Employment in Arab States: High income

Arab States: High income: Employment was 32,939 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
32,939
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
67th
of 87 groups
All-time high
32,939
in 2025
All-time low
9,071
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in Arab States: High income, 2000–2025

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k2000201220252000: 9.1k2001: 9.6k2002: 10.1k2003: 10.7k2004: 11.3k2005: 12.1k2006: 13.0k2007: 14.3k2008: 15.6k2009: 16.6k2010: 17.8k2011: 19.1k2012: 20.8k2013: 22.2k2014: 23.5k2015: 25.1k2016: 26.3k2017: 26.4k2018: 26.5k2019: 27.0k2020: 26.6k2021: 27.4k2022: 29.0k2023: 31.1k2024: 32.1k2025: 32.9k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Arab States: High income recorded 32,939 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in Arab States: High income peaked at 32,939 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,071, in 2000.

Arab States: High income ranks 67th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,240 9,071 16,623 10
2010s 23,463 17,763 26,968 10
2020s 29,859 26,610 32,939 6

Countries ranked near Arab States: High income

  1. 64 Czechia 5,253 compare
  2. 65 Bolivia 5,239 compare
  3. 66 Belgium 5,147 compare
  4. 67 Dominican Republic 5,140 compare
  5. 68 Zimbabwe 4,983 compare
  6. 69 Cuba 4,970 compare
  7. 70 Syrian Arab Republic 4,949 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in Arab States: High income?
Employment in Arab States: High income was 32,939 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in Arab States: High income?
The highest recorded value was 32,939 in 2025.
What is the lowest employment recorded in Arab States: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 9,071 in 2000.
How does Arab States: High income rank for employment?
Arab States: High income ranks 67th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in Arab States: High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab States: High income 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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Indicator
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
261 places, 6,860 data points, 1947–2026
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