United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: Employees in STEM occupations

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5,196
in 2025
United States of America
29,894
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

Employees in STEM occupations over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 29,894 against 5,196 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 24,698.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.8 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 55 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 3,927 18,845 14,918 United States of America
2010s 4,022 20,995 16,972 United States of America
2020s 4,998 27,782 22,784 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees in stem occupations, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 29,894 against 5,196 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in employees in stem occupations between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
24,698, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America rank globally for employees in stem occupations?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 55 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employees in STEM occupations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employees in STEM occupations
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 624 data points, 2000–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.