Employment Rate, Ages 15, 64 (Quarterly, SA)
Reviewed series · Labor · Quarterly · % of population in subgroup · OECD.EMPLOYMENT.TOTAL.RT.Q
Employed people as a share of the specified sex and age subgroup's population. This is not the unemployment rate or the share of the labour force. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-10. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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Sorted by value, highest first. Each row keeps its own period, and national definitions can differ, so the order is not a like for like ranking.
| # | Country or area | Value (% of population in subgroup) | Period | Status | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NetherlandsNLD | 82.01 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 2 | IcelandISL | 81.47 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 3 | JapanJPN | 80.51 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 4 | SwitzerlandCHE | 79.54 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 5 | GermanyDEU | 77.32 | 2026-Q2 | Estimated (E) | History |
| 6 | AustraliaAUS | 76.90 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 7 | DenmarkDNK | 76.77 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 8 | New ZealandNZL | 76.64 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 9 | SwedenSWE | 76.45 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 10 | NorwayNOR | 76.31 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 11 | CzechiaCZE | 76.08 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 12 | EstoniaEST | 75.75 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 13 | United KingdomGBR | 75.10 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 14 | HungaryHUN | 75.08 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 15 | PortugalPRT | 74.87 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 16 | CanadaCAN | 74.77 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 17 | AustriaAUT | 74.46 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 18 | IrelandIRL | 74.41 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 19 | LithuaniaLTU | 74.33 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 20 | PolandPOL | 73.07 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 21 | SloveniaSVN | 72.73 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 22 | LatviaLVA | 72.46 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 23 | RussiaRUS | 72.26 | 2021-Q4 | History | |
| 24 | SlovakiaSVK | 72.09 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 25 | United StatesUSA | 71.95 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 26 | FinlandFIN | 71.15 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| European Union (EU) | 71.14 | 2026-Q2 | History | ||
| Euro area (EA) | 70.94 | 2026-Q2 | History | ||
| 27 | BulgariaBGR | 70.63 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 28 | South KoreaKOR | 70.15 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 29 | IsraelISR | 69.35 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 30 | FranceFRA | 69.06 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 31 | CroatiaHRV | 69.03 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 32 | LuxembourgLUX | 68.94 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 33 | SpainESP | 67.57 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 34 | BelgiumBEL | 67.37 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 35 | GreeceGRC | 65.48 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 36 | ColombiaCOL | 64.80 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 37 | ChileCHL | 63.64 | 2026-Q3 | Estimated (E) | History |
| 38 | MexicoMEX | 63.18 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 39 | ItalyITA | 63.14 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 40 | RomaniaROU | 62.51 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 41 | Costa RicaCRI | 61.20 | 2026-Q3 | History | |
| 42 | TürkiyeTUR | 54.80 | 2026-Q2 | History | |
| 43 | South AfricaZAF | 39.77 | 2026-Q2 | History |
Source: OECD. 45 geographies, periods 2021-10-01 to 2026-07-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.