From 2000 to 2024, the global employment-to-population ratio decreased steadily, with a significant drop in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic. The ratio was estimated to reach 56.3 percent in 2024. North America was the region with the highest employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2022.
Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2024
The source adds the following information regarding methodology: "The employment-to-population ratio expresses the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total working age population. The series is part of the ILO modelled estimates and is harmonized to account for differences in national data and scope of coverage, collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors."
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ILO. (February 23, 2023). Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337130/global-employment-rate/
ILO. "Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2024." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337130/global-employment-rate/
ILO. (2023). Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337130/global-employment-rate/
ILO. "Estimated Employment-to-population Ratio Worldwide from 2000 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337130/global-employment-rate/
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Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2024 [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337130/global-employment-rate/
