Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
Countries reporting
174
Highest
740,410
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
2.49
Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory
Median
3,082
Years covered
80
1947–2026
Data points
6,860
What the numbers show
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 740,410 in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 2.49 in Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,082, and the mean is 18,284.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 663.1%), and the largest decrease in San Marino, Republic of (down 28.0%).
Employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 740,410 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | India | 476,557 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 163,493 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 139,242 | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 102,454 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 93,101 | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 77,642 | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 73,457 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 69,072 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 68,280 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 60,712 | 2026 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 55,280 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 50,525 | 2024 | up 319.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 46,938 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 42,553 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 39,625 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 34,120 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 32,678 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 32,566 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 20 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 31,035 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 21 | France | 29,383 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 22 | Korea | 28,881 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 23 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24,568 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 24,117 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 23,827 | 2025 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 22,275 | 2020 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 22,221 | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 21,029 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 17,970 | 2021 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 17,836 | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 17,291 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 17,128 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 15,693 | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 34 | Malaysia | 15,392 | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 14,608 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 14,580 | 2017 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 37 | Angola | 13,985 | 2025 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 13,406 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 13,220 | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 40 | Madagascar, Republic of | 11,880 | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11,586 | 2022 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 42 | Taiwan Province of China | 11,504 | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 10,858 | 2017 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 10,749 | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 9,899 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 46 | Cambodia | 9,756 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 9,415 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 48 | Niger | 9,303 | 2022 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 9,287 | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 9,246 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 8,972 | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 8,330 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 7,950 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 7,694 | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 55 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 7,679 | 2021 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 56 | Guatemala | 7,583 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 7,156 | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 58 | Mali | 6,972 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 59 | Rwanda | 6,417 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 5,445 | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 5,329 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 5,292 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 5,275 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 5,253 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia | 5,239 | 2025 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 5,147 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 5,140 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 4,983 | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 4,970 | 2014 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,949 | 2011 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 4,901 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 72 | Switzerland | 4,886 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 73 | Belarus, Republic of | 4,798 | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 74 | Hungary | 4,687 | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 75 | Senegal | 4,668 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 76 | Austria | 4,500 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 77 | Israel | 4,362 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 78 | Greece | 4,340 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 79 | Yemen, Republic of | 4,197 | 2014 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 4,075 | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 81 | Haiti | 3,866 | 2012 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 82 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 3,672 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,509 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 84 | Tunisia | 3,424 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 3,364 | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 3,184 | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Denmark | 3,098 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 88 | Serbia | 3,067 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 2,991 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 90 | Bulgaria | 2,930 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 91 | Norway | 2,923 | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 92 | New Zealand | 2,876 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 93 | Jordan | 2,859 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 2,818 | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 95 | Kuwait | 2,679 | 2017 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 2,669 | 2014 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 97 | Finland | 2,613 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 98 | Slovak Republic | 2,611 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 99 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2,592 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 100 | Singapore | 2,376 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 2,241 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 2,230 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 103 | Panama | 1,969 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 1,788 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 105 | Oman | 1,766 | 2021 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 1,765 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 107 | Croatia | 1,702 | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 108 | Lithuania | 1,463 | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 109 | Moldova | 1,410 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 110 | Mongolia | 1,368 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,354 | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 1,316 | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 113 | Armenia, Republic of | 1,220 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 1,176 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 1,029 | 2020 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 116 | Slovenia | 996.6 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 117 | Latvia | 889.66 | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 118 | Botswana | 861.97 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 803.32 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 120 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 769.62 | 2015 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Namibia | 722.71 | 2018 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 122 | Palestine, State of | 719.89 | 2025 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 699.95 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 124 | Estonia | 698.77 | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 125 | Gambia, The | 683.57 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 565.45 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritius | 547.11 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 128 | Cyprus | 504.64 | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 129 | Kosovo, Republic of | 423.84 | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 130 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 402.09 | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 131 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 394.93 | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 132 | Bhutan | 379.38 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 133 | Malta | 329.66 | 2025 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 328.33 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji, Republic of | 319.04 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 136 | Montenegro | 282.58 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 254.13 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 138 | Iceland | 227.24 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 222.98 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 140 | Bahamas, The | 208.2 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 141 | Cabo Verde | 206.34 | 2019 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 142 | Seychelles | 201.57 | 2025 | up 663.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Maldives | 192.81 | 2019 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 144 | Suriname | 189.68 | 2016 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 145 | Belize | 166.26 | 2019 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 145.47 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 147 | Barbados | 126.53 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 105.72 | 2020 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 149 | St. Lucia | 100.63 | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 81.4 | 1980 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 151 | Guam | 63.68 | 2010 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 152 | Netherlands Antilles | 63.49 | 2013 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 63.02 | 2011 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 154 | Jersey | 56.29 | 2013 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 155 | Monaco | 55.47 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 156 | Samoa | 53.13 | 2022 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 157 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 52.89 | 2017 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 52.31 | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 47.91 | 2011 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 47.7 | 2018 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 161 | Northern Mariana Islands | 42.75 | 2000 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Kiribati | 41.28 | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 39.14 | 2015 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 164 | Bermuda | 35.99 | 2013 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 165 | Tonga | 33.11 | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 166 | Guernsey | 32.03 | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 167 | Dominica | 24.81 | 2001 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21.49 | 2008 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 169 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 19.2 | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 170 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.17 | 2001 | — | falling |
| 171 | San Marino, Republic of | 15.42 | 2022 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 172 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 12.48 | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 173 | Palau, Republic of | 9.57 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 174 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 2.49 | 2020 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.60 million
- G20 2.90 million
- World excluding India and China 2.27 million
- Asia and the Pacific 2.04 million
- BRICS 1.80 million
- World excluding BRICS 1.79 million
- APEC 1.53 million
- World: Upper-middle income 1.37 million
- World: Lower-middle income 1.26 million
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 967,634
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 908,618
- Eastern Asia 868,437