Number of paid employees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Number of paid employees was 20,856 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
20,856
World rank
23rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
28,122
in 2013
All-time low
9,434
in 2004
Years of data
14
2000–2021

Number of paid employees in Ethiopia, 2000–2021

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 27.3k2003: 9.9k2004: 9.4k2005: 23.0k2006: 10.6k2009: 14.7k2010: 12.1k2011: 14.8k2012: 14.9k2013: 28.1k2014: 14.8k2015: 15.2k2016: 14.9k2021: 20.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 20,856 for number of paid employees in 2021.

That represents a change of up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Ethiopia peaked at 28,122 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9,434, in 2004.

That places Ethiopia 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,822 9,434 27,272 6
2010s 16,399 12,072 28,122 7
2020s 20,856 20,856 20,856 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 20 Spain 22,885 compare
  2. 21 Tunisia 21,688 compare
  3. 22 Poland 21,633 compare
  4. 24 Guatemala 19,164 compare
  5. 25 Bangladesh 18,763 compare
  6. 26 Sri Lanka 18,748 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Ethiopia

All data for Ethiopia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Ethiopia?
Number of paid employees in Ethiopia was 20,856 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 28,122 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,434 in 2004.
How does Ethiopia rank for number of paid employees?
Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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