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Which country has the lowest employment rate in world?

According to the ILO data, India stands at 52.8 per cent with 1.52 per cent as the labour dependency ratio. India ranks below countries like Pakistan (49.7 %), Sri Lanka (47.5%), and Ukraine (49.3%).

The International Labour Organization has listed the countries with the poorest employment rate.

1 min readNew DelhiNov 4, 2024 08:33 AM IST First published on: Nov 3, 2024 at 11:02 AM IST

We did cover a story on the country which has the highest employment rate and now you might be wondering which countries have the lowest or poorest employment rate. Such countries should be avoided in case a person wants to migrate for better employment opportunities. The International Labour Organization has listed the countries with the poorest employment rate.

Ranking first from the below is Djibouti with employment to population ratio of 23.7 per cent, followed by Yemen (27 %), Somalia (27.6%), Afghanistan (31.3%) and Jordan (31.9%). After the Jordan, it is the Syrian Arab Republic (33.4%), followed by Palestinian Territory (34%), Iraq (35%), Nepal (36%) and Mauritania (36.8%).

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Which country has the lowest employment rate?

You might be wondering if Nepal has a percentage of 36 then India would also be around this only? But according to the ILO data, India stands at 52.8 per cent with 1.52 per cent as the labour dependency ratio.