Employment rate worldwide 2000-2025

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Jose Sanchez,
Jun 23, 2025

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 **** percent in 2025. North America was the region with the highest employment-to-population ratio worldwide in 2023.

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Estimated employment-to-population ratio worldwide from 2000 to 2025

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Release date

December 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

Age group

15 years and older

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Supplementary notes

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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