Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data (1989–2020) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
20,303
United States
Lowest
24
Luxembourg
Median
268
Years covered
32
1989–2020
Data points
1,334
What the numbers show
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data (1989–2020) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 20,303 in United States; the lowest is 24 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 268, and the mean is 1,679.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 846.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 49.1%).
Employment and labour: quarterly data (1989–2020): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20,303 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | United States | 20,303 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 5,833 | 2020 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 4,644 | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 4,347 | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 4,112 | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 4,112 | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 8 | France | 2,770 | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 9 | Metropolitan France | 2,710 | 2020 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,467 | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,467 | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 1,426 | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 1,367 | 2020 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 1,052 | 2020 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 1,052 | 2020 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 619 | 2020 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 589 | 2020 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 551 | 2020 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 509 | 2020 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 426 | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 349 | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 348 | 2020 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 331 | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 283 | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 270 | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 266 | 2020 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 263 | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 218 | 2020 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 218 | 2020 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 213 | 2020 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 156 | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 156 | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 142 | 2020 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 136 | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 136 | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 105 | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 105 | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 75 | 2020 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 75 | 2020 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 58 | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 58 | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 55 | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 55 | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 51 | 2020 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 51 | 2020 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 31 | 2020 | down 27.9% | flat |
| 47 | Malta | 27 | 2020 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 48 | Iceland | 25 | 2020 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 25 | 2020 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2020 | up 71.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.