Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income: Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 6,372 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
6,372
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
86th
of 87 groups
All-time high
6,556
in 2024
All-time low
5,329
in 2014
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201620272005: 6.1k2006: 6.1k2007: 6.2k2008: 6.4k2009: 6.2k2010: 5.8k2011: 5.6k2012: 5.7k2013: 5.6k2014: 5.3k2015: 5.6k2016: 5.9k2017: 6.0k2018: 6.1k2019: 6.3k2020: 5.9k2021: 6.2k2022: 6.5k2023: 6.5k2024: 6.6k2025: 6.4k2026: 6.4k2027: 6.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income stood at 6,372.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income peaked at 6,556 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,329, in 2014.

That places Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 86th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 6,118
2006 6,082 -0.6%
2007 6,215 +2.2%
2008 6,384 +2.7%
2009 6,154 -3.6%
2010 5,813 -5.5%
2011 5,613 -3.5%
2012 5,675 +1.1%
2013 5,600 -1.3%
2014 5,329 -4.8%
2015 5,551 +4.2%
2016 5,854 +5.5%
2017 5,985 +2.2%
2018 6,127 +2.4%
2019 6,268 +2.3%
2020 5,867 -6.4%
2021 6,233 +6.2%
2022 6,467 +3.8%
2023 6,517 +0.8%
2024 6,556 +0.6%
2025 6,432 -1.9%
2026 6,399 -0.5%
2027 6,372 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,191 6,082 6,384 5
2010s 5,781 5,329 6,268 10
2020s 6,356 5,867 6,556 8

Countries ranked near Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income

  1. 83 Azerbaijan 4,258 compare
  2. 84 South Sudan 4,177 compare
  3. 85 Switzerland 4,166 compare
  4. 86 Yemen 4,160 compare
  5. 87 Hungary 4,110 compare
  6. 88 Portugal 4,094 compare
  7. 89 Belarus 4,065 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

More work & labour data for Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income

All data for Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
Full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income was 6,372 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 6,556 in 2024.
What is the lowest full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 5,329 in 2014.
How does Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income rank for full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates)?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 86th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/full-time-equivalent-employment-ilo-modelled-estimates-based-on-40-hours-per-week/northern-southern-and-western-europe-upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/full-time-equivalent-employment-ilo-modelled-estimates-based-on-40-hours-per-week/northern-southern-and-western-europe-upper-middle-income/">Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.