Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China
World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Employment was 630,020 in 2025. β² Rising
Employment in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, 2000β2025
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
| 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
- 15 Germany 42,553 compare
- 16 Thailand 39,625 compare
- 17 United Kingdom 34,120 compare
- 18 Egypt, Arab Republic of 32,678 compare
- 19 TΓΌrkiye 32,566 compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 31,035 compare
- 21 France 29,383 compare
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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