List of countries by employment rate
This is a list of countries by employment rate, the proportion of employed adults at 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]
List
* indicates "Unemployment in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
| Country | Rate (%) | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 86.2 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Netherlands | 82.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Malta * | 81.3 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Switzerland | 79.8 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Japan | 79.3 | Q2 2024 | [6] |
| New Zealand * | 78.6 | 2024 | [7] |
| Cyprus | 77.5 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Sweden * | 77.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Australia * | 77.1 | 2024 | [7] |
| Germany | 77.1 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Denmark * | 77.1 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Norway | 77.0 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Estonia * | 76.7 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Czech Republic | 76.0 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Singapore | 75.5 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Hungary * | 75.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| China * | 75.1 | 2010 | OECD[1] |
| Lithuania | 75.1 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Thailand | 75.0 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Austria | 75.0 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Canada * | 74.7 | 2024 | [7] |
| Ireland | 74.7 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| United Kingdom * | 74.5 | Q2 2024 | [6] |
| Portugal * | 74.5 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Slovenia | 73.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Poland * | 73.3 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Latvia | 72.7 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Finland * | 72.3 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Slovakia * | 72.2 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Russia * | 72.2 | 2021 | OECD[9] |
| United States * | 71.9 | Q2 2024 | [6] |
| Bulgaria * | 71.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| OECD Average | 70.3 | 2024 | [7] |
| South Korea * | 69.9 | Q3 2025 | [7] |
| Luxembourg | 69.5 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| France * | 69.6 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Croatia * | 69.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Israel | 69.3 | Q3 2025 | [7] |
| Serbia | 68.3 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Belgium * | 67.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Spain * | 67.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Argentina | 67.2 | 2023 | OECD[1] |
| Albania | 67.0 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Georgia | 66.3 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Ecuador | 66.2 | 2025 | ILO[8] |
| Brazil * | 66.1 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Indonesia | 65.9 | 2019 | OECD[1] |
| Greece * | 65.6 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Saudi Arabia | 65.2 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Ukraine | 65.1 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Armenia | 64.4 | 2023 | ILO[8] |
| Colombia | 64.4 | Q3 2025 | [7] |
| Chile * | 64.2 | 2024 | [7] |
| Montenegro | 64.2 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Romania | 63.4 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Mexico * | 63.1 | Q3 2025 | [7] |
| Italy | 62.5 | Q3 2025 | [5] |
| Philippines | 61.3 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Costa Rica | 61.0 | 2024 | [7] |
| Bangladesh | 58.6 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.5 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| India * | 56.4 | 2024 | OECD[1] |
| Turkey * | 55.2 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| North Macedonia | 54.7 | 2020 | OECD[1] |
| Pakistan | 53.3 | 2025 | ILO[8] |
| Moldova | 47.6 | Q2, 2021 | [10] |
| Egypt | 47.0 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| South Africa * | 40.8 | 2024 | OECD[9] |
| Kosovo | 39.0 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
| Palestine | 32.9 | 2024 | ILO[8] |
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 "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.
- ^ 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 "Europe employment rate by country 2024". Statista. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ a b c "Employment rate in developed economies 2024". Statista. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Employment rate in OECD countries 2022". Statista. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "ILOSTAT Data Explorer". rshiny.ilo.org. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ a b "OECD Data - Employment rate". OECD. 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "// Comunicate de presă". 6 September 2021.