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Employment worldwide

Statistics report on employment in the world

This report presents statistics on employment in the world. It includes key figures on both employment and unemployment, as well as youth unemployment. Moreover, there are chapters covering wages and salaries as well as child labor.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2026
  • Premium Statistic Employment rate worldwide 2000-2026
  • Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio worldwide 2026, by region
  • Premium Statistic Employment rate worldwide 2026, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest foreign-born labor force 2025
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate worldwide 1991-2025

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Highest labor force participation rates worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the lowest employment rates 2025
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide by broad sector 1991-2025
  • Premium Statistic Global employment by region and sector 2025
  • Premium Statistic Employment rate worldwide 2000-2026, by age groups
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest female employment rates worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the lowest female employment rates worldwide 2025

Unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest unemployment rate Worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly unemployment rates in developed and emerging countries 2017-2025
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in selected world regions 2025
  • Premium Statistic Unemployment rate worldwide 2025, by country
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in EU countries January 2026
  • Basic Statistic Number of unemployed persons worldwide 1991-2026

Youth unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in selected world regions 2025
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of G20 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates 2025
  • Basic Statistic Forecasted number of young unemployed people worldwide 2010-2027
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest youth unemployment rate worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Countries with lowest youth unemployment rate worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate worldwide 1991-2025
  • Premium Statistic Global youth unemployment rate 2000-2026, by gender

Wages and salaries

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  • Premium Statistic Average real salary growth globally 2006-2024
  • Premium Statistic Worldwide real wage growth by country in Q1 2026
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest average monthly salaries worldwide 2025
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest average monthly salaries worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Highest average monthly salaries in Africa 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Average annual real wages in Europe 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: minimum monthly wages in 2026, by country

Child labor

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  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor globally 2024, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor globally 2024, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2020, by employment type and region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2020, by area and region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2024, by age and region
  • Premium Statistic Number of children involved in forced labor worldwide 2022, by form
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