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Labor > Employment rate > Young men: 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 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 79.6 2008
2 EthiopiaEthiopia 78.9 2008
3 UgandaUganda 78.6 2008
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 77.7 2008
5 GuineaGuinea 74.7 2008
6 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 74.3 2008
7 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 72.8 2008
8 BurundiBurundi 72.2 2008
9 MadagascarMadagascar 72 2008
10 NigerNiger 71.3 2008
=11 GuatemalaGuatemala 70.3 2008
=11 TanzaniaTanzania 70.3 2008
13 NicaraguaNicaragua 70.2 2008
14 CambodiaCambodia 69.9 2008
15 PakistanPakistan 69.2 2008
16 BeninBenin 68.9 2008
17 SomaliaSomalia 68.6 2008
18 NetherlandsNetherlands 67.5 2008
19 IcelandIceland 65.8 2008
20 SenegalSenegal 65.5 2008
21 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 65.3 2008
22 BangladeshBangladesh 65.1 2008
23 AfghanistanAfghanistan 64.9 2008
24 AustraliaAustralia 64.6 2008
25 TogoTogo 64.2 2008
=26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 64 2008
=26 EritreaEritrea 64 2008
28 East TimorEast Timor 63.5 2008
=29 BurmaBurma 63.4 2008
=29 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 63.4 2008
31 ParaguayParaguay 62.7 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 62.48 2008
32 LiberiaLiberia 62.4 2008
33 BrazilBrazil 62.3 2008
34 RwandaRwanda 62.1 2008
35 KenyaKenya 61.9 2008
36 HondurasHonduras 61.3 2008
=37 DenmarkDenmark 61.2 2008
=37 United Arab EmiratesUAE 61.2 2008
39 PeruPeru 59.7 2008
40 CanadaCanada 59.1 2008
41 New ZealandNew Zealand 58.7 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 57.72 2008
42 AustriaAustria 57.7 2008
43 BoliviaBolivia 57.5 2008
44 BhutanBhutan 56.8 2008
45 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 56.6 2008
46 LaosLaos 56.5 2008
47 IndiaIndia 56.4 2008
48 MozambiqueMozambique 55.9 2008
49 QatarQatar 55.8 2008
=50 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 55.7 2008
=50 HaitiHaiti 55.7 2008
52 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 55.6 2008
53 GuyanaGuyana 55.1 2008
54 The GambiaThe Gambia 54.8 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 54.73 2008
55 ZimbabweZimbabwe 54.5 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 54.23 2008
56 BelizeBelize 54.2 2008
=57 Costa RicaCosta Rica 54.1 2008
=57 NorwayNorway 54.1 2008
59 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 54 2008
60 ComorosComoros 53.5 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 53.45 2008
61 MexicoMexico 53.4 2008
62 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 53.2 2008
63 ThailandThailand 53 2008
64 VenezuelaVenezuela 52.7 2008
65 ZambiaZambia 52.5 2008
66 PanamaPanama 52.4 2008
67 FijiFiji 52.1 2008
68 VietnamVietnam 51.8 2008
69 United StatesUnited States 51.7 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 51.55 2008
70 MalaysiaMalaysia 51.3 2008
71 MoroccoMorocco 51 2008
72 El SalvadorEl Salvador 50.1 2008
=73 MaldivesMaldives 49.9 2008
=73 ChinaChina 49.9 2008
75 IndonesiaIndonesia 49.7 2008
76 BarbadosBarbados 49.5 2008
77 SyriaSyria 49.2 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 49.19 2008
78 EcuadorEcuador 49.1 2008
79 ColombiaColombia 48.4 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 48.31 2008
80 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 48.3 2008
81 LesothoLesotho 48.1 2008
82 MaltaMalta 47.9 2008
83 Sri LankaSri Lanka 47.8 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 47.72 2008
84 PhilippinesPhilippines 47.6 2008
85 IrelandIreland 47.1 2008
=86 MalawiMalawi 46.3 2008
=86 GermanyGermany 46.3 2008
88 ChadChad 46.1 2008
89 NepalNepal 46 2008
=90 Cape VerdeCape Verde 45.9 2008
=90 BruneiBrunei 45.9 2008
92 UruguayUruguay 45.7 2008
93 KazakhstanKazakhstan 45.3 2008
94 The BahamasThe Bahamas 45 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 44.94 2008
95 LebanonLebanon 44.9 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 44.31 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 44.26 2008
96 MauritiusMauritius 44.2 2008
97 SwedenSweden 44.1 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 44.02 2008
98 ArgentinaArgentina 43.4 2008
99 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 42.9 2008
100 UzbekistanUzbekistan 42.5 2008
101 FinlandFinland 42.3 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 42.24 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 41.75 2008
102 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 41.5 2008
103 TajikistanTajikistan 41.4 2008
=104 BahrainBahrain 41.3 2008
=104 SpainSpain 41.3 2008
106 LibyaLibya 41.2 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 41.18 2008
107 TurkeyTurkey 41 2008
108 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 40.6 2008
109 MaliMali 40.5 2008
110 CameroonCameroon 40.1 2008
111 AlgeriaAlgeria 39.9 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 39.88 2008
112 European UnionEuropean Union 39.77 2008
113 JapanJapan 39.7 2008
114 PortugalPortugal 39.6 2008
115 AlbaniaAlbania 39.5 2008
116 OmanOman 39.3 2008
117 LatviaLatvia 39.2 2008
118 IraqIraq 39 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 38.98 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 38.67 2008
=119 GhanaGhana 38.4 2008
=119 CubaCuba 38.4 2008
=119 SingaporeSingapore 38.4 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 38.19 2008
122 UkraineUkraine 37.9 2008
123 SloveniaSlovenia 37.4 2008
124 CyprusCyprus 37.2 2008
125 JamaicaJamaica 37.1 2008
126 BelarusBelarus 37 2008
127 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 36.5 2008
=128 GabonGabon 36.1 2008
=128 MongoliaMongolia 36.1 2008
=130 RussiaRussia 35.9 2008
=130 KuwaitKuwait 35.9 2008
132 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 35.7 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 35.67 2008
133 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 33.5 2008
134 SlovakiaSlovakia 33.1 2008
135 EstoniaEstonia 32.3 2008
=136 FranceFrance 32.2 2008
=136 SurinameSuriname 32.2 2008
=138 JordanJordan 31.9 2008
=138 GreeceGreece 31.9 2008
=138 ArmeniaArmenia 31.9 2008
141 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 31.5 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 31.36 2008
142 CroatiaCroatia 31.3 2008
143 NigeriaNigeria 31.1 2008
144 GeorgiaGeorgia 30.1 2008
145 PolandPoland 30 2008
146 BelgiumBelgium 29.7 2008
147 ChileChile 29.5 2008
148 BulgariaBulgaria 29.3 2008
149 ItalyItaly 29 2008
150 TunisiaTunisia 28.9 2008
151 BotswanaBotswana 28.8 2008
152 SudanSudan 28.5 2008
153 RomaniaRomania 26.9 2008
154 SwazilandSwaziland 26.4 2008
=155 LuxembourgLuxembourg 26.1 2008
=155 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 26.1 2008
157 IsraelIsrael 25.2 2008
158 MauritaniaMauritania 24.1 2008
159 HungaryHungary 22.3 2008
160 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 20.7 2008
161 LithuaniaLithuania 18.3 2008
162 MoldovaMoldova 17.8 2008
163 South AfricaSouth Africa 16.5 2008
164 NamibiaNamibia 15 2008

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Labor > Employment rate > Young men: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment rate > Young men

  • Netherlands ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Burkina Faso ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Pakistan ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Uganda ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Ethiopia ranked second for employment rate > young men amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Iceland ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • Denmark ranked second for employment rate > young men amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Canada ranked first for employment rate > young men amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
  • Australia ranked third for employment rate > young men amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
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