Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 476,557 in India; the lowest is 50.39 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,983, and the mean is 23,871.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,457.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 164.3%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 22.5%).
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 476,557 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 2 | United States of America | 163,493 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 139,242 | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 102,454 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 77,642 | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 69,072 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 67,141 | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 60,712 | 2026 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 55,280 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 46,938 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 39,625 | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34,120 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 32,678 | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 32,566 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 31,035 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 16 | France | 29,022 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24,568 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 23,827 | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 22,904 | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Myanmar | 22,275 | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 21 | Uganda | 17,970 | 2021 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 17,836 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 14,608 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 24 | Angola | 13,985 | 2025 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 13,406 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 10,432 | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 27 | Cambodia | 10,100 | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 8,330 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 7,950 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 7,880 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 7,156 | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 6,972 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 33 | Rwanda | 6,417 | 2025 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 5,270 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5,239 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 5,192 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 5,140 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 4,983 | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 4,886 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 4,798 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 41 | Senegal | 4,668 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 4,500 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 4,362 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 4,340 | 2025 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 45 | Honduras | 4,075 | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 3,424 | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 2,991 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 2,900 | 2019 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 2,754 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 2,609 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,592 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 52 | Singapore | 2,376 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 2,230 | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 54 | Panama | 1,969 | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 1,788 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 1,765 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 57 | Mongolia | 1,368 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,340 | 2025 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 1,220 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 60 | Albania | 1,176 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 61 | Botswana | 861.97 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 62 | Namibia | 722.71 | 2018 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 719.89 | 2025 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 699.95 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritius | 547.11 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 66 | Cyprus | 486.98 | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 67 | Kosovo | 423.84 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 68 | Timor-Leste | 402.09 | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 69 | Bhutan | 379.38 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 70 | Guyana | 372.48 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 222.98 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 145.47 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 73 | Barbados | 126.53 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | Grenada | 52.31 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 75 | Seychelles | 50.39 | 2025 | up 90.8% | rising |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.