Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 163.47 million in United States of America; the lowest is 175,544 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.53 million, and the mean is 15.67 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 931.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 37.6%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 4.0%).
Economic Outlook No 116 — Dependent employment, total economy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 163.47 million | 2026 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 20.97 million | 2026 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 61.70 million | 2026 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 14.17 million | 2026 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 43.37 million | 2026 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 8.57 million | 2026 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 1.60 million | 2026 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 42.62 million | 2026 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 1.34 million | 2026 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 29.33 million | 2026 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 901,539 | 2026 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 6 | France | 27.34 million | 2026 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 6 | Latvia | 745,076 | 2026 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 20.61 million | 2026 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 630,742 | 2026 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 19.61 million | 2026 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 18.31 million | 2026 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 13.76 million | 2026 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 6.98 million | 2026 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 5.30 million | 2026 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 4.93 million | 2026 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 4.67 million | 2026 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 4.53 million | 2026 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 4.44 million | 2026 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 4.27 million | 2026 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 4.17 million | 2026 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 3.59 million | 2026 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 3.07 million | 2026 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 2.86 million | 2026 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 2.67 million | 2026 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 2.50 million | 2026 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 2.46 million | 2026 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 25 | New Zealand | 2.35 million | 2026 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 503,228 | 2026 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 175,544 | 2026 | up 8.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 22.25 million
- Slovak Republic 2.08 million
About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 116 (Edition 2024/2) EO116 Database documentation EO116 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org