Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 3,197 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in United Kingdom, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in United Kingdom stood at 3,197. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in United Kingdom peaked at 3,197 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,134, in 2014.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,516 | — |
| 2010 | 2,587 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,618 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,708 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,681 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,134 | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 2,937 | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 2,944 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,060 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3,055 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,958 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2,935 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,773 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2,992 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 3,041 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 3,044 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3,197 | +5.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 3,197 is above the median for high income countries, which is 244.59, 13.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +37.6% | 2,134 | 2,937 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,516 | 2,516 | 2,516 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,768 | 2,134 | 3,060 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,997 | 2,773 | 3,197 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in United Kingdom?
- Tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) in United Kingdom was 3,197 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,197 in 2025.
- What is the lowest tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,134 in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tourism sector employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.