Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD
OECD: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels was 666,682 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD is 666,682 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD peaked at 666,682 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66,936 Persons, in 1960.
That places OECD 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66,936 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 67,792 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 68,187 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 76,250 Persons | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 77,817 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 79,634 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 87,414 Persons | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 84,918 Persons | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 134,364 Persons | +58.2% |
| 1969 | 136,924 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 182,722 Persons | +33.4% |
| 1971 | 188,149 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 203,743 Persons | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 208,995 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 214,787 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 235,988 Persons | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 249,219 Persons | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 255,415 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 259,850 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 265,985 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 281,000 Persons | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 284,152 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 282,501 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 294,672 Persons | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 323,367 Persons | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 329,435 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 336,632 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 345,108 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 369,868 Persons | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 376,798 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 383,573 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 426,044 Persons | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 443,847 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 449,513 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 459,265 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 467,788 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 478,937 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 486,748 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 491,866 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 497,024 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 507,603 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 525,647 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 533,000 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 536,305 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 540,386 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 550,195 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 543,335 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 568,858 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 572,923 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 564,040 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 565,870 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 567,928 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 577,084 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 581,522 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 588,676 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 597,491 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 606,567 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 615,845 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 625,076 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 632,088 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 610,828 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 623,918 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 644,338 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 655,223 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 660,806 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 666,682 Persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,023 Persons | 66,936 Persons | 136,924 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 226,485 Persons | 182,722 Persons | 265,985 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 322,353 Persons | 281,000 Persons | 376,798 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 458,460 Persons | 383,573 Persons | 497,024 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 544,229 Persons | 507,603 Persons | 572,923 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 595,815 Persons | 565,870 Persons | 632,088 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 643,632 Persons | 610,828 Persons | 666,682 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More work & labour data for OECD
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 37,610 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 36,963 Persons (2022)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 34,262 Persons (2024)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,736 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 27.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Monthly unemployment levels 34,246 Persons (2024)
- Gender share of part-time employment 65.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 504,527 Persons (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 504,527 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD?
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in OECD was 666,682 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 666,682 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,936 Persons in 1960.
- How does OECD rank for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels — Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains labour force data on labour market status - population, labour force, unemployment and employment - by sex and by detailed age groups and standard age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.