Employment-to-population ratio in China
The ILO estimates that 61.6% of people aged 15 and over in China were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
China, 2025
61.6%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
59.4%
Position in 2025
60th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in China over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 61.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66.1%, the figure has changed by −4.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, China has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for China
All statistics for China
Labour force participation
64.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
59.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
21.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.8%
2025 · World Bank