ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — 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 — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 84.51 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the); the lowest is 7.56 % in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.39 %, and the mean is 37.76 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 73.5%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 54.3%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 84.51 % | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 76.49 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 76.32 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.16 % | 2019 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 42.84 % | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 70.99 % | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 39 % | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 21.44 % | 2019 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 67.21 % | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 36.63 % | 2013 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 64.34 % | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 6 | New Zealand | 61.65 % | 2020 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 58.79 % | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 8 | Ecuador | 58.47 % | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 55.64 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 55.38 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 55.28 % | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 12 | Guatemala | 54.1 % | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 53.31 % | 2019 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 53.06 % | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 51.15 % | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 49.77 % | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 46.79 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 18 | Panama | 46.55 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Mali | 46.48 % | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 20 | Belize | 46.37 % | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 45.79 % | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 45.66 % | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Zambia | 45.6 % | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 44.49 % | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 44.37 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 44.2 % | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 43.65 % | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 43.3 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 29 | Malaysia | 41.92 % | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 41.13 % | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 40.45 % | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 39.47 % | 2024 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 33 | Thailand | 39.45 % | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 38.39 % | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 35 | France | 37.43 % | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 36 | Mongolia | 35.85 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 37 | Georgia | 35.09 % | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 34.39 % | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 33.77 % | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 33.61 % | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 31.8 % | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 31.44 % | 2024 | up 56.7% | falling |
| 43 | Philippines | 30.71 % | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 30.36 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Spain | 29.86 % | 2024 | up 71.0% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 29.78 % | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 29.29 % | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 29.04 % | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 49 | Hungary | 28.79 % | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 28.67 % | 2021 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 51 | India | 28.33 % | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium | 27.89 % | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.84 % | 2018 | — | falling |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 27.83 % | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 27.78 % | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 27.36 % | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 27.04 % | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 58 | Brunei Darussalam | 26.92 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 59 | Egypt | 26.67 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 60 | Serbia | 26.63 % | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 26.12 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 62 | Czechia | 25.93 % | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 63 | Latvia | 25.36 % | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 64 | Chile | 25.2 % | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 65 | Republic of Korea | 25.07 % | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 66 | Senegal | 24.76 % | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 67 | Slovakia | 24.21 % | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 68 | Bhutan | 24.03 % | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 69 | Armenia | 24.02 % | 2017 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 70 | Romania | 23.97 % | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 71 | Italy | 22.52 % | 2024 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.98 % | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 21.79 % | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 20.86 % | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 75 | Namibia | 18.59 % | 2018 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 18.24 % | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 77 | Tunisia | 17.49 % | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 78 | Jordan | 12.8 % | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 79 | South Africa | 7.56 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | 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 53.47 %
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.