Employment in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Employment was 14,580 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
14,580
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
36th
of 174 countries
All-time high
14,580
in 2017
All-time low
3,703
in 1976
Years of data
34
1975–2017

Employment in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, 1975–2017

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1975199620171975: 3.8k1976: 3.7k1977: 3.9k1978: 4.0k1979: 4.1k1980: 4.6k1981: 4.8k1982: 4.9k1983: 4.9k1984: 4.9k1985: 5.1k1986: 5.4k1987: 5.7k1989: 6.1k1990: 6.4k1991: 6.7k1992: 7.0k1993: 7.1k1995: 7.7k1996: 7.8k1997: 8.3k1998: 8.7k2004: 10.4k2005: 10.4k2006: 11.0k2007: 11.3k2008: 11.7k2009: 11.9k2010: 12.0k2011: 12.2k2012: 12.4k2013: 12.9k2016: 13.0k2017: 14.6k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de recorded 14,580 for employment in 2017. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de peaked at 14,580 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,703, in 1976.

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 36th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,888 3,703 4,106 5
1980s 5,159 4,635 6,113 9
1990s 7,460 6,404 8,711 8
2000s 11,137 10,405 11,927 6
2010s 12,872 12,010 14,580 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

  1. 33 Ukraine 15,693 compare
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  3. 35 Australia 14,608 compare
  4. 37 Angola 13,985 compare
  5. 38 Argentina 13,406 compare
  6. 39 Uzbekistan, Republic of 13,220 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
Employment in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de was 14,580 in 2017, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
The highest recorded value was 14,580 in 2017.
What is the lowest employment recorded in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
The lowest recorded value was 3,703 in 1976.
How does Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank for employment?
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment rising or falling in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 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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