Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China

World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Employment was 630,020 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
630,020
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
18th
of 87 groups
All-time high
630,020
in 2025
All-time low
434,225
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 2000–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220252000: 434.2k2001: 442.8k2002: 448.3k2003: 457.2k2004: 467.3k2005: 475.6k2006: 486.0k2007: 496.9k2008: 506.1k2009: 511.7k2010: 519.7k2011: 529.9k2012: 541.4k2013: 546.7k2014: 553.4k2015: 560.4k2016: 564.2k2017: 572.3k2018: 581.2k2019: 589.2k2020: 562.4k2021: 578.5k2022: 600.5k2023: 613.6k2024: 622.5k2025: 630.0k

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 18th out of 87 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Germany 42,553 compare
  2. 16 Thailand 39,625 compare
  3. 17 United Kingdom 34,120 compare
  4. 18 Egypt, Arab Republic of 32,678 compare
  5. 19 TΓΌrkiye 32,566 compare
  6. 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 31,035 compare
  7. 21 France 29,383 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places β†’

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 18th out of 87 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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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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