Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China
World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Employment was 630,020 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Upper-middle income excluding China recorded 630,020 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China peaked at 630,020 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 434,225, in 2000.
That places World: Upper-middle income excluding China 17th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 434,225 | — |
| 2001 | 442,790 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 448,265 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 457,197 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 467,327 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 475,640 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 485,963 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 496,944 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 506,139 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 511,680 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 519,702 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 529,851 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 541,374 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 546,747 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 553,400 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 560,421 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 564,194 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 572,273 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 581,213 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 589,173 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 562,399 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 578,546 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 600,452 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 613,632 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 622,498 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 630,020 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 472,617 | 434,225 | 511,680 | 10 |
| 2010s | 555,835 | 519,702 | 589,173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 601,258 | 562,399 | 630,020 | 6 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income excluding China
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income excluding China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.87 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 686,419 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 460,013 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.29 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.28 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 47,151 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 18,136 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 56.11 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.42 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9198 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China was 630,020 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- The highest recorded value was 630,020 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- The lowest recorded value was 434,225 in 2000.
- How does World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank for employment?
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 17th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Upper-middle income excluding 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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