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Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week) by country

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked for employed persons in their main job divided by 40 or 48....

Countries reporting
188
Highest
821,582
China
Lowest
25.26
Tonga
Median
3,957
Years covered
23
2005–2027
Data points
6,324

What the numbers show

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 821,582 in China; the lowest is 25.26 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,957, and the mean is 20,004.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,528.

Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 109.2%), and the largest decrease in United States Virgin Islands (down 20.0%).

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 821,582 2027 down 4.8% falling
2 India 695,127 2027 up 18.3% rising
3 United States of America 155,020 2027 up 5.2% rising
4 Indonesia 137,940 2027 up 11.9% rising
5 Nigeria 117,991 2027 up 29.6% rising
6 Pakistan 100,674 2027 up 26.2% rising
7 Brazil 98,389 2027 up 16.3% rising
8 Bangladesh 86,083 2027 up 16.0% rising
9 Russian Federation 67,043 2027 down 1.4% flat
10 Mexico 63,337 2027 up 12.8% rising
11 Viet Nam 59,341 2027 up 9.6% rising
12 Philippines 52,449 2027 up 21.3% rising
13 Japan 52,435 2027 down 2.2% flat
14 Ethiopia 45,209 2027 up 29.2% rising
15 Thailand 42,456 2027 up 1.1% flat
16 Egypt 38,692 2027 up 29.3% rising
17 Türkiye 37,586 2027 up 14.8% rising
18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35,895 2027 up 40.5% rising
19 Tanzania, United Republic of 35,709 2027 up 46.2% rising
20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 31,416 2027 up 12.1% rising
21 Germany 30,656 2027 down 4.9% flat
22 Colombia 27,070 2027 up 16.4% rising
23 Republic of Korea 26,981 2027 down 6.3% flat
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26,502 2027 up 4.8% rising
25 Uganda 25,406 2027 up 109.2% rising
26 Myanmar 24,235 2027 down 14.6% falling
27 Kenya 23,957 2027 up 20.9% rising
28 France 22,610 2027 up 5.6% rising
29 Malaysia 20,741 2027 up 19.6% rising
30 Italy 20,170 2027 up 3.8% flat
31 South Africa 18,971 2027 up 7.5% rising
32 Argentina 18,732 2027 up 15.3% rising
33 Ukraine 18,105 2021 down 11.4% falling
34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 17,945 2027 up 4.7% rising
35 Peru 17,805 2027 up 8.8% rising
36 Saudi Arabia 17,634 2027 up 42.0% rising
37 Spain 17,124 2027 up 6.6% flat
38 Canada 16,432 2027 up 7.5% rising
39 Poland 16,426 2027 up 0.6% rising
40 Angola 16,024 2027 up 52.3% rising
41 Madagascar 15,237 2027 up 38.2% rising
42 Uzbekistan 14,567 2027 up 19.2% rising
43 Côte d'Ivoire 14,024 2027 up 41.4% rising
44 Algeria 13,183 2027 up 10.9% rising
45 Morocco 12,990 2027 up 9.9% rising
46 Niger 12,904 2027 up 64.6% rising
47 Sudan 12,848 2022 up 29.4% rising
48 Mozambique 12,671 2027 up 46.4% rising
49 Cameroon 12,316 2027 up 29.2% rising
50 Cambodia 12,302 2027 up 21.0% rising
51 Burkina Faso 12,277 2027 up 31.2% rising
52 Taiwan, China 11,360 2027 down 0.8% rising
53 Australia 11,253 2027 up 13.7% rising
54 Ghana 10,859 2027 up 10.1% rising
55 Mali 10,415 2027 up 40.8% rising
56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10,199 2027 down 15.9% falling
57 Kazakhstan 9,345 2027 up 10.5% rising
58 United Arab Emirates 9,192 2027 up 20.2% rising
59 Chile 8,700 2027 up 5.0% rising
60 Zambia 8,585 2027 up 66.6% rising
61 Sri Lanka 8,499 2027 down 8.0% flat
62 Iraq 8,488 2027 up 21.9% rising
63 Ecuador 8,336 2027 up 12.0% rising
64 Guatemala 8,081 2027 up 25.0% rising
65 Nepal 7,805 2027 up 14.3% rising
66 Afghanistan 7,753 2027 down 0.3% rising
67 Zimbabwe 7,335 2027 up 54.2% rising
68 Romania 7,319 2027 down 6.4% falling
69 Benin 7,299 2027 up 42.0% rising
70 Senegal 7,235 2027 up 70.0% rising
71 Burundi 6,858 2027 up 43.3% rising
72 Netherlands 6,716 2027 up 7.0% rising
73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6,710 2027 up 27.7% rising
74 Malawi 6,449 2027 up 41.3% rising
75 Chad 5,362 2027 up 47.1% rising
76 Dominican Republic 5,298 2027 up 18.8% rising
77 Guinea 4,808 2027 up 32.1% rising
78 Haiti 4,800 2027 up 15.2% rising
79 Cuba 4,774 2027 down 9.6% flat
80 Honduras 4,741 2027 up 29.1% rising
81 Czechia 4,498 2027 down 2.6% flat
82 Syrian Arab Republic 4,262 2027 up 38.4% falling
83 Azerbaijan 4,258 2027 up 5.0% rising
84 South Sudan 4,177 2023 up 9.2% rising
85 Switzerland 4,166 2027 up 2.9% rising
86 Yemen 4,160 2027 up 12.3% falling
87 Hungary 4,110 2027 down 4.2% rising
88 Portugal 4,094 2027 down 0.2% falling
89 Belarus 4,065 2027 down 3.7% flat
90 Tunisia 4,050 2027 up 3.5% rising
91 Rwanda 4,007 2027 up 30.2% rising
92 Singapore 3,994 2027 up 10.3% rising
93 Belgium 3,980 2027 up 3.4% rising
94 Israel 3,976 2027 up 16.7% rising
95 Greece 3,939 2027 up 8.6% falling
96 Papua New Guinea 3,904 2027 up 34.2% rising
97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,881 2027 up 37.7% rising
98 Sweden 3,867 2027 up 4.5% rising
99 Hong Kong, China 3,827 2027 down 7.7% flat
100 Paraguay 3,589 2027 up 18.3% rising
101 Kuwait 3,483 2027 up 27.8% rising
102 Jordan 3,419 2027 up 30.3% rising
103 Togo 3,343 2027 up 35.0% rising
104 Liberia 3,312 2027 up 34.3% rising
105 Oman 3,219 2027 up 17.2% rising
106 Sierra Leone 3,197 2027 up 31.6% rising
107 Austria 3,193 2027 down 3.5% flat
108 El Salvador 3,178 2027 up 18.6% rising
109 Nicaragua 2,935 2027 up 19.5% rising
110 Serbia 2,929 2027 up 8.3% rising
111 Bulgaria 2,877 2027 down 6.5% falling
112 Congo 2,753 2027 up 35.6% rising
113 Kyrgyzstan 2,739 2027 up 26.6% rising
114 Qatar 2,675 2027 up 7.0% rising
115 Tajikistan 2,642 2027 up 25.2% rising
116 New Zealand 2,445 2027 up 11.3% rising
117 Costa Rica 2,435 2027 up 9.6% rising
118 Somalia 2,346 2027 up 42.7% rising
119 Libya 2,314 2027 up 11.2% rising
120 Turkmenistan 2,260 2027 up 16.3% rising
121 Denmark 2,256 2027 up 10.0% rising
122 Slovakia 2,208 2027 down 2.1% flat
123 Central African Republic 2,109 2027 up 26.7% rising
124 Ireland 2,087 2027 up 14.8% rising
125 Norway 1,972 2027 up 3.5% rising
126 Panama 1,949 2027 up 10.8% rising
127 Lebanon 1,912 2023 down 9.9% rising
128 Finland 1,891 2027 up 0.4% flat
129 Eritrea 1,747 2027 up 30.8% rising
130 Jamaica 1,702 2027 up 18.9% rising
131 Mongolia 1,618 2027 up 8.7% rising
132 Georgia 1,605 2027 up 5.9% falling
133 Republic of Moldova 1,588 2027 down 0.5% falling
134 Uruguay 1,418 2027 up 3.3% rising
135 Croatia 1,375 2027 down 1.4% falling
136 Albania 1,360 2027 up 14.5% rising
137 Lithuania 1,225 2027 up 2.2% flat
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,175 2027 down 0.7% falling
139 Mauritania 1,175 2027 up 39.9% rising
140 Armenia 1,147 2027 up 9.2% flat
141 Puerto Rico 1,109 2027 up 23.7% flat
142 Palestine, State of 1,097 2022 up 42.1% rising
143 Namibia 1,022 2027 up 24.9% rising
144 Botswana 1,021 2027 up 19.6% rising
145 Guinea-Bissau 995.57 2027 up 41.1% rising
146 Bahrain 973.05 2027 up 10.9% rising
147 Lesotho 954.6 2027 up 11.9% rising
148 Slovenia 831.09 2027 up 4.2% flat
149 Equatorial Guinea 789.54 2027 up 26.3% rising
150 Latvia 764.06 2027 down 5.7% falling
151 Gambia 756.16 2027 up 26.1% rising
152 Gabon 742.22 2027 up 26.7% rising
153 Trinidad and Tobago 661.98 2027 down 3.3% flat
154 Cyprus 652.79 2027 up 22.6% rising
155 North Macedonia 630.73 2027 down 6.1% rising
156 Mauritius 569.72 2027 up 4.5% rising
157 Bhutan 557.54 2027 up 28.7% rising
158 Timor-Leste 550.75 2027 up 42.2% rising
159 Estonia 527.29 2027 down 8.4% falling
160 Macau, China 466.14 2027 up 6.1% rising
161 Solomon Islands 410.22 2027 up 36.2% rising
162 Fiji 348.38 2027 up 13.1% flat
163 Guyana 315.01 2027 up 20.0% rising
164 Maldives 305.9 2027 up 28.9% rising
165 Eswatini 304.15 2027 down 7.1% flat
166 Comoros 295.38 2027 up 35.8% rising
167 Montenegro 276.31 2027 up 16.7% rising
168 Luxembourg 267.26 2027 up 13.5% rising
169 Western Sahara 263.56 2027 up 22.2% rising
170 Brunei Darussalam 254.21 2027 up 11.2% rising
171 Malta 250.86 2027 up 26.4% rising
172 Suriname 242.47 2027 up 8.2% rising
173 Cape Verde 236.89 2027 up 9.3% rising
174 Bahamas 204.77 2027 up 7.7% rising
175 Iceland 195.69 2027 up 10.1% rising
176 Belize 173.31 2027 up 5.7% rising
177 Djibouti 157.31 2027 up 22.4% rising
178 Barbados 121.05 2027 down 2.2% falling
179 New Caledonia 104.83 2027 up 4.1% rising
180 French Polynesia 94.4 2027 up 0.0% rising
181 Saint Lucia 93.46 2027 up 16.5% rising
182 Vanuatu 85.34 2027 up 26.7% rising
183 Guam 71.1 2027 up 3.4% rising
184 Samoa 61.98 2027 down 10.3% falling
185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.43 2027 down 1.0% flat
186 Sao Tome and Principe 40.92 2027 up 27.6% rising
187 United States Virgin Islands 29.64 2027 down 20.0% falling
188 Tonga 25.26 2027 down 18.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked for employed persons in their main job divided by 40 or 48. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.