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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 | Mozambique | 75.4 | 2008 | ||
2 | Burundi | 74.3 | 2008 | ||
3 | Uganda | 72.2 | 2008 | ||
4 | Guinea | 70.9 | 2008 | ||
5 | Laos | 70.8 | 2008 | ||
6 | Burkina Faso | 70.6 | 2008 | ||
7 | Tanzania | 69.7 | 2008 | ||
8 | Madagascar | 69.4 | 2008 | ||
9 | Iceland | 68.5 | 2008 | ||
10 | Ethiopia | 68.1 | 2008 | ||
11 | Cambodia | 66.4 | 2008 | ||
12 | Rwanda | 66.2 | 2008 | ||
13 | Netherlands | 66.1 | 2008 | ||
14 | Australia | 63.5 | 2008 | ||
15 | Canada | 62.1 | 2008 | ||
16 | Switzerland | 62 | 2008 | ||
17 | Denmark | 60.8 | 2008 | ||
18 | China | 59.7 | 2008 | ||
19 | Norway | 57.4 | 2008 | ||
20 | Kenya | 55.4 | 2008 | ||
21 | United Kingdom | 55 | 2008 | ||
22 | Papua New Guinea | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
=23 | Chad | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
=23 | The Gambia | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
25 | New Zealand | 53.7 | 2008 | ||
26 | Paraguay | 52.6 | 2008 | ||
27 | East Timor | 52.4 | 2008 | ||
28 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.9 | 2008 | ||
29 | Malawi | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
30 | Central African Republic | 51.1 | 2008 | ||
31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51 | 2008 | ||
32 | Liberia | 50.9 | 2008 | ||
33 | Vietnam | 50.3 | 2008 | ||
34 | United States | 49.7 | 2008 | ||
35 | Benin | 48.5 | 2008 | ||
36 | Sierra Leone | 47.9 | 2008 | ||
37 | Austria | 47.7 | 2008 | ||
38 | Somalia | 47.1 | 2008 | ||
39 | Bangladesh | 46.5 | 2008 | ||
40 | Malta | 46.4 | 2008 | ||
41 | Sweden | 46.3 | 2008 | ||
42 | Nepal | 45.8 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 45.46 | 2008 | |||
43 | Solomon Islands | 45.3 | 2008 | ||
44 | Peru | 45.1 | 2008 | ||
45 | Finland | 45 | 2008 | ||
46 | Zimbabwe | 44.9 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 44.52 | 2008 | |||
=47 | Burma | 43.5 | 2008 | ||
=47 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.5 | 2008 | ||
=49 | Comoros | 43.4 | 2008 | ||
=49 | Eritrea | 43.4 | 2008 | ||
=49 | Senegal | 43.4 | 2008 | ||
52 | Brazil | 42.7 | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 42.36 | 2008 | |||
53 | Germany | 42.1 | 2008 | ||
54 | Ireland | 41.7 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 41.69 | 2008 | |||
55 | Ghana | 41.6 | 2008 | ||
56 | Togo | 41.4 | 2008 | ||
=57 | Japan | 41.2 | 2008 | ||
=57 | Bolivia | 41.2 | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 40.51 | 2008 | |||
59 | Zambia | 40.3 | 2008 | ||
60 | The Bahamas | 39.4 | 2008 | ||
61 | Kazakhstan | 38.9 | 2008 | ||
62 | Brunei | 38.5 | 2008 | ||
63 | Haiti | 38.4 | 2008 | ||
64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.1 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Barbados | 38 | 2008 | ||
=65 | Thailand | 38 | 2008 | ||
67 | Malaysia | 37.4 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 37.34 | 2008 | |||
68 | Colombia | 37.1 | 2008 | ||
69 | Singapore | 36.7 | 2008 | ||
70 | Azerbaijan | 36.5 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 36.02 | 2008 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 35.98 | 2008 | |||
71 | Congo, Republic of the | 35.6 | 2008 | ||
72 | Uzbekistan | 35.1 | 2008 | ||
73 | Maldives | 34.6 | 2008 | ||
74 | European Union | 34.44 | 2008 | ||
75 | Cyprus | 34.1 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 33.91 | 2008 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 33.61 | 2008 | |||
=76 | Niger | 33.5 | 2008 | ||
=76 | Tajikistan | 33.5 | 2008 | ||
=78 | Guatemala | 33.4 | 2008 | ||
=78 | Bhutan | 33.4 | 2008 | ||
80 | Mongolia | 33.3 | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 33.19 | 2008 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 33.16 | 2008 | |||
81 | Lesotho | 32.9 | 2008 | ||
82 | Belarus | 32.3 | 2008 | ||
83 | Albania | 32.2 | 2008 | ||
84 | Spain | 32.1 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 32.1 | 2008 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.61 | 2008 | |||
85 | Indonesia | 31.6 | 2008 | ||
86 | Costa Rica | 31.5 | 2008 | ||
87 | Uruguay | 31.4 | 2008 | ||
88 | Latvia | 30.9 | 2008 | ||
89 | Turkmenistan | 30.8 | 2008 | ||
=90 | Portugal | 30.5 | 2008 | ||
=90 | Philippines | 30.5 | 2008 | ||
=90 | Cape Verde | 30.5 | 2008 | ||
=90 | Ukraine | 30.5 | 2008 | ||
=90 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.5 | 2008 | ||
95 | Mauritius | 30.2 | 2008 | ||
=96 | Ecuador | 30.1 | 2008 | ||
=96 | Mexico | 30.1 | 2008 | ||
=96 | Gabon | 30.1 | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 30.01 | 2008 | |||
99 | Russia | 29.5 | 2008 | ||
100 | Belize | 29.1 | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 29.06 | 2008 | |||
101 | Israel | 29 | 2008 | ||
102 | Argentina | 28.7 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 28.66 | 2008 | |||
103 | Mali | 28.5 | 2008 | ||
104 | El Salvador | 28.1 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 28.08 | 2008 | |||
105 | Afghanistan | 27.4 | 2008 | ||
106 | Slovakia | 27.3 | 2008 | ||
107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.1 | 2008 | ||
108 | Slovenia | 27 | 2008 | ||
109 | Cameroon | 26.6 | 2008 | ||
110 | Fiji | 26.4 | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 26.32 | 2008 | |||
111 | Netherlands Antilles | 26.3 | 2008 | ||
=112 | France | 26.2 | 2008 | ||
=112 | Estonia | 26.2 | 2008 | ||
114 | Panama | 26.1 | 2008 | ||
115 | Croatia | 26 | 2008 | ||
=116 | Venezuela | 25.9 | 2008 | ||
=116 | Czech Republic | 25.9 | 2008 | ||
=116 | Nicaragua | 25.9 | 2008 | ||
119 | Botswana | 25.4 | 2008 | ||
120 | Cuba | 25 | 2008 | ||
121 | United Arab Emirates | 24.9 | 2008 | ||
122 | Belgium | 24.7 | 2008 | ||
123 | Swaziland | 24.6 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 24.51 | 2008 | |||
124 | Honduras | 24.2 | 2008 | ||
125 | Dominican Republic | 24.1 | 2008 | ||
=126 | Bulgaria | 23.5 | 2008 | ||
=126 | Poland | 23.5 | 2008 | ||
=128 | Puerto Rico | 23.4 | 2008 | ||
=128 | Kuwait | 23.4 | 2008 | ||
130 | Greece | 22.9 | 2008 | ||
131 | Sri Lanka | 22.8 | 2008 | ||
132 | Mauritania | 22.3 | 2008 | ||
133 | India | 21.4 | 2008 | ||
=134 | Romania | 21 | 2008 | ||
=134 | Jamaica | 21 | 2008 | ||
136 | Algeria | 20.8 | 2008 | ||
137 | Italy | 20.2 | 2008 | ||
138 | Turkey | 20 | 2008 | ||
139 | Luxembourg | 19.3 | 2008 | ||
140 | Armenia | 18.9 | 2008 | ||
141 | Guyana | 18.8 | 2008 | ||
=142 | Qatar | 18.5 | 2008 | ||
=142 | Morocco | 18.5 | 2008 | ||
=144 | Oman | 18.3 | 2008 | ||
=144 | Hungary | 18.3 | 2008 | ||
146 | Sudan | 18.2 | 2008 | ||
=147 | Chile | 17.8 | 2008 | ||
=147 | Lithuania | 17.8 | 2008 | ||
149 | Bahrain | 17.6 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 17.56 | 2008 | |||
150 | Nigeria | 17.1 | 2008 | ||
151 | Pakistan | 16.6 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 16.52 | 2008 | |||
152 | Moldova | 16 | 2008 | ||
153 | Tunisia | 15.4 | 2008 | ||
154 | Syria | 14.8 | 2008 | ||
155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.5 | 2008 | ||
156 | Georgia | 13.8 | 2008 | ||
157 | Libya | 13.1 | 2008 | ||
158 | South Africa | 12.7 | 2008 | ||
=159 | Namibia | 12.1 | 2008 | ||
=159 | Lebanon | 12.1 | 2008 | ||
161 | Suriname | 10.9 | 2008 | ||
162 | Saudi Arabia | 7.6 | 2008 | ||
163 | Jordan | 7.1 | 2008 | ||
164 | Iraq | 6.7 | 2008 |