Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour inspection by country
A workplace can be defined as any physical space, whether a physical construction (such as a building or set of buildings) or not, in which at least one employed person carries out their work activities. Only those workplaces that are registered and could potentially be selected for labour inspection are included...
What the numbers show
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour inspection is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 7.30 million in United States; the lowest is 9 in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 264,616, and the mean is 730,840.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 169,241.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 85.2%).
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7.30 million | 2015 | — | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 3.17 million | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3.09 million | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 2.59 million | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 5 | Turkey | 2.24 million | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 2.10 million | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 1.97 million | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1.91 million | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 9 | France | 1.81 million | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Spain | 1.33 million | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 11 | Malaysia | 1.12 million | 2022 | up 692.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.08 million | 2021 | up 1,370.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 1.08 million | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 794,238 | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 15 | Moldova | 770,546 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 756,150 | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 724,352 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 516,107 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 435,499 | 2018 | up 424.6% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 416,293 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 413,700 | 2024 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Switzerland | 340,130 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 332,683 | 2022 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 310,798 | 2024 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 281,260 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 273,873 | 2015 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 267,021 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 262,212 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 250,000 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 227,026 | 2024 | up 440.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 202,060 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 32 | Georgia | 181,000 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 33 | Mongolia | 108,378 | 2024 | up 169,241.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Macao | 84,915 | 2015 | up 2,383.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Bahrain | 81,551 | 2020 | up 1,739.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Israel | 81,206 | 2023 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 76,852 | 2014 | up 191.2% | rising |
| 38 | Qatar | 76,654 | 2022 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 71,167 | 2015 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 52,731 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 45,284 | 2022 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 43,538 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 43 | Singapore | 40,959 | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 44 | Finland | 33,603 | 2022 | down 85.2% | flat |
| 45 | El Salvador | 30,820 | 2020 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26,046 | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 25,974 | 2020 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 48 | Panama | 19,650 | 2018 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 49 | Belize | 11,346 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mauritius | 8,803 | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 51 | San Marino | 5,247 | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 4,439 | 2020 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 402 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Andorra | 9 | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
About this data
A workplace can be defined as any physical space, whether a physical construction (such as a building or set of buildings) or not, in which at least one employed person carries out their work activities. Only those workplaces that are registered and could potentially be selected for labour inspection are included in the total number. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.