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Employment

Macro & GDPIMF WEOimf_weo:LE•Persons•1980 → 2026•40 countries
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPIMF WEO
Coverage
40
Frequency
yearly
Range
1980 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Spotlight
United States
USA
163.7175M Persons
2026
Japan
JPN
67.2027M Persons
2026
Germany
DEU
42.3403M Persons
2026
United Kingdom
GBR
34.4729M Persons
2026
France
FRA
29.1878M Persons
2026
Korea, Rep.
KOR
28.9476M Persons
2026
Employment infographic

Employment by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Persons
≤ 520.05K
520.05K – 1.5M
1.5M – 2.93M
2.93M – 4.43M
4.43M – 5.5M
5.5M – 26.14M
> 26.14M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)

Highest 15 countries

Employment
40 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)

Distribution across countries

Employment
Countries
40
 
Median
3.9M
 
Mean
13.3M
 
25th pctl
1.1M
 
75th pctl
14.8M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)

Compare trends

Employment
United StatesJapanGermany
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
CountryLatestDateTrend
United StatesUSA163.72M Persons2026
JapanJPN67.2M Persons2026
GermanyDEU42.34M Persons2026
United KingdomGBR34.47M Persons2026
FranceFRA29.19M Persons2026
Korea, Rep.KOR28.95M Persons2026
ItalyITA24.03M Persons2026
SpainESP22.56M Persons2026
CanadaCAN21.17M Persons2026
AustraliaAUS14.82M Persons2026
NetherlandsNLD9.86M Persons2026
PortugalPRT5.52M Persons2026
SwitzerlandCHE5.37M Persons2026
SwedenSWE5.28M Persons2026
CzechiaCZE5.23M Persons2026
BelgiumBEL5.23M Persons2026
AustriaAUT4.47M Persons2026
IsraelISR4.41M Persons2026
GreeceGRC4.39M Persons2026
SingaporeSGP4.12M Persons2026
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG3.68M Persons2026
DenmarkDNK3.26M Persons2026
NorwayNOR2.93M Persons2026
New ZealandNZL2.92M Persons2026
IrelandIRL2.87M Persons2026
FinlandFIN2.6M Persons2026
Slovak RepublicSVK2.41M Persons2026
CroatiaHRV1.75M Persons2026
LithuaniaLTU1.46M Persons2026
Puerto Rico (US)PRI1.12M Persons2026
SloveniaSVN1.1M Persons2026
LatviaLVA885.75K Persons2026
EstoniaEST695.58K Persons2026
LuxembourgLUX528.96K Persons2026
CyprusCYP508.18K Persons2026
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC398.98K Persons2026
MaltaMLT338.7K Persons2026
IcelandISL225.02K Persons2026
AndorraAND55.91K Persons2026
LiechtensteinLIE44.36K Persons2026
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)