Employment in World excluding India and China

World excluding India and China: Employment was 2.27 million in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
2.27 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
3rd
of 87 groups
All-time high
2.27 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.53 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in World excluding India and China, 2000–2025

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2000201220252000: 1.5M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.6M2003: 1.6M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.7M2008: 1.8M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.8M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.9M2013: 1.9M2014: 1.9M2015: 2.0M2016: 2.0M2017: 2.0M2018: 2.1M2019: 2.1M2020: 2.0M2021: 2.1M2022: 2.2M2023: 2.2M2024: 2.2M2025: 2.3M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

World excluding India and China recorded 2.27 million for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in World excluding India and China peaked at 2.27 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million, in 2000.

That places World excluding India and China 3rd out of 87 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.66 million 1.53 million 1.79 million 10
2010s 1.95 million 1.81 million 2.08 million 10
2020s 2.17 million 2.04 million 2.27 million 6

Countries ranked near World excluding India and China

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 740,410 compare
  2. 2 India 476,557 compare
  3. 3 United States 163,493 compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 139,242 compare
  5. 5 Brazil 102,454 compare
  6. 6 Nigeria 93,101 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in World excluding India and China?
Employment in World excluding India and China was 2.27 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment recorded in World excluding India and China?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2025.
What is the lowest employment recorded in World excluding India and China?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million in 2000.
How does World excluding India and China rank for employment?
World excluding India and China ranks 3rd out of 87 groups with data for 2025.
Is employment rising or falling in World excluding India and China?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World excluding India and China 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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