China - Employment to population ratio

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

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 38.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 75.33 in 1991, while its lowest value was 38.01 in 2020.

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 75.33
1992 74.36
1993 72.94
1994 71.60
1995 70.34
1996 69.00
1997 67.63
1998 66.35
1999 65.04
2000 63.73
2001 61.95
2002 60.32
2003 58.83
2004 57.84
2005 56.67
2006 55.60
2007 54.48
2008 52.97
2009 51.55
2010 50.44
2011 49.30
2012 48.05
2013 46.80
2014 45.67
2015 44.60
2016 43.63
2017 42.61
2018 41.69
2019 40.51
2020 38.01

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

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 44.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 72.86 in 1991, while its lowest value was 44.72 in 2020.

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 72.86
1992 72.01
1993 70.60
1994 69.34
1995 68.23
1996 67.07
1997 65.91
1998 64.91
1999 63.94
2000 63.01
2001 61.42
2002 60.06
2003 58.90
2004 58.39
2005 57.65
2006 57.05
2007 56.38
2008 55.21
2009 54.16
2010 53.51
2011 52.85
2012 51.96
2013 51.07
2014 50.31
2015 49.60
2016 49.03
2017 48.42
2018 47.94
2019 47.02
2020 44.72

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

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 41.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 74.06 in 1991, while its lowest value was 41.59 in 2020.

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 74.06
1992 73.16
1993 71.74
1994 70.44
1995 69.25
1996 68.01
1997 66.75
1998 65.61
1999 64.48
2000 63.36
2001 61.68
2002 60.19
2003 58.87
2004 58.12
2005 57.17
2006 56.35
2007 55.46
2008 54.13
2009 52.91
2010 52.04
2011 51.15
2012 50.10
2013 49.05
2014 48.12
2015 47.24
2016 46.49
2017 45.70
2018 45.01
2019 43.97
2020 41.59

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 58.99 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 71.28 in 1991, while its lowest value was 58.99 in 2021.

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.

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Year Value
1991 71.28
1992 71.04
1993 70.60
1994 70.22
1995 69.92
1996 69.60
1997 69.29
1998 69.03
1999 68.78
2000 68.52
2001 67.56
2002 66.66
2003 65.81
2004 65.21
2005 64.54
2006 63.92
2007 63.29
2008 62.48
2009 61.72
2010 61.13
2011 61.30
2012 61.16
2013 61.04
2014 61.03
2015 61.01
2016 60.97
2017 60.85
2018 60.77
2019 60.54
2020 59.14
2021 58.99

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 70.38 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 82.60 in 1991, while its lowest value was 70.35 in 2020.

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.

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Year Value
1991 82.60
1992 82.40
1993 81.90
1994 81.50
1995 81.20
1996 80.88
1997 80.56
1998 80.34
1999 80.12
2000 79.89
2001 78.97
2002 78.14
2003 77.40
2004 77.03
2005 76.55
2006 76.16
2007 75.76
2008 75.07
2009 74.46
2010 74.13
2011 74.14
2012 73.79
2013 73.43
2014 73.19
2015 72.93
2016 72.66
2017 72.26
2018 71.90
2019 71.31
2020 70.35
2021 70.38

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in China was 67.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 75.34 in 2001, while its lowest value was 67.35 in 2019.

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
2000 75.32
2001 75.34
2002 74.43
2003 73.82
2004 73.23
2005 72.80
2006 72.44
2007 72.02
2008 71.43
2009 70.89
2010 69.18
2011 68.89
2012 68.74
2013 68.61
2014 68.47
2015 68.36
2016 68.17
2017 67.93
2018 67.66
2019 67.35

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

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in China was 64.78 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 77.07 in 1991, while its lowest value was 64.78 in 2021.

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 77.07
1992 76.85
1993 76.37
1994 75.98
1995 75.68
1996 75.36
1997 75.04
1998 74.80
1999 74.56
2000 74.32
2001 73.38
2002 72.51
2003 71.71
2004 71.23
2005 70.65
2006 70.15
2007 69.64
2008 68.89
2009 68.21
2010 67.75
2011 67.84
2012 67.58
2013 67.34
2014 67.21
2015 67.07
2016 66.92
2017 66.65
2018 66.43
2019 66.02
2020 64.84
2021 64.78

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity