Labor force, total in Small states
Small states: Labor force, total was 8.86 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Small states, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
Small states recorded 8.86 million for labor force, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Small states peaked at 8.86 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.37 million, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 million | 5.37 million | 5.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.57 million | 6.04 million | 7.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.66 million | 7.16 million | 8.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 million | 8.06 million | 8.86 million | 6 |
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.41 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Small states?
- Labor force, total in Small states was 8.86 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 million in 1990.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.