List of countries by employment rate
This is a list of countries by employment rate, this being the proportion of employed adults in the working age. The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old,[1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old,[2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up),[3] and the Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom uses 16–64 years old.[4]
For comparability purposes, this article uses OECD statistics (where available).
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* indicates "Unemployment in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
Country | Rate (%) | Ages | Year | Source |
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Switzerland | 79.9 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Iceland | 77.9 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Netherlands | 77.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Japan | 77.3 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
New Zealand * | 76.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Germany | 76.2 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Sweden * | 75.5 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
United Kingdom * | 75.3 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
China * | 75.1 | 15–64 | 2010 | OECD[1] |
Norway | 74.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Czech Republic | 74.4 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Denmark | 74.4 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Estonia | 73.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Malta | 73.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Australia | 72.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Austria | 72.4 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Finland * | 72.2 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Latvia | 71.6 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Lithuania | 71.6 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Slovenia | 70.9 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Canada * | 70.0 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Russia * | 70.0 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Cyprus | 69.9 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Hungary * | 69.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Portugal | 69.0 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Poland * | 68.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Bulgaria * | 68.5 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Ireland | 67.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Slovakia | 67.5 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Luxembourg | 67.2 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
United States * | 67.1 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Israel | 66.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
OECD Average | 66.3 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
South Korea * | 65.9 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Indonesia | 65.9 | 15–64 | 2019 | OECD[1] |
Romania | 65.6 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
France * | 65.3 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Belgium | 64.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Croatia * | 62.0 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Spain * | 61.9 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Albania | 60.6 | 15–64 | 2020 | INSTAT[5] |
Mexico * | 59.4 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Italy | 58.1 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Colombia | 57.5 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Brazil * | 56.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Greece * | 56.3 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Chile | 55.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Costa Rica | 54.8 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
North Macedonia | 54.7 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
India * | 49.0 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Moldova | 47.6 | 15–64 | Q2, 2021 | [6] |
Turkey * | 47.5 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
Serbia | 47.4 | 15–64 | 2019 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia[7] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.0 | 15–64 | 2017 | Agency of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina[8] |
Kosovo | 40.2 | 15–64 | Q3, 2016 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics[9] |
South Africa * | 38.5 | 15–64 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
See also[]
- List of U.S. states by employment rate
- List of countries by unemployment rate
- Female labor force in the Muslim world
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "LFS by sex and age - indicators". OECD. 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Employment statistics". EUROSTAT. June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "An Overview of the Employment-Population Ratio" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Employment and employee types". Office for National Statistics. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Anketa Tremujore e Forcave të Punës, T4 - 2016" (PDF). INSTAT. 2017.
- ^ "// Comunicate de presă". 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Labour Force Survey, Q1 2019". stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Demography and Social Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2017" (PDF). Agency of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Results of "Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Kosovo", Q3 2016". ask.rks-gov.net. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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