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Employment to population ratio in China

Latest: 61.6%
Previous: 61.9%
Change: -0.36 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment to population ratio in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	76.8%
Dec 31, 1992	76.4%
Dec 31, 1993	75.7%
Dec 31, 1994	75.0%
Dec 31, 1995	74.5%
Dec 31, 1996	73.9%
Dec 31, 1997	73.3%
Dec 31, 1998	72.8%
Dec 31, 1999	72.3%
Dec 31, 2000	71.8%
Dec 31, 2001	71.1%
Dec 31, 2002	70.4%
Dec 31, 2003	69.9%
Dec 31, 2004	69.7%
Dec 31, 2005	69.3%
Dec 31, 2006	69.1%
Dec 31, 2007	68.8%
Dec 31, 2008	68.3%
Dec 31, 2009	67.9%
Dec 31, 2010	67.7%
Dec 31, 2011	67.6%
Dec 31, 2012	67.2%
Dec 31, 2013	66.8%
Dec 31, 2014	66.4%
Dec 31, 2015	66.1%
Dec 31, 2016	65.7%
Dec 31, 2017	65.3%
Dec 31, 2018	64.9%
Dec 31, 2019	64.3%
Dec 31, 2020	62.4%
Dec 31, 2021	64.1%
Dec 31, 2022	62.5%
Dec 31, 2023	62.8%
Dec 31, 2024	61.9%
Dec 31, 2025	61.6%

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