List of sovereign states by employment rate explained

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).

List

* indicates "Unemployment in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Employment rate by country

Country	Rate	Ages	Year	Source
scope=row	81.9	15–64	2021	OECD^[5]
scope=row	80.8	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	80.1	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	79.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	78.0	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	77.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	76.8	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	76.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	76.0	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	75.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	75.3	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	75.1	15–64	2010	OECD
scope=row	75.0	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	75.0	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	74.7	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	73.9	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	73.8	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	73.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	73.4	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	73.3	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	72.4	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	72.4	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	72.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	71.0	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	70.9	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	70.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	70.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	70.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	69.9	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	69.4	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row OECD Average	68.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	68.5	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	68.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	67.7	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	67.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	66.0	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	65.9	15–64	2019	OECD
scope=row	65.6	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	63.8	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	62.0	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	61.9	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	60.6	15–64	2020	INSTAT^[6]
scope=row	60.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	59.4	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	59.2	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	58.5	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	57.9	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	56.7	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	54.7	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	51.7	15–64	2021	OECD
scope=row	49.0	15–64	2020	OECD
scope=row	47.6	15–64	Q2, 2021	Moldova National Bureau of Statistics^[7]
scope=row	47.4	15–64	2019	Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia^[8]
scope=row	43.0	15–64	2017	Agency of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina^[9]
scope=row	40.2	15–64	Q3, 2016	Kosovo Agency of Statistics^[10]
scope=row	36.5	15–64	2021	OECD

See also

• List of U.S. states by employment rate
• List of countries by unemployment rate
• Female labor force in the Muslim world

Notes and References

1. Web site: LFS by sex and age - indicators . OECD . 2020-07-05 . 2020.
2. Web site: Employment statistics . EUROSTAT . 1 September 2017 . June 2017.
3. Web site: An Overview of the Employment-Population Ratio . . 2020-07-05 . 2015-05-27.
4. Web site: Employment and employee types. 16 August 2017. Office for National Statistics. 1 September 2017.
5. Web site: OECD Data - Employment rate . OECD . 2022-07-27 . 2022.
6. Web site: Anketa Tremujore e Forcave të Punës, T4 - 2016. 2017. INSTAT.
7. Web site: // Comunicate de presă. 6 September 2021.
8. Web site: Labour Force Survey, Q1 2019 . stat.gov.rs . 18 August 2019.
9. Web site: Demography and Social Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2017 . Agency of Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina . 1 September 2017 . 11 July 2017.
10. Web site: Results of "Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Kosovo", Q3 2016 . ask.rks-gov.net . 1 September 2017 . 25 January 2017.