Employment in World: High income
World: High income: Employment was 701,318 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
701,318
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
15th
of 85 groups
All-time high
701,614
in 2024
All-time low
570,418
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment in World: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: High income recorded 701,318 for employment in 2025.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in World: High income peaked at 701,614 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 570,418, in 2000.
World: High income ranks 15th of 85 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in World: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 570,418 | — |
| 2001 | 573,411 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 576,614 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 580,272 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 587,126 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 596,056 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 606,262 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 616,782 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 622,074 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 609,892 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 612,356 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 618,712 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 625,038 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 629,687 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 638,218 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 646,210 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 655,468 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 664,107 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 672,925 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 680,190 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 661,605 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 673,043 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 689,396 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 699,104 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 701,614 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 701,318 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 593,891 | 570,418 | 622,074 | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,291 | 612,356 | 680,190 | 10 |
| 2020s | 687,680 | 661,605 | 701,614 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: High income
More work & labour data for World: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.52 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 733,222 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 478,257 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.03 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,874 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 89,163 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in World: High income?
- Employment in World: High income was 701,318 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in World: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 701,614 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in World: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 570,418 in 2000.
- How does World: High income rank for employment?
- World: High income ranks 15th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in World: 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 World: 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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