Metric briefing
Employment Rate (%) by Country
38 countries • Percentage of population aged 25-64 years • OECD How's Life / Well-Being
- Top country
- Iceland
- Lowest country
- Turkey
- Source
- OECD How's Life / Well-Being
What It Measures
Share of adults aged 25-64 who are employed, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
At a Glance
World average
78.72
Middle country
80.27
Low end
59.242
High end
87.612
Countries
38
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Employment Rate (%)
Highest Employment Rate (%)
#1Iceland87.61% of adults 25-64#2Czechia85.5% of adults 25-64#3Japan85.14% of adults 25-64#4Sweden84.23% of adults 25-64#5Hungary84.16% of adults 25-64#6Switzerland84.01% of adults 25-64#7New Zealand83.92% of adults 25-64#8Netherlands83.82% of adults 25-64#9Estonia83.42% of adults 25-64#10Germany82.39% of adults 25-64
Lowest Employment Rate (%)
#38Turkey59.24% of adults 25-64#37Costa Rica69.03% of adults 25-64#36Italy70.05% of adults 25-64#35Mexico70.94% of adults 25-64#34Colombia71.2% of adults 25-64#33Greece71.98% of adults 25-64#32Chile73.48% of adults 25-64#31Spain74.17% of adults 25-64#30Belgium75.83% of adults 25-64#29South Korea76.07% of adults 25-64
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #37 Costa Rica is 9.79% of adults 25-64 higher than #38 Turkey (69.03% of adults 25-64 vs 59.24% of adults 25-64).
Another sharp ranking jump: #1 Iceland is 2.11% of adults 25-64 higher than #2 Czechia (87.61% of adults 25-64 vs 85.5% of adults 25-64).
Another sharp ranking jump: #30 Belgium is 1.65% of adults 25-64 higher than #31 Spain (75.83% of adults 25-64 vs 74.17% of adults 25-64).