STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Employees by country
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What the numbers show
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Employees is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 102,563 Hours in Japan; the lowest is 287.05 Hours in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,115 Hours, and the mean is 16,263 Hours.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 357.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 26.5%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 8.1%).
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 102,563 Hours | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 54,829 Hours | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 36,175 Hours | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 30,782 Hours | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 30,234 Hours | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 27,581 Hours | 2018 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 26,182 Hours | 2019 | — | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 12,417 Hours | 2018 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Czechia | 8,174 Hours | 2019 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 7,882 Hours | 2019 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 7,871 Hours | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 7,269 Hours | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 7,115 Hours | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 7,114 Hours | 2018 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 6,255 Hours | 2019 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 5,999 Hours | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 5,881 Hours | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 3,792 Hours | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 3,626 Hours | 2018 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 3,601 Hours | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 3,598 Hours | 2018 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 3,439 Hours | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 3,276 Hours | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 635.11 Hours | 2018 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 287.05 Hours | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 260,773 Hours
- United Kingdom 46,070 Hours
- Poland 25,922 Hours
- Netherlands 10,686 Hours
- Slovak Republic 3,397 Hours
- Lithuania 2,281 Hours
- Latvia 1,509 Hours
- Slovenia 1,288 Hours
- Estonia 1,045 Hours
About this data
An updated version of this database is available in STAN 2025 edition. STAN is a comprehensive tool for analysing industrial performance at a relatively detailed level of activity across countries. It includes annual measures of output, value added and its components, labour input, investment and capital stock thus allowing to construct indicators which focus on productivity growth, competitiveness and general structural change. STAN is primarily based on Member countries' Annual National Accounts by economic activity tables compiled according to the recommendations of System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008). Previous versions of STAN (from 2000) were based on SNA93 statistics. Missing data are estimated using other sources such as national industrial surveys/censuses. Time series are extended back to the 1970's where possible. This is done using vintage SNA93 or STAN estimates. In STAN, many data points are Secretariat's estimates and are flagged to the attention of users; as such, they do not represent official Member countries' submissions. STAN industry list is based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev. 4). Earlier versions of STAN were based on ISIC Rev. 3 and, prior to 2000, ISIC Rev. 2 (the latter covering the manufacturing industries only). The industries covered in STAN provide sufficient detail to highlight technology and digital-intensive sectors. • Structure • Documentation • Coverage Please send comments or questions directly to stan.contact@oecd.org