Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Israel

Israel: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 3,862 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,862 Persons
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
3,862 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,667 Persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Israel, 1995–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1995201020251995: 1.7k Persons1996: 1.7k Persons1997: 1.7k Persons1998: 1.8k Persons1999: 1.8k Persons2000: 1.9k Persons2001: 2.0k Persons2002: 2.0k Persons2003: 2.0k Persons2004: 2.1k Persons2005: 2.2k Persons2006: 2.2k Persons2007: 2.4k Persons2008: 2.4k Persons2009: 2.5k Persons2010: 2.6k Persons2011: 2.6k Persons2012: 2.9k Persons2013: 3.0k Persons2014: 3.1k Persons2015: 3.2k Persons2016: 3.3k Persons2017: 3.3k Persons2018: 3.4k Persons2019: 3.5k Persons2020: 3.4k Persons2021: 3.5k Persons2022: 3.7k Persons2023: 3.8k Persons2024: 3.8k Persons2025: 3.9k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Israel stood at 3,862 Persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Israel peaked at 3,862 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,667 Persons, in 1995.

Israel ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Israel, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 1,667 Persons
1996 1,700 Persons +1.9%
1997 1,732 Persons +1.9%
1998 1,766 Persons +2.0%
1999 1,819 Persons +3.0%
2000 1,912 Persons +5.1%
2001 1,964 Persons +2.7%
2002 1,980 Persons +0.8%
2003 2,014 Persons +1.7%
2004 2,093 Persons +3.9%
2005 2,174 Persons +3.9%
2006 2,242 Persons +3.1%
2007 2,351 Persons +4.9%
2008 2,431 Persons +3.4%
2009 2,475 Persons +1.8%
2010 2,564 Persons +3.6%
2011 2,642 Persons +3.1%
2012 2,933 Persons +11.0%
2013 3,015 Persons +2.8%
2014 3,111 Persons +3.2%
2015 3,183 Persons +2.3%
2016 3,260 Persons +2.4%
2017 3,350 Persons +2.8%
2018 3,421 Persons +2.1%
2019 3,479 Persons +1.7%
2020 3,427 Persons -1.5%
2021 3,464 Persons +1.1%
2022 3,651 Persons +5.4%
2023 3,772 Persons +3.3%
2024 3,809 Persons +1.0%
2025 3,862 Persons +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,737 Persons 1,667 Persons 1,819 Persons 5
2000s 2,164 Persons 1,912 Persons 2,475 Persons 10
2010s 3,096 Persons 2,564 Persons 3,479 Persons 10
2020s 3,664 Persons 3,427 Persons 3,862 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 20 Hungary 4,099 Persons compare
  2. 21 Switzerland 4,065 Persons compare
  3. 22 Austria 3,951 Persons compare
  4. 24 Greece 3,127 Persons compare
  5. 25 Denmark 2,856 Persons compare
  6. 26 Norway 2,746 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Israel?
Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Israel was 3,862 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 3,862 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 1,667 Persons in 1995.
How does Israel rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Israel ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3