Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 8,060 in Brazil; the lowest is 4.18 in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 704.92, and the mean is 1,400.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,927.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 305.4%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 22.8%).
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8,060 | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 5,213 | 2023 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 3 | Thailand | 4,713 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 4,097 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3,197 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 3,049 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2,556 | 2025 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 2,454 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 1,444 | 2022 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 1,110 | 2025 | up 305.4% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 1,093 | 2025 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 845.56 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 787.43 | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia | 752.92 | 2025 | up 215.4% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 711.39 | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 704.92 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 597.22 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 18 | Cambodia | 441.46 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 299.87 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 244.59 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 227.4 | 2025 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 179.12 | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 168.55 | 2024 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 120.85 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 95.23 | 2018 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 82.73 | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | Botswana | 53.02 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 28 | Guyana | 38.05 | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 29 | Bhutan | 34.71 | 2025 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 30 | Brunei | 25.2 | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 31 | Grenada | 4.18 | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.