ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 84.62 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the); the lowest is 3.8 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.59 %, and the mean is 31.61 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 109.3%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 59.7%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 84.62 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 70.06 % | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 71.03 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.86 % | 2019 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 39.62 % | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 70.17 % | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 39.6 % | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 13.45 % | 2019 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 67.48 % | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 26.08 % | 2013 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 66.06 % | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 58.75 % | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 57.62 % | 2020 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 57.3 % | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 9 | Angola | 53.83 % | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 53.75 % | 2020 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 52.28 % | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 50.91 % | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 50.26 % | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 48.53 % | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 46.76 % | 2025 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 45.78 % | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 43.13 % | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 43.05 % | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 19 | Israel | 42.39 % | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 41.31 % | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 21 | Mali | 38.27 % | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 22 | Guatemala | 37.86 % | 2024 | up 43.0% | flat |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 35.18 % | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 34.75 % | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 25 | France | 33.69 % | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 32.66 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Malaysia | 31.99 % | 2022 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 31.98 % | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 31.87 % | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 31.43 % | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 31 | Belarus | 31.38 % | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 31.06 % | 2024 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 33 | Belize | 30.9 % | 2019 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 30.57 % | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 28.5 % | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 28.17 % | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 37 | Jamaica | 28.05 % | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 27.68 % | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 27.59 % | 2024 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 40 | Pakistan | 26.33 % | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 25.61 % | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 24.3 % | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 24.18 % | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 24.12 % | 2021 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 24.05 % | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 23.96 % | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 23.85 % | 2024 | up 64.4% | falling |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 23.68 % | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 23.55 % | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 22.95 % | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 51 | Belgium | 22.6 % | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 22.08 % | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 21.78 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 21.55 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 55 | Bhutan | 21.48 % | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 56 | Georgia | 21.28 % | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 57 | Brunei Darussalam | 21 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 58 | Serbia | 20.86 % | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 20.79 % | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 20.67 % | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 61 | Chile | 20.21 % | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.92 % | 2018 | — | falling |
| 63 | Slovakia | 19.7 % | 2023 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 64 | Greece | 19.04 % | 2024 | up 77.8% | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 16.96 % | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 16.6 % | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 67 | Italy | 15.93 % | 2024 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 68 | Armenia | 15.89 % | 2017 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 69 | Namibia | 15.72 % | 2018 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 70 | India | 14.84 % | 2024 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 14.76 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 72 | Senegal | 14.72 % | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.73 % | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 11.64 % | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 11.59 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 76 | Egypt | 10.52 % | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 77 | Palestine, State of | 8.05 % | 2022 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 78 | South Africa | 5.53 % | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 3.8 % | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 52.67 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.