What is employment in MENA?

Employment in MENA was 161,568 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.

What is the highest employment recorded in MENA?

The highest recorded value was 161,568 in 2025.

What is the lowest employment recorded in MENA?

The lowest recorded value was 87,607 in 2000.

How does MENA rank for employment?

MENA ranks 47th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.

Is employment rising or falling in MENA?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this MENA 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.

Employment in MENA

Name: Employment in MENA
Creator: International Labour Organization
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MENA: Employment was 161,568 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

161,568

Change on year

up 2.0%

Rank

47th

of 87 groups

All-time high

161,568

in 2025

All-time low

87,607

in 2000

Years of data

2000–2025

Employment in MENA, 2000–2025

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in MENA is 161,568, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in MENA peaked at 161,568 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87,607, in 2000.

That places MENA 47th out of 87 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	102,129	87,607	118,376	10
2010s	131,494	121,524	141,664	10
2020s	150,820	138,167	161,568	6

Countries ranked near MENA

44 Morocco 10,749 compare
45 Netherlands 9,899 compare
46 Cambodia 9,756 compare
47 Chile 9,415 compare
48 Niger 9,303 compare
49 Cameroon 9,287 compare
50 United Arab Emirates 9,246 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More work & labour data for MENA

Female labor force by age 499,704 (2024)
Labor force participation rate by age 25.79 (2024)
Female labor force participation rate by age 9.52 (2024)
Unemployment rate young vs older adults 23.94 (2024)

All data for MENA →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in MENA?: Employment in MENA was 161,568 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in MENA?: The highest recorded value was 161,568 in 2025.
What is the lowest employment recorded in MENA?: The lowest recorded value was 87,607 in 2000.
How does MENA rank for employment?: MENA ranks 47th out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in MENA?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MENA 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
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026