ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 93.06 % in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 1.82 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.24 %, and the mean is 53.92 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 243.4%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 39.2%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 93.06 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 88.21 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 90.34 % | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 84.06 % | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.61 % | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 3 | Estonia | 76.69 % | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 74.81 % | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 31.98 % | 2019 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 4 | New Zealand | 76.48 % | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 35.52 % | 2013 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 76.23 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 76.01 % | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 75.28 % | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 73.75 % | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Switzerland | 73.53 % | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 73.47 % | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 73.41 % | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 73.16 % | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 72.57 % | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 72.3 % | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 70.71 % | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 70.26 % | 2024 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 69.35 % | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 68.2 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 66.97 % | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 66.97 % | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 65.64 % | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 65.28 % | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 64.96 % | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 24 | Namibia | 64.13 % | 2018 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 63.93 % | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 26 | Jamaica | 63.89 % | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 62.88 % | 2021 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62.82 % | 2019 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 62.78 % | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 62.68 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 31 | France | 62.24 % | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 61.7 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 61.16 % | 2024 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia | 59.91 % | 2024 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 59.01 % | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 58.52 % | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 37 | Slovakia | 58.26 % | 2023 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 57.9 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 56.62 % | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 56.24 % | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 54.16 % | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 54.08 % | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 53.7 % | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.3 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 51.98 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Greece | 51.03 % | 2024 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 50.64 % | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 50.42 % | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 49 | Mali | 50.25 % | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 50.07 % | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 49.17 % | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 52 | Slovenia | 46.74 % | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 46 % | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 45.74 % | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 55 | Belize | 45.37 % | 2019 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 44.93 % | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 44.12 % | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 43.91 % | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 59 | India | 42.99 % | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 39.45 % | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 39.12 % | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.52 % | 2024 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 36.5 % | 2024 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 35.89 % | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 35.81 % | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 66 | Romania | 34.52 % | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 67 | Mexico | 33.88 % | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 33.4 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 32.67 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.1 % | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 28.4 % | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 72 | Malaysia | 27.74 % | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 73 | South Africa | 26.17 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 74 | Pakistan | 25.75 % | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 23.95 % | 2024 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 21.7 % | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 11 % | 2023 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 78 | Palestine, State of | 9.83 % | 2022 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 1.82 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | 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 55.51 %
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.