In 2022, the United States had the highest total amount of official development assistance (ODA) of OECD members with a total of 51.7 billion U.S. dollars. Germany followed behind with 37 billion dollars, with Japan in third.

The adult employment-to-population in 2022 was higher in Iceland than any other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country, at 83.3 percent. The Netherlands ranked second with nearly 82 percent. On the other hand, it was lowest in Türkiye. The average for the entire bloc was 67.8. The employment-to-population ratio is a valuable addition to the unemployment rate because it includes the entire adult population, whereas the unemployment rate only considers those who are working or actively seeking a job, that is, only the workforce.

Graph and download economic data for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) for OECD Members (GCDODTOTLGDZSOED) from 1990 to 2022 about OECD Economies, debt, government, and GDP.

In 2023, Japan had the most general hospitals in the world among OECD countries, with 7,100 number of general hospitals. These exclude mental health and other specialized hospitals. Columbia, which had the most hospitals in the world, had relatively few general hospitals, just 1,777.

Total current population for OECD members in 2023 was 1,385,723,403, a 0.52% increase from 2022.

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<li>Total population for OECD members in 2022 was <strong>1,378,506,989</strong>, a <strong>0.49% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Total population for OECD members in 2021 was <strong>1,371,769,252</strong>, a <strong>0.13% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Total population for OECD members in 2020 was <strong>1,370,013,876</strong>, a <strong>0.55% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

In the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average Colombian worker put in the most hours in 2022, with 2,400 hours, or 46.3 hours per week. German workers spent the least amount of time on the job, with 1,340 hours on average that year, equal to 25.8 hours per week.

Historical chart and dataset showing OECD members debt to gdp ratio by year from 1990 to 2022.

RU: Higher Education Total R&D Personnel: Compound Annual Growth Rate data was reported at -6.057 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.330 % for 2019. RU: Higher Education Total R&D Personnel: Compound Annual Growth Rate data is updated yearly, averaging -0.111 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.330 % in 2019 and a record low of -12.590 % in 1995. RU: Higher Education Total R&D Personnel: Compound Annual Growth Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.OECD.MSTI: Number of Researchers and Personnel on Research and Development: Non OECD Member: Annual.

In response to Russia's large-scale aggression against Ukraine, the OECD Council decided on 8 March 2022 to immediately suspend the participation of Russia and Belarus in OECD bodies. In view of this decision, the OECD suspended its solicitation of official statistics on R&D from Russian authorities, leading to the absence of more recent R&D statistics for this country in the OECD database. Previously collected and compiled indicators are still available.

The business enterprise sector includes all organisations and enterprises whose main activity is connected with the production of goods and services for sale, including those owned by the state, and private non-profit institutions serving the above-mentioned organisations. In practice however, R&D performed in this sector is carried out mostly by industrial research institutes other than enterprises. This particularity reflects the traditional organisation of Russian R&D.

Headcount data include full-time personnel only, and hence are underestimated, while data in full-time equivalents (FTE) are calculated on the basis of both full-time and part-time personnel. This explains why the FTE data are greater than the headcount data.

New budgetary procedures introduced in 2005 have resulted in items previously classified as GBARD being attributed to other headings and have affected the coverage and breakdown by socio-economic objective.

OECD members literacy rate for 2021 was 97.11%, a 0.07% decline from 2020.

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<li>OECD members literacy rate for 2020 was <strong>97.18%</strong>, a <strong>97.18% increase</strong> from .</li>
<li>OECD members literacy rate for was <strong>0.00%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from .</li>
<li>OECD members literacy rate for was <strong>0.00%</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from .</li>
</ul>Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

The average for 2022 based on 38 countries was 9.95 cases per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Colombia: 47 cases per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Greece: 2.2 cases per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Among the OECD countries, Canada had the highest proportion of adults with a tertiary education in 2022. About 63 percent of Canadians had achieved a tertiary education in that year. Japan followed with about 56 percent of the population having completed a tertiary education, while in Ireland the share was roughly 54 percent. In India, on the other hand, less than 13 percent of the adult population had completed a tertiary education in 2022.

CO: Total Hours Worked: Annual Growth data was reported at 2.088 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.788 % for 2022. CO: Total Hours Worked: Annual Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.680 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.330 % in 2021 and a record low of -22.358 % in 2020. CO: Total Hours Worked: Annual Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.OECD.PDB: Hours Worked: OECD Member: Annual.

This statistic provides a comparison of the average amount of time spent eating and drinking by gender in OECD member countries as well as China, India and South Africa. As of 2016, the average time spent eating in France was 130 and 133 minutes per day for women and men respectively. This is significantly higher than the averages of 58 minutes for women and 61 minutes for men in Canada.

As of 2022, 70 percent of the South Korean population between 25 and 34 had attained a tertiary education, making it the OECD country with the highest proportion of tertiary education graduates. Canada followed with more than two-thirds, while in Japan, the share was around 66 percent. By comparison, roughly 13 percent of South Africans between 25 and 34 had a tertiary education in 2022.

Turkey TR: Share of Countries in Triadic Patent Families: Priority Year data was reported at 0.131 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.110 % for 2021. Turkey TR: Share of Countries in Triadic Patent Families: Priority Year data is updated yearly, averaging 0.020 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2022, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.132 % in 2018 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1992. Turkey TR: Share of Countries in Triadic Patent Families: Priority Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.OECD.MSTI: Number of Patents Applications: OECD Member: Annual.

Before 2016, total R&D personnel data for Türkiye are underestimated because personnel data for the Higher Education sector only include researchers. From 2008, universities’ own R&D funds are included in funding from the Higher education whereas they were previously distributed into the other funding categories.

In 2022, Canada had the highest share of adults with a university degree, at over 60 percent of those between the ages of 25 and 64. India had the smallest share of people with a university degree, at 13 percent of the adult population. University around the world Deciding which university to attend can be a difficult decision for some and in today’s world, people are not left wanting for choice. There are thousands of universities around the world, with the highest number found in India and Indonesia. When picking which school to attend, some look to university rankings, where Harvard University in the United States consistently comes in on top. Moving on up One of the major perks of attending university is that it enables people to move up in the world. Getting a good education is generally seen as a giant step along the path to success and opens up doors for future employment. Future earnings potential can be determined by which university one attends, whether by the prestige of the university or the connections that have been made there. For instance, graduates from the Stanford Graduate School of Business can expect to earn around 250,000 U.S. dollars annually.

This statistic provides a comparison of the average amount of time spent on routine housework by gender in OECD member countries as well as China, India and South Africa. As of 2016, Portuguese men spent 51 minutes per day on unpaid work on average while for women the average was 253 minutes.

CO: Average Hours Worked per Person Employed: Annual Growth: Total data was reported at -0.410 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.460 % for 2021. CO: Average Hours Worked per Person Employed: Annual Growth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging -0.150 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.460 % in 2021 and a record low of -13.140 % in 2020. CO: Average Hours Worked per Person Employed: Annual Growth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.OECD.PDB: Hours Worked: by Industry: OECD Member: Annual.

Almost ** percent of all broadband connections in South Korea were fiber connections as of December 2023, the highest share among OECD nations, while the OECD average sat at **** percent. Fiber internet connections offer superior download and upload speeds compared to traditional copper wire connections, as well as lower latency.

Among the OECD countries, Costa Rica had the highest share of children living in poverty, reaching 28.5 percent in 2022. Türkiye followed with a share of 22 percent of children living in poverty, while 20.5 percent of children in Spain, Chile, and the United States did the same. On the other hand, only three percent of children in Finland were living in poverty.