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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 84.2 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Madagascar | 83.3 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Uganda | 83 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 81.9 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Guinea | 81.2 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Ethiopia | 80.6 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Rwanda | 80.3 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Tanzania | 78 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Mozambique | 77.9 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Kenya | 73 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Central African Republic | 72.6 | 2008 | ||
| =12 | Malawi | 72.1 | 2008 | ||
| =12 | The Gambia | 72.1 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Benin | 71.6 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Chad | 69.7 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Comoros | 69.4 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.9 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.7 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Somalia | 66.5 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Senegal | 66 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Liberia | 65.9 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Eritrea | 65.6 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Ghana | 65.2 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 64.9 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 64.8 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Togo | 64.6 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.6 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Zambia | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.4 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Niger | 59.8 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Cameroon | 59.1 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Gabon | 58.2 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Cape Verde | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Lesotho | 54.1 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Mauritius | 53.8 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Nigeria | 51.8 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Swaziland | 50.4 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Sudan | 47.3 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Mauritania | 47.2 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Mali | 47 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Botswana | 46 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Namibia | 42.9 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | South Africa | 41.1 | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Employment rate > Adults
- Madagascar ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Burkina Faso ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Denmark ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst European Union in 2008.
- Burundi ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Iceland ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Europe in 2008.
- Thailand ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Uganda ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Iraq has ranked last for employment rate > adults since 2003.
- China ranked second for employment rate > adults amongst Cold countries in 2008.
- Netherlands ranked first for employment rate > adults amongst Eurozone in 2008.
