Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China
World excluding India and China: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate was 1.29 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China is 1.29 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China peaked at 3.53 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.18 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places World excluding India and China 38th out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 1995 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5647 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2010 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +186.1% |
| 2011 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2020 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -240.9% |
| 2021 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -215.2% |
| 2022 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 2023 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 2025 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.5647 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -2.18 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World excluding India and China
- 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
- 41 Togo 2.68 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for World excluding India and China
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2.45 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.57 million (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.83 (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 1.24 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 2.27 million (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 2.27 million (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 60.91 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in World excluding India and China was 1.29 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in World excluding India and China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in World excluding India and China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.18 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does World excluding India and China rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- World excluding India and China ranks 38th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate rising or falling in World excluding India and China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World excluding India and China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), 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). 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). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.