Employment in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income

Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income: Employment was 22,723 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
22,723
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
69th
of 85 groups
All-time high
27,713
in 2007
All-time low
22,301
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201220252000: 26.6k2001: 26.7k2002: 26.9k2003: 27.1k2004: 27.1k2005: 27.3k2006: 27.4k2007: 27.7k2008: 27.7k2009: 27.1k2010: 27.2k2011: 27.2k2012: 27.2k2013: 27.2k2014: 26.7k2015: 26.6k2016: 26.3k2017: 26.1k2018: 26.2k2019: 26.2k2020: 25.3k2021: 25.0k2022: 23.1k2023: 22.3k2024: 22.3k2025: 22.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income recorded 22,723 for employment in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income peaked at 27,713 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22,301, in 2023.

Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 69th of 85 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,154 26,570 27,713 10
2010s 26,693 26,137 27,242 10
2020s 23,458 22,301 25,331 6

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income

  1. 66 Belgium 5,147 compare
  2. 67 Dominican Republic 5,140 compare
  3. 68 Zimbabwe 4,983 compare
  4. 69 Cuba 4,970 compare
  5. 70 Syrian Arab Republic 4,949 compare
  6. 71 Azerbaijan 4,901 compare
  7. 72 Switzerland 4,886 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
Employment in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income was 22,723 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 27,713 in 2007.
What is the lowest employment recorded in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 22,301 in 2023.
How does Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 69th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe: Upper-middle 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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