United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs World: Upper-middle income: Jobs gap

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3,936
in 2025
World: Upper-middle income
163,591
in 2027
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
10th
World: Upper-middle income rank
7th

Jobs gap over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • World: Upper-middle income
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820122027

How they compare

World: Upper-middle income currently reports 163,591 against 3,936 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 159,655.

That makes World: Upper-middle income's figure about 41.6 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, World: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 7th of 70 countries.

World: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland World: Upper-middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 3,925 178,168 174,242 World: Upper-middle income
2010s 4,331 173,768 169,437 World: Upper-middle income
2020s 3,519 174,110 170,591 World: Upper-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher jobs gap, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or World: Upper-middle income?
World: Upper-middle income, at 163,591 against 3,936 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2027.
What is the difference in jobs gap between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and World: Upper-middle income?
159,655, with World: Upper-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and World: Upper-middle income?
22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and World: Upper-middle income rank globally for jobs gap?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 7th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Jobs gap
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.