Employment to Population Ratio (15-24 Years Old, Male) fell 0.678% to 51.7% in Laos in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15-24 Years Old, Male) in Laos reached an all time high of 63.6% in 1991 and an all time low of 51.7% in 2021. When compared to Laos's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15-24 Years Old, Male) in Cambodia amounted to 70.5%, 45.8% in China, 43.0% in Thailand and 52.8% in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 38th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15-24 Years Old, Male), 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15-24 Years Old, Male) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | % | 73.7% | 75.2% | 73.8% | 73.2% | 72.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 49.6% | 49.0% | 48.4% | 47.9% | 47.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 35.1% | 33.9% | 32.8% | 31.7% | 31.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 40.3% | 42.1% | 42.2% | 45.0% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 55.8% | 55.1% | 54.4% | 53.8% | 53.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 43.7% | 43.4% | 43.3% | 44.6% | 46.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 66.6% | 61.6% | 56.5% | 54.4% | 50.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 34.8% | 34.5% | 32.9% | 31.3% | 31.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 48.2% | 47.1% | 46.1% | 47.2% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 44.6% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 46.0% | 46.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 59.1% | 56.2% | 55.9% | 56.1% | 54.2% |
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