ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — 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 — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 93.26 % in Bolivia (Plurinational State of); the lowest is 11.93 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 64.65 %, and the mean is 64.08 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 87.8%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 31.8%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 93.26 % | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 89.69 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.07 % | 2019 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 91.75 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 84.02 % | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Angola | 83.04 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 80.43 % | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 42.33 % | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 4 | New Zealand | 81.26 % | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 48.93 % | 2013 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 80.19 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Ecuador | 79.77 % | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 79.31 % | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 79.15 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 78.92 % | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 78.64 % | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 77.79 % | 2017 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 77.56 % | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 76.62 % | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 14 | Germany | 76.26 % | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 15 | Jamaica | 75.68 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 75.61 % | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 17 | Bhutan | 75.1 % | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 74.61 % | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 73.71 % | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 73.05 % | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 72.91 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 72.78 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 72.72 % | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 72.32 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 25 | Mali | 71.46 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 71.02 % | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 70.6 % | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.58 % | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 68.52 % | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 68.48 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 68.26 % | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 68.08 % | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 66.24 % | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 65.94 % | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 65.8 % | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 36 | Belize | 65.66 % | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 65.66 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 65.45 % | 2021 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 39 | Namibia | 64.65 % | 2018 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 64.44 % | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 64.39 % | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 64.12 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 43 | France | 63.91 % | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 44 | India | 63.39 % | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 63.39 % | 2024 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 62.81 % | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 61.96 % | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 61.61 % | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 49 | Belarus | 60.82 % | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 60.29 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 60.01 % | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 59.54 % | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 53 | Guatemala | 59.28 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 54 | Canada | 59.26 % | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 59.22 % | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 58.91 % | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 58.51 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 58 | Spain | 57.32 % | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 59 | Italy | 56.77 % | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 60 | Pakistan | 56.31 % | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 54.84 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Rwanda | 54.77 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 54.58 % | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 54.06 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 53.45 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 52.86 % | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 67 | Slovenia | 52.6 % | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 51.73 % | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 49.55 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.48 % | 2024 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 48.4 % | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 47.81 % | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 46.88 % | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 46.51 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 40.34 % | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 36.76 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 77 | Palestine, State of | 36.56 % | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 78 | South Africa | 30.72 % | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 11.93 % | 2023 | down 31.8% | 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 60.12 %
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.