Governance
Employment rate
SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Peru, Jordan. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 58.46%2025
- Period covered
- 1991 - 202535 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 69.13%Peru, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 33.43%Jordan, 2025
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Peru69.13%2025
Netherlands64.64%2025
China61.57%2025
United States59.11%2025
United Kingdom58.46%2025
Spain51.45%2025
Italy46.15%2025
Jordan33.43%2025
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Peru | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.46% | 46.15% | 51.45% | 64.64% | 59.11% | 61.57% | 69.13% | 33.43% |
| 2024 | 58.87% | 46.37% | 51.25% | 64.97% | 59.47% | 61.93% | 69.02% | 33.33% |
| 2023 | 59.32% | 46% | 50.57% | 65.33% | 59.82% | 62.76% | 69.13% | 33.46% |
| 2022 | 59.57% | 45.08% | 50.07% | 64.86% | 59.54% | 62.52% | 71.28% | 31.54% |
| 2021 | 58.96% | 43.84% | 48.73% | 63.73% | 58.21% | 64.06% | 68.26% | 31% |
| 2020 | 59.78% | 43.79% | 47.64% | 64% | 56.6% | 62.44% | 63.98% | 32.27% |
| 2019 | 60.34% | 44.69% | 49.5% | 64.45% | 60.54% | 64.31% | 74.75% | 32.65% |
| 2018 | 60.02% | 44.39% | 48.84% | 63.84% | 60.15% | 64.89% | 74.48% | 32.02% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | 43.95% | 48.05% | 62.93% | 59.82% | 65.3% | 74.15% | 32.94% |
| 2016 | 59.34% | 43.42% | 46.87% | 62.3% | 59.39% | 65.74% | 72.56% | 32.99% |
| 2015 | 58.79% | 42.84% | 45.69% | 61.9% | 58.98% | 66.08% | 73.42% | 32.74% |
| 2014 | 58.16% | 42.55% | 44.38% | 61.25% | 58.6% | 66.43% | 74.59% | 32.07% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | 42.6% | 43.7% | 61.9% | 58.11% | 66.75% | 75.08% | 32.43% |
| 2012 | 56.86% | 43.61% | 44.68% | 62.89% | 58.02% | 67.19% | 75.92% | 33.36% |
| 2011 | 56.72% | 43.88% | 46.67% | 63.08% | 57.57% | 67.64% | 75.92% | 33.97% |
| 2010 | 56.87% | 43.98% | 47.57% | 63.18% | 57.59% | 67.75% | 76.39% | 34.56% |
| 2009 | 57.23% | 44.54% | 48.67% | 63.91% | 58.41% | 67.93% | 75.47% | 34.93% |
| 2008 | 58.61% | 45.63% | 52.44% | 64.7% | 61.23% | 68.34% | 75.07% | 34.48% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | 45.63% | 53.53% | 64.38% | 61.99% | 68.82% | 75.04% | 34.59% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | 45.57% | 52.95% | 63.8% | 62.16% | 69.08% | 72.97% | 32.42% |
| 2005 | 58.65% | 45.14% | 51.68% | 63.26% | 61.74% | 69.32% | 69.55% | 32.63% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | 45.6% | 49.55% | 64.29% | 61.41% | 69.65% | 68.67% | 32.31% |
| 2003 | 58.42% | 44.31% | 48.63% | 65.24% | 61.31% | 69.89% | 68.05% | 31.98% |
| 2002 | 58.17% | 43.8% | 47.68% | 66.14% | 61.79% | 70.44% | 66.52% | 32.53% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | 43.29% | 46.7% | 66.51% | 62.75% | 71.07% | 65.3% | 33.1% |
| 2000 | 57.93% | 42.64% | 45.6% | 65.96% | 63.51% | 71.77% | 62.52% | 34% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | 42.22% | 43.76% | 65.09% | 63.27% | 72.29% | 64.74% | 34% |
| 1998 | 57% | 41.8% | 41.67% | 64.34% | 63.03% | 72.81% | 63.44% | 33.99% |
| 1997 | 56.56% | 41.63% | 40.38% | 63.41% | 62.78% | 73.32% | 62.56% | 34.04% |
| 1996 | 55.73% | 41.67% | 39.25% | 62.65% | 62.19% | 73.89% | 61.15% | 34.06% |
| 1995 | 55.36% | 41.4% | 38.75% | 62.03% | 61.9% | 74.47% | 59.96% | 33.68% |
| 1994 | 54.96% | 42.01% | 38.13% | 62.04% | 61.47% | 75.03% | 58.05% | 32.8% |
| 1993 | 54.71% | 43.09% | 38.82% | 62.6% | 60.64% | 75.66% | 56.97% | 31.67% |
| 1992 | 55.53% | 44% | 40.98% | 63.03% | 60.36% | 76.38% | 55.92% | 31.54% |
| 1991 | 56.68% | 45.25% | 41.81% | 61.7% | 60.58% | 76.84% | 56.21% | 31.04% |
World Bank definition
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Text published by the World Bank for indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, reproduced unchanged.
The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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