Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data (1989–2020) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
20,303 Thousand persons
United States
Lowest
24 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
276.5 Thousand persons
Years covered
32
1989–2020
Data points
1,308
What the numbers show
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data (1989–2020) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 20,303 Thousand persons in United States; the lowest is 24 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 276.5 Thousand persons, and the mean is 1,743 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 846.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 49.1%).
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20,303 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 20,303 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 5,833 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 4,644 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 4,347 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,112 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 4,112 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 8 | France | 2,770 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 9 | Metropolitan France | 2,710 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,467 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,467 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 1,426 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 1,367 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 1,052 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 1,052 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 619 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 17 | Switzerland | 589 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 551 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 509 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 426 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 349 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 348 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 331 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 283 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 270 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 266 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 263 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 218 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 213 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 156 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 156 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 142 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 136 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 136 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 105 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 105 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 75 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 58 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 58 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 55 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 55 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 51 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 31 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 27.9% | flat |
| 45 | Malta | 27 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 46 | Montenegro | 25 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 25 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 24 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 22,269 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 19,034 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 17,232 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 14,036 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 13,893 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 13,757 Thousand persons