Displaying Trends

Trends indicate whether a country is on track to achieve the target by 2030.


Legend

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On track or maintaining SDG achievement

Moderately improving

Stagnating

Decreasing

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Description

The ratio of the employed to the working age population. Employed people are those aged 15 or older who were in paid employment or self-employed during a specified period. The working age population refers to people aged 15 to 64.

Long-Term Objective

Average of best performers

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 77.8.

OECD-only

This indicator is used for OECD countries only.

Reference

OECD


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All data presented on this website are based on the publication Sachs, J.D., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G., Iablonovski, G. (2025). Financing Sustainable Development to 2030 and Mid-Century. Sustainable Development Report 2025. Paris: SDSN, Dublin: Dublin University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25546/111909

Employment-to-population ratio