Employment in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income: Employment was 207,679 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
207,679
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
39th
of 85 groups
All-time high
208,351
in 2024
All-time low
174,946
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, 2000–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201220252000: 174.9k2001: 177.2k2002: 178.8k2003: 180.3k2004: 181.6k2005: 184.0k2006: 187.2k2007: 190.2k2008: 192.0k2009: 188.3k2010: 187.6k2011: 188.2k2012: 187.7k2013: 187.5k2014: 189.0k2015: 191.3k2016: 194.1k2017: 196.8k2018: 199.7k2019: 201.9k2020: 199.2k2021: 200.8k2022: 205.5k2023: 207.9k2024: 208.4k2025: 207.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income recorded 207,679 for employment in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income peaked at 208,351 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 174,946, in 2000.

That places Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income 39th out of 85 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.

Employment in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, year by year

Annual values for Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 174,946
2001 177,181 +1.3%
2002 178,761 +0.9%
2003 180,349 +0.9%
2004 181,598 +0.7%
2005 184,036 +1.3%
2006 187,250 +1.7%
2007 190,214 +1.6%
2008 191,952 +0.9%
2009 188,272 -1.9%
2010 187,612 -0.4%
2011 188,236 +0.3%
2012 187,733 -0.3%
2013 187,488 -0.1%
2014 188,997 +0.8%
2015 191,327 +1.2%
2016 194,089 +1.4%
2017 196,840 +1.4%
2018 199,653 +1.4%
2019 201,942 +1.1%
2020 199,232 -1.3%
2021 200,821 +0.8%
2022 205,548 +2.4%
2023 207,871 +1.1%
2024 208,351 +0.2%
2025 207,679 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 183,456 174,946 191,952 10
2010s 192,392 187,488 201,942 10
2020s 204,917 199,232 208,351 6

Countries ranked near Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income

  1. 36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14,580 compare
  2. 37 Angola 13,985 compare
  3. 38 Argentina 13,406 compare
  4. 39 Uzbekistan 13,220 compare
  5. 40 Madagascar 11,880 compare
  6. 41 Côte d'Ivoire 11,586 compare
  7. 42 Taiwan, China 11,504 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
Employment in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income was 207,679 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
The highest recorded value was 208,351 in 2024.
What is the lowest employment recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 174,946 in 2000.
How does Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income rank for employment?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 39th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern, Southern and Western Europe: 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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