Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons by country
This indicator conveys the average number of labour inspectors per 10,000 employed persons, which provides some indication of the resources available for monitoring and enforncing appropriate work conditions and the corresponding standards. Labour inspectors are public officials or other authorities who are...
What the numbers show
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 3.89 in San Marino; the lowest is 0.07 in Myanmar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.575, and the mean is 0.8031.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 307.7%), and the largest decrease in Macao (down 89.3%).
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 3.89 | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 2 | Macao | 2.65 | 2015 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritius | 2.47 | 2024 | up 122.5% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 1.92 | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1.46 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 1.42 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 1.41 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 8 | Barbados | 1.4 | 2015 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1.29 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 10 | Qatar | 1.28 | 2019 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 1.26 | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 12 | Latvia | 1.15 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 1.12 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 14 | Norway | 1.1 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 1.1 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.08 | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 1.07 | 2021 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0.94 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.94 | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 0.93 | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 21 | Palestine | 0.92 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 0.91 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 0.87 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 0.85 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 25 | France | 0.8 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.75 | 2021 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 26 | South Korea | 0.75 | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 0.73 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.66 | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Malta | 0.59 | 2024 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 0.58 | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 0.57 | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.57 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 0.56 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 35 | Panama | 0.54 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 35 | Malaysia | 0.54 | 2022 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 0.53 | 2024 | up 307.7% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 0.52 | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 0.51 | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 0.5 | 2014 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 40 | Sweden | 0.5 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | El Salvador | 0.47 | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 43 | Japan | 0.46 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Moldova | 0.45 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 0.45 | 2015 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 46 | Thailand | 0.41 | 2024 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 0.41 | 2024 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 46 | Belarus | 0.41 | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 0.39 | 2014 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 0.38 | 2018 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 51 | New Zealand | 0.34 | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 52 | Singapore | 0.32 | 2024 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 0.29 | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 54 | Turkey | 0.28 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.25 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 56 | Ireland | 0.23 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 57 | Mexico | 0.14 | 2018 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 58 | Philippines | 0.13 | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 59 | Canada | 0.11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 60 | Paraguay | 0.1 | 2015 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 61 | United States | 0.07 | 2015 | — | flat |
| 61 | Myanmar | 0.07 | 2020 | up 16.7% | falling |
About this data
This indicator conveys the average number of labour inspectors per 10,000 employed persons, which provides some indication of the resources available for monitoring and enforncing appropriate work conditions and the corresponding standards. Labour inspectors are public officials or other authorities who are responsible for three key labour inspection activities: a) securing the enforcement of the legal provisions relating to conditions of work and the protection of workers while engaged in their work, such as provisions relating to hours, wages, safety, health and welfare, the employment of children and young persons, and other connected matters, in so far as such provisions are enforceable by labour inspectors; b) supplying technical information and advice to employers and workers concerning the most effective means of complying with the legal provisions; c) bringing to the notice of the competent authority defects or abuses not specifically covered by existing legal provisions. Labour inspectors have the authority to initiate processes that may lead to legal action. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.