Employment in World excluding India and China
World excluding India and China: Employment was 2.27 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in World excluding India and China, 2000–2025
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 2nd out of 85 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.
Employment in World excluding India and China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.93 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.16 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 2.27 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for World excluding India and China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2.45 million (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.57 million (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.06 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.35 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,634 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 34,130 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.83 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.75 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2027)
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 2nd out of 85 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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