Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment by country
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or...
What the numbers show
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 163,421 Persons in United States; the lowest is 224.6 Persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,886 Persons, and the mean is 16,598 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 728.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 63.6%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 0.7%).
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 163,421 Persons | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 121,022 Persons | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 17,332 Persons | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 72,532 Persons | 2018 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10,157 Persons | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 1,829 Persons | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 45,827 Persons | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 1,485 Persons | 2025 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34,160 Persons | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 1,106 Persons | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 6 | France | 30,638 Persons | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 928.83 Persons | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 26,243 Persons | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 702.49 Persons | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 23,036 Persons | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 22,707 Persons | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 19,884 Persons | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 11 | South Africa | 16,937 Persons | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 14,822 Persons | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 9,391 Persons | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 8,638 Persons | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 5,472 Persons | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 5,425 Persons | 2025 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 5,263 Persons | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 5,204 Persons | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 5,193 Persons | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 4,886 Persons | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 4,830 Persons | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 4,572 Persons | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 4,443 Persons | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 3,519 Persons | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Serbia | 3,338 Persons | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 3,195 Persons | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 2,943 Persons | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 2,890 Persons | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 2,812 Persons | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 2,728 Persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 2,072 Persons | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 739.38 Persons | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 513.63 Persons | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 338.16 Persons | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 299.18 Persons | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 224.6 Persons | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Former Federal Republic of Germany 31,013 Persons
- Korea 28,576 Persons
- Slovak Republic 2,552 Persons
About this data
This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org