STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment by country
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What the numbers show
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 276,623 Hours in United States; the lowest is 299.58 Hours in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,068 Hours, and the mean is 23,899 Hours.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 923.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 26.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 19.1%).
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 276,623 Hours | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 62,596 Hours | 2019 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 54,749 Hours | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 48,401 Hours | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 43,616 Hours | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 4 | France | 43,260 Hours | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 32,843 Hours | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 33,599 Hours | 2018 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 13,496 Hours | 2018 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 32,797 Hours | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 21,981 Hours | 2018 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 2,602 Hours | 2018 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 16,293 Hours | 2018 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Latvia | 1,710 Hours | 2018 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 9,699 Hours | 2019 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1,633 Hours | 2018 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 9,248 Hours | 2019 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 1,176 Hours | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 11 | Portugal | 9,179 Hours | 2018 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 8,239 Hours | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 8,068 Hours | 2018 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 14 | Israel | 8,027 Hours | 2018 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 7,891 Hours | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 7,720 Hours | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 7,239 Hours | 2018 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 4,428 Hours | 2018 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 4,412 Hours | 2019 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 4,196 Hours | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 4,095 Hours | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 4,032 Hours | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 3,860 Hours | 2018 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 675.73 Hours | 2018 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 299.58 Hours | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 53,246 Hours
- Slovak Republic 4,137 Hours
About this data
An updated version of this database is available in STAN 2025 edition. STAN is a comprehensive tool for analysing industrial performance at a relatively detailed level of activity across countries. It includes annual measures of output, value added and its components, labour input, investment and capital stock thus allowing to construct indicators which focus on productivity growth, competitiveness and general structural change. STAN is primarily based on Member countries' Annual National Accounts by economic activity tables compiled according to the recommendations of System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008). Previous versions of STAN (from 2000) were based on SNA93 statistics. Missing data are estimated using other sources such as national industrial surveys/censuses. Time series are extended back to the 1970's where possible. This is done using vintage SNA93 or STAN estimates. In STAN, many data points are Secretariat's estimates and are flagged to the attention of users; as such, they do not represent official Member countries' submissions. STAN industry list is based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev. 4). Earlier versions of STAN were based on ISIC Rev. 3 and, prior to 2000, ISIC Rev. 2 (the latter covering the manufacturing industries only). The industries covered in STAN provide sufficient detail to highlight technology and digital-intensive sectors. • Structure • Documentation • Coverage Please send comments or questions directly to stan.contact@oecd.org