 2008
102 GuyanaGuyana 37 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 36.95 2008
103 SpainSpain 36.8 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 36.35 2008
104 ArgentinaArgentina 36.2 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 35.98 2008
105 AlbaniaAlbania 35.9 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 35.73 2008
106 CyprusCyprus 35.7 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 35.57 2008
107 Sri LankaSri Lanka 35.5 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 35.37 2008
=108 LatviaLatvia 35.1 2008
=108 PortugalPortugal 35.1 2008
=110 MoroccoMorocco 34.7 2008
=110 MongoliaMongolia 34.7 2008
=110 BelarusBelarus 34.7 2008
113 MaliMali 34.5 2008
114 UkraineUkraine 34.3 2008
115 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 33.7 2008
116 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 33.5 2008
117 CameroonCameroon 33.4 2008
118 GabonGabon 33.1 2008
119 RussiaRussia 32.7 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 32.51 2008
=120 SyriaSyria 32.3 2008
=120 SloveniaSlovenia 32.3 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 31.91 2008
122 CubaCuba 31.9 2008
123 TurkeyTurkey 30.7 2008
124 AlgeriaAlgeria 30.6 2008
125 BahrainBahrain 30.3 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 30.23 2008
=126 SlovakiaSlovakia 30.2 2008
=126 KuwaitKuwait 30.2 2008
128 OmanOman 29.4 2008
=129 FranceFrance 29.3 2008
=129 EstoniaEstonia 29.3 2008
131 JamaicaJamaica 29.1 2008
132 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 28.8 2008
=133 LebanonLebanon 28.7 2008
=133 CroatiaCroatia 28.7 2008
135 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 28.5 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 27.99 2008
136 GreeceGreece 27.6 2008
137 LibyaLibya 27.4 2008
138 BelgiumBelgium 27.2 2008
=139 IsraelIsrael 27.1 2008
=139 BotswanaBotswana 27.1 2008
141 PolandPoland 26.8 2008
142 BulgariaBulgaria 26.5 2008
143 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 26.2 2008
144 SwazilandSwaziland 25.5 2008
145 ArmeniaArmenia 25.4 2008
=146 ItalyItaly 24.7 2008
=146 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 24.7 2008
148 NigeriaNigeria 24.2 2008
149 RomaniaRomania 24 2008
150 ChileChile 23.7 2008
151 SudanSudan 23.4 2008
=152 MauritaniaMauritania 23.2 2008
=152 IraqIraq 23.2 2008
154 LuxembourgLuxembourg 22.7 2008
155 TunisiaTunisia 22.3 2008
156 GeorgiaGeorgia 22 2008
157 SurinameSuriname 21.7 2008
158 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 21.07 2008
159 HungaryHungary 20.4 2008
160 JordanJordan 19.8 2008
161 LithuaniaLithuania 18 2008
162 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 17.6 2008
163 MoldovaMoldova 16.9 2008
164 South AfricaSouth Africa 14.6 2008
165 NamibiaNamibia 13.6 2008

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