Employment in services (% of total employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Employment in services (% of total employment) was 47.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 47.4% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 47.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1991.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.0% | — |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 22.0% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.0% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 36.3% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.7% | 47.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 47.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1991.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).