Employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income
Asia and the Pacific: High income: Employment was 133,515 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income stood at 133,515. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income peaked at 133,515 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 112,799, in 2000.
Asia and the Pacific: High income ranks 49th of 85 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 112,799 | — |
| 2001 | 112,920 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 112,870 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 112,976 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 114,129 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 115,262 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 116,490 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 117,752 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 118,194 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 117,100 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 117,780 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 119,005 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 119,896 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 121,244 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 122,860 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 123,926 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 125,351 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 126,927 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 128,887 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 130,272 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 129,097 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 129,941 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 131,816 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 132,796 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 133,325 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 133,515 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115,049 | 112,799 | 118,194 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,615 | 117,780 | 130,272 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,748 | 129,097 | 133,515 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: High income
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.58 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 78,731 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137,439 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.74 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.1467 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0407 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 133,515 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 133,515 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.1425 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1425 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- Employment in Asia and the Pacific: High income was 133,515 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 133,515 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,799 in 2000.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: High income rank for employment?
- Asia and the Pacific: High income ranks 49th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: 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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