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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Channel Islands: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Channel Islands is placed 76th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 52.88 (2025); Unemployment Rate 6.169 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
76th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Channel Islands on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
52.88
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Channel Islands: 52.88. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Northern Europe
- 72.21 Iceland
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
6.169
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Channel Islands: 6.169. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Northern Europe
- 3.625 Iceland
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
4.173
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Channel Islands: 4.173. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Northern Europe
- 4.166 Norway
02Over time
Which way Channel Islands is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
Channel IslandsWorld median
Channel Islands fell from 56.17 in 2000 to 52.88 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Channel Islands World median 2025 52.880 57.720 2024 53.307 57.694 2023 53.700 58.158 2022 54.309 57.688 2021 53.978 56.066 2020 53.719 55.691 2019 54.767 57.871 2018 54.836 56.911 2017 54.696 56.738 2016 54.509 56.845 2015 54.314 56.788 2014 54.013 56.774 2013 54.251 56.229 2012 54.724 56.289 2011 55.060 56.297 2010 55.748 56.212 2009 55.689 56.255 2008 56.564 57.308 2007 56.598 56.933 2006 56.386 56.685 2005 56.253 56.129 2004 56.086 55.465 2003 56.139 55.630 2002 56.309 55.843 2001 56.384 56.018 2000 56.168 55.861 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
Channel IslandsWorld median
Channel Islands rose from 5.351 in 2000 to 6.169 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Channel Islands World median 2025 6.17 5.08 2024 6.03 5.15 2023 5.93 5.21 2022 5.92 5.34 2021 6.64 6.04 2020 6.63 6.38 2019 6.19 5.36 2018 6.34 5.35 2017 6.88 5.59 2016 7.47 5.90 2015 7.93 6.41 2014 8.32 6.58 2013 8.57 6.71 2012 8.03 6.79 2011 7.24 6.90 2010 7.02 7.04 2009 6.67 6.67 2008 5.30 5.79 2007 5.23 6.00 2006 5.57 6.50 2005 5.83 7.09 2004 5.85 6.80 2003 5.64 6.95 2002 5.31 6.91 2001 5.04 6.96 2000 5.35 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
Channel IslandsWorld median
Channel Islands fell from 4.615 in 2000 to 4.173 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Channel Islands World median 2025 4.1726 28.67 2024 4.2288 29.04 2023 4.3259 29.33 2022 4.4329 29.67 2021 4.5548 30.01 2020 4.8495 30.54 2019 4.6052 29.98 2018 4.6599 30.15 2017 4.6905 29.93 2016 4.7053 29.91 2015 4.6793 30.26 2014 4.6294 30.47 2013 4.5682 31.14 2012 4.4378 31.00 2011 4.2666 31.41 2010 4.1810 32.37 2009 4.0570 32.59 2008 3.9909 31.76 2007 4.0287 33.47 2006 4.1042 34.27 2005 4.1732 34.66 2004 4.2488 35.51 2003 4.3253 35.90 2002 4.4156 35.96 2001 4.5029 35.27 2000 4.6152 35.67
03In context
Channel Islands beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Channel Islands and Northern Europe
Channel Islands has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceland | 1st | 72.21 | 63.63 | 3.625 | 8.397 |
 Denmark | 21st | 61.34 | 56.17 | 5.529 | 5.395 |
 Norway | =31st | 62.56 | 45.93 | 4.637 | 4.166 |
 United Kingdom | 33rd | 58.46 | 57.7 | 4.746 | 11.53 |
 Estonia | =37th | 59.71 | 58.76 | 8.313 | 7.093 |
 Latvia | 42nd | 56.55 | 66.5 | 6.568 | 8.615 |
 Lithuania | 48th | 58.68 | 56.77 | 6.731 | 10.36 |
 Sweden | 51st | 58.98 | 53.69 | 8.694 | 6.874 |
| Channel Islands | 76th | 52.88 | — | 6.169 | 4.173 |
 Finland | 82nd | 54.03 | 54.08 | 9.461 | 9.462 |
 Ireland | =83rd | 61.84 | 29.23 | 4.632 | 9.638 |
 Faroe Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Isle of Man | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Channel Islands in the topic’s list.
Brunei=72nd
Guatemala=72nd
Puerto Rico=72nd- Channel Islands76th
Spain77th
Cuba=78th
Honduras=78th
04Context, no vote
Where Channel Islands is ahead of the world, and behind
7 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Channel Islands does worse than the middle country measured.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8314.1312.83▲ Improved since 2015
Channel Islands: 14.13 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 80th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3649.2553.36▼ Worsened since 2015
Channel Islands: 49.25 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 120th of 182 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6656.3661.66▼ Worsened since 2015
Channel Islands: 56.36 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 131st of 182 · derived.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5185.2959.51No real change since 2015
Channel Islands: 85.29 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 6th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8812.6518.88Moved since 2015
Channel Islands: 12.65 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 152nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.382.06114.38No real change since 2015
Channel Islands: 2.061 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 155th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.848.56531.84No real change since 2015
Channel Islands: 8.565 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 167th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Channel Islands
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Compliance with Labour Rights, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Employment Injury Protection Coverage, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms Offering Formal Training, Firms with a Female Top Manager, GDP per Person Employed, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Income Share, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, Length of Paid Maternity Leave, Length of Paid Paternity Leave, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees, Statutory Minimum Wage, Trade Union Density, Unemployment Benefit Coverage, Working Poverty Rate and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Channel Islands can most readily be measured against.
1IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Iceland1st4/4 keysThis page
Channel Islands76th3/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
06Analysis
Charts and analysis about Channel Islands and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
07Questions
Channel Islands on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Channel Islands rank on work & labour?
Channel Islands is placed 76th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Channel Islands?
52.88 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Unemployment Rate figure for Channel Islands?
6.169 in 2025 (unemployment (% of labour force)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 5.084.
How have Channel Islands’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio fell from 56.17 in 2000 to 52.88 in 2025; Unemployment Rate rose from 5.351 in 2000 to 6.169 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 4.615 in 2000 to 4.173 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Channel Islands?
No current reading is published for Channel Islands on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per Worker, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Compliance with Labour Rights, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Employment Injury Protection Coverage, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms Offering Formal Training, Firms with a Female Top Manager, GDP per Person Employed, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Income Share, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, Length of Paid Maternity Leave, Length of Paid Paternity Leave, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees, Statutory Minimum Wage, Trade Union Density, Unemployment Benefit Coverage, Working Poverty Rate and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 7 statistics on this page come from 1 publisher, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Channel Islands’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Channel Islands (banner) — Man vyi, CC0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Channel Islands: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/channel-islands/work