Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Arab States: High income
Arab States: High income: Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 32,939 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Arab States: High income, 2000–2025
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 65th of 85 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Arab States: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,071 | — |
| 2001 | 9,563 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 10,088 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 10,698 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 11,347 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 12,080 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 13,028 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 14,291 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 15,614 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 16,623 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 17,763 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 19,135 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 20,754 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 22,216 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 23,548 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 25,086 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 26,339 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26,358 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 26,466 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26,968 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26,610 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 27,387 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 29,029 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 31,112 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 32,080 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 32,939 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Arab States: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.96 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,091 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 15,065 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.853 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 124,100 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 57,988 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 68.23 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.16 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2027)
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 65th out of 85 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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