ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 91.77 % in Mongolia; the lowest is 18.35 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.82 %, and the mean is 68.29 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 78.2%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 29.9%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 91.77 % | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 90.77 % | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 91.56 % | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 89.23 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.43 % | 2019 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 3 | Slovenia | 89.07 % | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 88.51 % | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 49.34 % | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 4 | Austria | 89.04 % | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 45.97 % | 2013 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 87.53 % | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 87.01 % | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | France | 86.32 % | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 86.17 % | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 85.72 % | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 85.09 % | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 85.01 % | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 84.98 % | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 84.67 % | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 84.43 % | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 15 | Angola | 83.79 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 83.75 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 83.03 % | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 82.61 % | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 19 | Israel | 81.25 % | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 81.09 % | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 80.33 % | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 80.3 % | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 80.13 % | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 80.04 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 80 % | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 79.97 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 79.63 % | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 79.46 % | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 29 | Ireland | 79.12 % | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 79.02 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 79.01 % | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 78.92 % | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 78.07 % | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 78.01 % | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Cyprus | 77.37 % | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Georgia | 77 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 76.97 % | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 76.73 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 75.68 % | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 73.82 % | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 41 | Republic of Korea | 73.27 % | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 42 | Jamaica | 72.8 % | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 71.64 % | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 69.95 % | 2024 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 69.57 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 69.44 % | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 66.89 % | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 64.51 % | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 49 | Armenia | 63.39 % | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 50 | Indonesia | 63.3 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Ukraine | 63.21 % | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 60.98 % | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 52 | Rwanda | 60.98 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 60.61 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 60.23 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 56 | Panama | 59.69 % | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 58.78 % | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 58.77 % | 2018 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 58.35 % | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 57.12 % | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 61 | Mali | 56.97 % | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 55.06 % | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 63 | Belize | 54.84 % | 2019 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.83 % | 2024 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 65 | Malaysia | 51.01 % | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 49.81 % | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Guatemala | 49.6 % | 2024 | up 37.6% | flat |
| 68 | India | 49 % | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 45.95 % | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 45 % | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 44.85 % | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 42.25 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 73 | Pakistan | 41.94 % | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 74 | South Africa | 37.77 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 75 | Senegal | 34.91 % | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 76 | Egypt | 29.25 % | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 77 | Tunisia | 22.98 % | 2023 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 78 | Palestine, State of | 20.96 % | 2022 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 79 | Jordan | 18.35 % | 2023 | down 4.9% | 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 72.88 %
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.