World ranking — Employment (millions)
Total number of persons currently engaged in productive activity for pay or profit, including part-time workers.
Unit: persons-million · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Rank | Country | Value | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
163.72 | 2026 |
| 2 |  Japan |
67.2 | 2026 |
| 3 |  Germany |
42.34 | 2026 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom |
34.47 | 2026 |
| 5 |  France |
29.19 | 2026 |
| 6 |  South Korea |
28.95 | 2026 |
| 7 |  Italy |
24.03 | 2026 |
| 8 |  Spain |
22.57 | 2026 |
| 9 |  Canada |
21.18 | 2026 |
| 10 |  Australia |
14.82 | 2026 |
| 11 |  Taiwan |
11.64 | 2026 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
9.86 | 2026 |
| 13 |  Portugal |
5.52 | 2026 |
| 14 |  Switzerland |
5.38 | 2026 |
| 15 |  Sweden |
5.28 | 2026 |
| 16 |  Belgium |
5.23 | 2026 |
| 17 |  Czechia |
5.23 | 2026 |
| 18 |  Austria |
4.47 | 2026 |
| 19 |  Israel |
4.41 | 2026 |
| 20 |  Greece |
4.39 | 2026 |
| 21 |  Singapore |
4.12 | 2026 |
| 22 |  Hong Kong |
3.68 | 2026 |
| 23 |  Denmark |
3.26 | 2026 |
| 24 |  Norway |
2.93 | 2026 |
| 25 |  New Zealand |
2.92 | 2026 |
| 26 |  Ireland |
2.87 | 2026 |
| 27 |  Finland |
2.6 | 2026 |
| 28 |  Slovakia |
2.41 | 2026 |
| 29 |  Croatia |
1.75 | 2026 |
| 30 |  Lithuania |
1.46 | 2026 |
| 31 |  Slovenia |
1.1 | 2026 |
| 32 |  Latvia |
0.89 | 2026 |
| 33 |  Estonia |
0.7 | 2026 |
| 34 |  Luxembourg |
0.53 | 2026 |
| 35 |  Cyprus |
0.51 | 2026 |
| 36 |  Macao |
0.4 | 2026 |
| 37 |  Malta |
0.34 | 2026 |
| 38 |  Iceland |
0.23 | 2026 |
| 39 |  Andorra |
0.06 | 2026 |
| 40 |  Liechtenstein |
0.04 | 2026 |