In 2023, there were estimated to be approximately 3.5 billion people employed worldwide, compared to 2.23 billion people in 1991 - an increase of over one billion people. Of these employed people in 2023, approximately 2.1 billion were men, and 1.4 billion were female.
Number of employees worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by gender
(in billions, with a forecast until 2025)
The source adds the following information regarding methodology: "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). The series is part of the ILO modelled estimates and is harmonized to account for differences in national data and scope of coverage, collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors."
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ILO. (December 13, 2023). Number of employees worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by gender (in billions, with a forecast until 2025) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258668/global-employment-figures-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of employees worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by gender (in billions, with a forecast until 2025)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258668/global-employment-figures-by-gender/
ILO. (2023). Number of employees worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by gender (in billions, with a forecast until 2025). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258668/global-employment-figures-by-gender/
ILO. "Number of Employees Worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by Gender (in Billions, with a Forecast until 2025)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258668/global-employment-figures-by-gender/
ILO, Number of employees worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by gender (in billions, with a forecast until 2025) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258668/global-employment-figures-by-gender/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of employees worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by gender (in billions, with a forecast until 2025) [Graph], ILO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258668/global-employment-figures-by-gender/
