Employment by status in Taiwan
Taiwan: Employment by status was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Taiwan, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 80.8% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Taiwan peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 1991.
Taiwan ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment by status in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.1% | — |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 67.1% | 70.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 71.1% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 77.2% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More work & labour data for Taiwan
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,110 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 8,300 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 84,528 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.54 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 148,226 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0099 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.24 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.961 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.0496 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Taiwan?
- Employment by status in Taiwan was 80.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for employment by status?
- Taiwan ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.