European Union - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in European Union was 29.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 38.96 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.69 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1987 36.83
1988 37.07
1989 37.53
1990 38.96
1991 37.74
1992 34.86
1993 32.29
1994 31.45
1995 30.29
1996 29.20
1997 29.27
1998 30.32
1999 30.78
2000 31.31
2001 31.63
2002 30.88
2003 30.41
2004 29.96
2005 29.85
2006 30.41
2007 31.53
2008 31.81
2009 30.39
2010 29.38
2011 28.93
2012 28.10
2013 27.69
2014 27.74
2015 28.29
2016 28.97
2017 30.02
2018 30.62
2019 31.07
2020 29.18

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 29.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 37.24 in 1991, while its lowest value was 27.70 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 37.24
1992 35.70
1993 33.02
1994 31.67
1995 30.65
1996 29.46
1997 29.45
1998 30.47
1999 30.68
2000 31.39
2001 31.51
2002 30.86
2003 30.39
2004 29.94
2005 29.97
2006 30.53
2007 31.53
2008 31.80
2009 30.37
2010 29.39
2011 28.92
2012 28.11
2013 27.70
2014 27.76
2015 28.31
2016 28.99
2017 30.03
2018 30.62
2019 31.06
2020 29.16

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in European Union was 33.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 46.84 in 1990, while its lowest value was 31.96 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1987 45.47
1988 45.59
1989 45.75
1990 46.84
1991 45.24
1992 41.92
1993 38.97
1994 37.50
1995 37.13
1996 36.30
1997 36.67
1998 37.57
1999 37.76
2000 37.81
2001 38.08
2002 37.40
2003 36.60
2004 35.91
2005 36.13
2006 36.89
2007 38.13
2008 38.08
2009 35.07
2010 34.15
2011 33.65
2012 32.57
2013 31.96
2014 31.97
2015 32.42
2016 33.03
2017 34.04
2018 35.07
2019 35.80
2020 33.80

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 33.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 45.06 in 1991, while its lowest value was 32.01 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 45.06
1992 43.23
1993 40.03
1994 38.27
1995 38.00
1996 37.04
1997 36.89
1998 37.70
1999 37.71
2000 38.02
2001 38.10
2002 37.51
2003 36.69
2004 36.02
2005 36.32
2006 37.08
2007 38.15
2008 38.11
2009 35.09
2010 34.19
2011 33.68
2012 32.60
2013 32.01
2014 32.01
2015 32.47
2016 33.07
2017 34.07
2018 35.09
2019 35.80
2020 33.79

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in European Union was 31.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 42.87 in 1990, while its lowest value was 29.87 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1987 41.09
1988 41.27
1989 41.60
1990 42.87
1991 41.47
1992 38.36
1993 35.61
1994 34.46
1995 33.70
1996 32.74
1997 32.96
1998 33.94
1999 34.26
2000 34.57
2001 34.87
2002 34.17
2003 33.53
2004 32.96
2005 33.03
2006 33.70
2007 34.88
2008 35.00
2009 32.76
2010 31.81
2011 31.33
2012 30.38
2013 29.87
2014 29.90
2015 30.40
2016 31.05
2017 32.08
2018 32.90
2019 33.50
2020 31.56

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 31.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 41.23 in 1991, while its lowest value was 29.91 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 41.23
1992 39.54
1993 36.60
1994 35.04
1995 34.40
1996 33.33
1997 33.24
1998 34.16
1999 34.27
2000 34.77
2001 34.87
2002 34.25
2003 33.61
2004 33.04
2005 33.21
2006 33.87
2007 34.91
2008 35.02
2009 32.78
2010 31.84
2011 31.36
2012 30.41
2013 29.91
2014 29.94
2015 30.44
2016 31.09
2017 32.10
2018 32.92
2019 33.49
2020 31.54

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in European Union was 47.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 47.85 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.75 in 1986.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1986 34.75
1987 35.08
1988 35.58
1989 36.07
1990 38.37
1991 39.20
1992 40.37
1993 39.95
1994 39.81
1995 40.71
1996 39.80
1997 40.06
1998 40.60
1999 41.34
2000 41.66
2001 42.13
2002 42.13
2003 42.47
2004 42.55
2005 43.03
2006 43.87
2007 44.77
2008 45.31
2009 44.88
2010 44.81
2011 44.92
2012 44.86
2013 44.73
2014 45.06
2015 45.48
2016 46.12
2017 46.83
2018 47.37
2019 47.85
2020 47.20

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 47.48 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 47.65 in 2019, while its lowest value was 39.81 in 1994.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 41.29
1992 40.92
1993 40.11
1994 39.81
1995 39.87
1996 39.89
1997 40.18
1998 40.66
1999 41.29
2000 41.69
2001 42.12
2002 42.13
2003 42.47
2004 42.54
2005 43.04
2006 43.88
2007 44.77
2008 45.31
2009 44.87
2010 44.66
2011 44.76
2012 44.69
2013 44.57
2014 44.89
2015 45.31
2016 45.96
2017 46.65
2018 47.18
2019 47.65
2020 47.00
2021 47.48

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in European Union was 59.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 64.04 in 1990, while its lowest value was 56.81 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1986 62.93
1987 62.78
1988 62.88
1989 63.13
1990 64.04
1991 63.55
1992 63.09
1993 61.46
1994 60.41
1995 60.73
1996 59.72
1997 59.56
1998 59.86
1999 59.91
2000 59.67
2001 59.67
2002 59.10
2003 58.83
2004 58.46
2005 58.86
2006 59.49
2007 60.26
2008 60.43
2009 58.60
2010 58.13
2011 57.93
2012 57.34
2013 56.81
2014 57.05
2015 57.45
2016 58.15
2017 58.95
2018 59.53
2019 59.99
2020 59.02

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 58.96 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 63.71 in 1991, while its lowest value was 56.68 in 2013.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 63.71
1992 62.68
1993 60.95
1994 59.98
1995 59.81
1996 59.43
1997 59.39
1998 59.69
1999 59.65
2000 59.70
2001 59.67
2002 59.09
2003 58.83
2004 58.45
2005 58.88
2006 59.51
2007 60.26
2008 60.42
2009 58.60
2010 58.00
2011 57.80
2012 57.21
2013 56.68
2014 56.91
2015 57.31
2016 58.01
2017 58.79
2018 59.37
2019 59.82
2020 58.85
2021 58.96

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in European Union was 52.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 53.73 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.17 in 1986.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1986 48.17
1987 48.28
1988 48.61
1989 48.99
1990 50.64
1991 50.83
1992 51.27
1993 50.28
1994 49.71
1995 50.34
1996 49.43
1997 49.42
1998 49.85
1999 50.26
2000 50.32
2001 50.57
2002 50.30
2003 50.35
2004 50.21
2005 50.66
2006 51.40
2007 52.25
2008 52.61
2009 51.50
2010 51.24
2011 51.20
2012 50.89
2013 50.57
2014 50.86
2015 51.27
2016 51.94
2017 52.69
2018 53.26
2019 53.73
2020 52.92

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in European Union was 53.04 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 53.54 in 2019, while its lowest value was 49.30 in 1996.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 52.07
1992 51.38
1993 50.13
1994 49.51
1995 49.46
1996 49.30
1997 49.42
1998 49.82
1999 50.13
2000 50.36
2001 50.58
2002 50.30
2003 50.36
2004 50.22
2005 50.69
2006 51.43
2007 52.25
2008 52.61
2009 51.50
2010 51.10
2011 51.05
2012 50.74
2013 50.42
2014 50.70
2015 51.11
2016 51.78
2017 52.52
2018 53.08
2019 53.54
2020 52.74
2021 53.04

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity