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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 | Laos | 77.7 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Qatar | 76.9 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 75.9 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Cambodia | 74.6 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Burma | 74.4 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Kenya | 73 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Paraguay | 72.8 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Central African Republic | 72.6 | 2008 | ||
| =18 | Malawi | 72.1 | 2008 | ||
| =18 | The Gambia | 72.1 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Benin | 71.6 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Thailand | 71.5 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Iceland | 71.2 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | China | 71 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Bolivia | 70.7 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 70.2 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Chad | 69.7 | 2008 | ||
| =27 | Vietnam | 69.4 | 2008 | ||
| =27 | Comoros | 69.4 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Peru | 68.8 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Bangladesh | 67.9 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.9 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | East Timor | 66.8 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.7 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Somalia | 66.5 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Senegal | 66 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Liberia | 65.9 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Eritrea | 65.6 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | The Bahamas | 65.4 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Kuwait | 65.3 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Ghana | 65.2 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 64.9 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 64.8 | 2008 | |||
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 64.8 | 2008 | ||
| =43 | Congo, Republic of the | 64.6 | 2008 | ||
| =43 | Togo | 64.6 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Solomon Islands | 64.5 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Barbados | 64.4 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Brazil | 63.9 | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 63.5 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Brunei | 63.3 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | New Zealand | 62.7 | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 62.7 | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.6 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Guatemala | 62.4 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Norway | 62.3 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Colombia | 62 | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Indonesia | 61.8 | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Singapore | 61.6 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Nepal | 61.5 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Venezuela | 61.3 | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Canada | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Switzerland | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
| =59 | Zambia | 61.2 | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 61.13 | 2008 | |||
| 62 | Bhutan | 61.1 | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Bahrain | 61 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.7 | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 60.51 | 2008 | |||
| =65 | Malaysia | 60.5 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Ecuador | 60.5 | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.4 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Denmark | 60.3 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Philippines | 60.1 | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 60 | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Niger | 59.8 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 59.66 | 2008 | |||
| 72 | Australia | 59.4 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Netherlands | 59.3 | 2008 | ||
| 74 | United States | 59.2 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Cameroon | 59.1 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Panama | 58.7 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Turkmenistan | 58.3 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Nicaragua | 58.3 | 2008 | ||
| =77 | Kyrgyzstan | 58.3 | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 58.29 | 2008 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 58.26 | 2008 | |||
| 80 | Gabon | 58.2 | 2008 | ||
| =81 | Ireland | 57.8 | 2008 | ||
| =81 | Guyana | 57.8 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Sweden | 57.6 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 57.59 | 2008 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 57.52 | 2008 | |||
| =84 | Uzbekistan | 57.5 | 2008 | ||
| =84 | Cyprus | 57.5 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 57.47 | 2008 | |||
| 86 | Maldives | 57.3 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Costa Rica | 57.2 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Mexico | 57.1 | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Belize | 56.9 | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Russia | 56.7 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Argentina | 56.5 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Uruguay | 56.4 | 2008 | ||
| =93 | Fiji | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
| =93 | United Kingdom | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
| =93 | Honduras | 56.3 | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Jamaica | 56.2 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Portugal | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Cape Verde | 55.7 | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 55.68 | 2008 | |||
| 99 | India | 55.6 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Tajikistan | 55.4 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Haiti | 55.4 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Afghanistan | 55.2 | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 55.02 | 2008 | |||
| 103 | Latvia | 55 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 54.97 | 2008 | |||
| =104 | Finland | 54.7 | 2008 | ||
| =104 | Sri Lanka | 54.7 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Estonia | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Austria | 54.5 | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 54.42 | 2008 | |||
| 108 | Cuba | 54.4 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | El Salvador | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Georgia | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Czech Republic | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Japan | 54.2 | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 54.15 | 2008 | |||
| =113 | Slovenia | 54.1 | 2008 | ||
| =113 | Lesotho | 54.1 | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Mauritius | 53.8 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Ukraine | 53.5 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.44 | 2008 | |||
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 53.3 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Slovakia | 52.6 | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Belarus | 52.3 | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 52.17 | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 52.16 | 2008 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 52.1 | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 52.08 | 2008 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 51.81 | 2008 | |||
| 120 | Nigeria | 51.8 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Germany | 51.7 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Netherlands Antilles | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Mongolia | 51.6 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Pakistan | 51.5 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Oman | 51.4 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Luxembourg | 51.2 | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 50.9 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | European Union | 50.43 | 2008 | ||
| =129 | Swaziland | 50.4 | 2008 | ||
| =129 | Israel | 50.4 | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Lithuania | 50.2 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Chile | 49.6 | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 49.51 | 2008 | |||
| 133 | Algeria | 49.4 | 2008 | ||
| =134 | Libya | 48.6 | 2008 | ||
| =134 | Spain | 48.6 | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Greece | 48.4 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Poland | 48.2 | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Romania | 48.1 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | France | 47.9 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Sudan | 47.3 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Mauritania | 47.2 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Mali | 47 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Suriname | 46.5 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Belgium | 46.5 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Bulgaria | 46.3 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Albania | 46.2 | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Morocco | 46.1 | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Botswana | 46 | 2008 | ||
| =149 | Lebanon | 45.9 | 2008 | ||
| =149 | Croatia | 45.9 | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Malta | 45.2 | 2008 | ||
| =152 | Hungary | 44.8 | 2008 | ||
| =152 | Syria | 44.8 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Moldova | 44.7 | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Serbia and Montenegro | 44.43 | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Italy | 43.6 | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Namibia | 42.9 | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Turkey | 42.3 | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.5 | 2008 | ||
| 160 | South Africa | 41.1 | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Tunisia | 41 | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Puerto Rico | 40.6 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Armenia | 38.1 | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Jordan | 37.9 | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Iraq | 37.1 | 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.