AllNumber of employed individuals
Number of employed individuals, reported by Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators in the World Bank Open Data catalog.
- #4 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 62,494.0
- #5 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 50,784.0
- #6 🇬🇭 Ghana 38,023.0
- #7 🇧🇴 Bolivia 37,930.0
- #8 🇵🇾 Paraguay 24,174.0
- #9 🇵🇦 Panama 16,461.0
- #10 🇦🇲 Armenia 16,192.0
- #11 🇲🇳 Mongolia 13,536.0
1
🇵🇪Peru
187,668.0
2
🇹🇭Thailand
111,461.0
3
🇸🇻El Salvador
83,478.0
4
🇪🇹Ethiopia
62,494.0
5
🇨🇷Costa Rica
50,784.0
6
🇬🇭Ghana
38,023.0
7
🇧🇴Bolivia
37,930.0
8
🇵🇾Paraguay
24,174.0
9
🇵🇦Panama
16,461.0
10
🇦🇲Armenia
16,192.0
11
🇲🇳Mongolia
13,536.0
Highlights
As of 2021, Peru ranks first with 187,668.0, followed by Thailand (111,461.0) and El Salvador (83,478.0).
Peru is 1.7 times higher than Thailand, the runner-up.
Across 11 countries and territories, values run from 187,668.0 (Peru) to 13,536.0 (Mongolia), with a median of 38,023.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 6 from the Americas, 2 from Africa and 2 from Asia.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Number of employed individuals, 2021. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Number of employed individuals · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026