The employment-to-population ratio is highest in low income countries, followed upper-middle income countries. Moreover, whereas the employment rate fell in these two groups of countries as well as in lower-middle income countries from 2000, it generally increased in high income countries since 2010.
Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2023, by country income group
Income level
Low income countries
Lower-middle income countries
Upper-middle income countries
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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 in 2023, by country income group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337167/global-employment-rate-income-group/
ILO. "Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2023, by country income group." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337167/global-employment-rate-income-group/
ILO. (2023). Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2023, by country income group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337167/global-employment-rate-income-group/
ILO. "Estimated Employment-to-population Ratio Worldwide in 2023, by Country Income Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337167/global-employment-rate-income-group/
ILO, Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2023, by country income group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337167/global-employment-rate-income-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2023, by country income group [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337167/global-employment-rate-income-group/