Employment in Arab League
Arab League: Employment was 138,995 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Arab League, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Arab League recorded 138,995 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Arab League peaked at 138,995 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72,527, in 2000.
That places Arab League 47th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Arab League, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72,527 | — |
| 2001 | 74,102 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 75,372 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 78,029 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 81,664 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 84,731 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 88,592 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 92,478 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 95,579 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 99,040 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 102,701 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 104,104 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 105,712 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 108,471 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 111,166 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 112,495 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 115,355 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 115,448 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 116,981 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 119,314 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 116,945 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 120,955 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 127,533 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 133,238 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 135,892 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 138,995 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,212 | 72,527 | 99,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,175 | 102,701 | 119,314 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,926 | 116,945 | 138,995 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Arab League
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.01 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 160,996 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 196,731 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.7 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.58 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,445 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,939 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.64 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.64 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Arab League?
- Employment in Arab League was 138,995 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Arab League?
- The highest recorded value was 138,995 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Arab League?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,527 in 2000.
- How does Arab League rank for employment?
- Arab League ranks 47th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Arab League?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab League data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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