Data

59.7%

Labour force participation rate

2023 global estimate

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5.8%

Unemployment rate

2023 global estimate

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6.4%

Working poverty rate

2022 global estimate

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Table of contents

Indicator catalogue

Get all data available for a specific indicator. 

Get all data available for a specific indicator. If the catalogue is slow to load, click here to open it in a new window. 

Country catalogue

Get all indicators available for a specific country or region.

You can also get data for countries within a specific ILO region from the following pages. 

Add-In for Excel

Excel Add-In

The ILOSTAT add-in provides free access to data series covering a wide range of labour topics (e.g., employment, unemployment, industrial relations, informality) directly via Microsoft Excel.  So if your preferred data management tool is Excel, install this add-in to significantly reduce the amount of time you spend downloading ILOSTAT data.

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More data tools

Data explorer

Quickly find, filter, pivot, map and download data in various formats

Bulk download facility

All of our data tables directly in zipped CSV format

R-ILOSTAT

R ILOSTAT

Search, download and manipulate our data using a R package

Social Protection Data Dashboards

Social protection dashboards

Access social protection data and visualizations

WESO Data Finder

WESO data finder

Create charts and download ILO modelled estimates underlying the WESO report

SDMX tools

APIs based on Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX)

About our databases

Related pages

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Catalogue of ILOSTAT sources

This catalogue of national data sources presented in ILOSTAT provides an overview of worldwide sources available for labour statistics.

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Data collection and production

Discover the main methods to compile and produce ILOSTAT data: automated data collection, microdata processing and an annual questionnaire.

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Get started

Instructions on how to make best use of the ILOSTAT website to find data, methods and resources for labour

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ILOSTAT

  • The leading source of labour statistics
The ILO Department of Statistics is the focal point to the United Nations on labour statistics. We develop international standards for better measurement of labour issues and enhanced international comparability; provide relevant, timely and comparable labour statistics; and help Member States develop and improve their labour statistics.
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Use the search box and filters above the table

Use the search box to enter key words; use quotes around your term for better results. Available filters differ depending on the catalogue. Selecting a frequency allows users to find monthly, quarterly, or annual indicators. While all indicators are available for annual periods, only a subset are available as monthly or quarterly. 

Options to access data

Data Explorer

This tool provides an intuitive interface to filter the selection, pivot the table, calculate distributions and growth rates, and export data into various formats.

Excel summary

Data available in the Excel summary files are for indicators only (not available for countries or regions) for selected classification items for 2010 onward for annual data and 2018 onward for short-term indicators. For historical data or additional classifications, either use the Data Explorer or download the CSV file. 

Country profiles

Available in the country catalogue only, this option takes users to the country profiles page with the selected country pre-filtered in the table. Highlighting the latest year available for key indicators, this is a subset of the available data for a given country.

Zipped csv (gz)

Download a zipped CSV file (gzip) to get data in bulk. These files contain only codes. Download the dictionary with labels here. 

There are other options to access data in the data tools section. 

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