Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS
World excluding BRICS: Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate was 1.3 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS is 1.3 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS peaked at 3.47 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.04 % change on previous year, in 2020.
World excluding BRICS ranks 37th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +54.6% |
| 1995 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 1.82 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4466 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 2010 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +246.9% |
| 2011 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2020 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -234.7% |
| 2021 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 2022 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2025 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.4466 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World excluding BRICS
- 34 Comoros 2.99 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Rwanda 2.97 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Eritrea 2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Kenya 2.87 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Liberia 2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Nigeria 2.86 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Iraq 2.73 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for World excluding BRICS
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.94 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.24 million (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.75 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 1.79 million (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1.79 million (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.04 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate in World excluding BRICS was 1.3 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate recorded in World excluding BRICS?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate recorded in World excluding BRICS?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.04 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does World excluding BRICS rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate?
- World excluding BRICS ranks 37th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate rising or falling in World excluding BRICS?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World excluding BRICS data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.