Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in World: High income
World: High income: Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) was 733,222 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) in World: High income, 1990–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: High income recorded 733,222 for labour force (ilo modelled estimates) in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income peaked at 733,567 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 572,295, in 1990.
That places World: High income 15th out of 85 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in World: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 572,295 | — |
| 1991 | 577,672 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 580,599 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 581,218 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 584,300 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 588,126 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 592,463 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 596,790 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 599,609 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 608,476 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 613,515 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 615,723 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 621,322 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 626,108 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 631,967 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 639,406 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 647,035 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 654,024 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 661,310 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 663,250 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 666,938 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 671,143 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 677,348 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 681,745 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 686,539 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 691,498 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 698,108 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 703,316 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 708,906 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 714,162 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 707,353 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 712,667 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 721,889 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 730,703 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 733,567 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 733,556 | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 733,290 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 733,222 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 588,155 | 572,295 | 608,476 | 10 |
| 2000s | 637,366 | 613,515 | 663,250 | 10 |
| 2010s | 689,970 | 666,938 | 714,162 | 10 |
| 2020s | 725,781 | 707,353 | 733,567 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: High income
More work & labour data for World: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.52 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 478,257 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.03 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,874 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 89,163 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 701,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income?
- Labour force (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income was 733,222 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in World: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 733,567 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in World: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 572,295 in 1990.
- How does World: High income rank for labour force (ilo modelled estimates)?
- World: High income ranks 15th out of 85 groups with data for 2027.
- Is labour force (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in World: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.