In 2022, China had the highest number of chemical industry employees in the world by far, with almost six million people employed. India and the United States ranked second and third that year with 932,120 and 531,770 employees, respectively.
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VCI. (September 29, 2023). Number of employees in the chemical industry worldwide in 2022, by select country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330080/global-chemical-industry-employees-by-country/
VCI. "Number of employees in the chemical industry worldwide in 2022, by select country (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330080/global-chemical-industry-employees-by-country/
VCI. (2023). Number of employees in the chemical industry worldwide in 2022, by select country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330080/global-chemical-industry-employees-by-country/
VCI. "Number of Employees in The Chemical Industry Worldwide in 2022, by Select Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330080/global-chemical-industry-employees-by-country/
VCI, Number of employees in the chemical industry worldwide in 2022, by select country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330080/global-chemical-industry-employees-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of employees in the chemical industry worldwide in 2022, by select country (in 1,000s) [Graph], VCI, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330080/global-chemical-industry-employees-by-country/