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Employment by sex and status in employment -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025 (thousands)

· higher is better · 187 countries

ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1China737,574.6
  2. 2India591,571.9
  3. 3United States170,186.5
  4. 4Indonesia142,343
  5. 5Nigeria113,008.9
  6. 6Brazil101,851.9
  7. 7Pakistan80,541.9
  8. 8Bangladesh71,915.3
  9. 9Russian Federation71,459.2
  10. 10Japan67,629.6
  11. 11Mexico60,057.7
  12. 12Viet Nam56,173.1
  13. 13Ethiopia54,891.7
  14. 14Philippines51,037.4
  15. 15Germany42,226.1
  16. 16Thailand40,551.6
  17. 17Congo, Dem. Rep.37,478.7
  18. 18Turkiye34,449.8
  19. 19United Kingdom33,759.9
  20. 20Egypt, Arab Rep.33,658.2
  21. 21Tanzania33,517.3
  22. 22France29,351.9
  23. 23Korea, Rep.29,054.3
  24. 24Iran, Islamic Rep.27,071.2
  25. 25Colombia24,852.5
  26. 26Italy24,114.5
  27. 27Kenya23,365.2
  28. 28Uganda22,751.7
  29. 29Myanmar22,241.5
  30. 30Spain21,531.2
  31. 31Argentina20,819.9
  32. 32Canada20,490
  33. 33Poland18,458.5
  34. 34Peru18,257.7
  35. 35South Africa18,073.1
  36. 36Malaysia18,014.8
  37. 37Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17,069.5
  38. 38Saudi Arabia16,664.6
  39. 39Madagascar16,572.5
  40. 40Mozambique14,620.4
  41. 41Australia14,170.4
  42. 42Angola14,018.7
  43. 43Uzbekistan13,962.1
  44. 44Ghana12,855.8
  45. 45Cote d'Ivoire12,764.2
  46. 46Algeria11,979.5
  47. 47Niger11,923.9
  48. 48Taiwan11,701.3
  49. 49Morocco11,494.8
  50. 50Cameroon11,053
  51. 51Iraq10,558.9
  52. 52Venezuela, RB10,528.3
  53. 53Cambodia10,340.4
  54. 54Netherlands10,088.8
  55. 55Burkina Faso9,570.1
  56. 56Kazakhstan9,532.3
  57. 57Chile9,399.4
  58. 58Mali8,897.4
  59. 59Ecuador8,680.3
  60. 60Sri Lanka8,471.2
  61. 61Afghanistan8,173.7
  62. 62Malawi7,901.5
  63. 63Romania7,705.1
  64. 64Zambia7,537.2
  65. 65Nepal7,487.5
  66. 66Guatemala7,484.6
  67. 67United Arab Emirates7,329.6
  68. 68Bolivia6,773.1
  69. 69Yemen, Rep.6,743.2
  70. 70Chad6,675.1
  71. 71Benin6,539
  72. 72Burundi6,250
  73. 73Zimbabwe6,217.6
  74. 74Senegal5,963.5
  75. 75Syrian Arab Republic5,846.8
  76. 76Czechia5,282.4
  77. 77Sweden5,235.1
  78. 78Dominican Republic5,232
  79. 79Rwanda5,179.4
  80. 80Belgium5,061.9
  81. 81Portugal4,959.9
  82. 82Azerbaijan4,902.4
  83. 83Switzerland4,846.4
  84. 84Hungary4,771.6
  85. 85Cuba4,771.1
  86. 86Belarus4,588.2
  87. 87Haiti4,480.9
  88. 88Guinea4,479
  89. 89Austria4,441.6
  90. 90Israel4,381.3
  91. 91Honduras4,127.2
  92. 92Greece4,116
  93. 93Papua New Guinea3,650.3
  94. 94Hong Kong SAR, China3,633.7
  95. 95Tunisia3,623.5
  96. 96Lao PDR3,607.1
  97. 97Singapore3,510.4
  98. 98Paraguay3,359.3
  99. 99Togo3,353.5
  100. 100Nicaragua3,151.9
  101. 101Serbia3,150.3
  102. 102Bulgaria3,111.3
  103. 103Denmark3,109.2
  104. 104Kuwait2,958.7
  105. 105Norway2,957.8
  106. 106El Salvador2,890.7
  107. 107Somalia, Fed. Rep.2,881.8
  108. 108New Zealand2,880.2
  109. 109Sierra Leone2,842.5
  110. 110Oman2,750.9
  111. 111Kyrgyz Republic2,749.1
  112. 112Ireland2,688.5
  113. 113Jordan2,688.4
  114. 114Slovak Republic2,643.3
  115. 115Finland2,603.1
  116. 116Liberia2,596.7
  117. 117Tajikistan2,464.3
  118. 118Qatar2,301.5
  119. 119Costa Rica2,261.1
  120. 120Libya2,126
  121. 121Congo, Rep.2,116.4
  122. 122Turkmenistan2,108.6
  123. 123Panama2,096.3
  124. 124Central African Republic1,946.6
  125. 125Moldova1,716.6
  126. 126Georgia1,711.1
  127. 127Uruguay1,670.3
  128. 128Eritrea1,658.3
  129. 129Croatia1,645
  130. 130Jamaica1,559.8
  131. 131Lithuania1,419.9
  132. 132Mongolia1,361.6
  133. 133Albania1,323
  134. 134Armenia1,237.6
  135. 135Bosnia and Herzegovina1,192.7
  136. 136Puerto Rico (US)1,154.9
  137. 137Mauritania1,119.7
  138. 138Slovenia1,009.1
  139. 139Bahrain933.8
  140. 140Namibia930.4
  141. 141Botswana905.8
  142. 142Latvia888.9
  143. 143Guinea-Bissau875.2
  144. 144Gambia, The754.6
  145. 145Lesotho744.4
  146. 146Cyprus732.3
  147. 147Trinidad and Tobago696.1
  148. 148North Macedonia689.9
  149. 149Estonia680.3
  150. 150Equatorial Guinea676.5
  151. 151Gabon674
  152. 152Timor-Leste625.4
  153. 153Mauritius598.9
  154. 154Solomon Islands442.1
  155. 155Macao SAR, China412.8
  156. 156Bhutan398
  157. 157Fiji369.4
  158. 158Luxembourg330.2
  159. 159Comoros299
  160. 160Malta295.1
  161. 161Guyana287.6
  162. 162Eswatini283.5
  163. 163Montenegro260.3
  164. 164Maldives260
  165. 165Iceland237.2
  166. 166Suriname237
  167. 167Brunei Darussalam225.2
  168. 168Bahamas, The222.6
  169. 169Cabo Verde199.4
  170. 170Djibouti198
  171. 171Belize168
  172. 172Barbados141.7
  173. 173New Caledonia116.8
  174. 174Vanuatu114.7
  175. 175French Polynesia106.6
  176. 176St. Lucia92.2
  177. 177Guam73.7
  178. 178Samoa54.9
  179. 179St. Vincent and the Grenadines44
  180. 180Virgin Islands (U.S.)33.8
  181. 181Tonga33
  182. 182Sao Tome and Principe31.9

Employment by sex and status in employment -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025 (thousands)