Tradespeople and Contractor Panel Statistics 2026 by Country and Trade

Name: Global Vox Populi Tradespeople and contractors panel statistics 2026
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These statistics describe the Global Vox Populi panel of tradespeople and contractors, such as electricians, plumbers, carpenters and builders, by country, trade, business structure, work type, experience and purchasing role.

Updated October 2026170 countriesFree to citeCSV download

Source: Global Vox Populi panel coverage records · Updated October 2026 · 170 countries

Registered panelists447,196tradespeople and contractors

Countries170with panel coverage

Largest countryChina44,870 (10.0%)

Largest regionEast Asia21.5% of the panel

Where the tradespeople and contractors panel is

Panel size by country. Hover for figures, click a country to see its breakdown.

Key statistics

The Global Vox Populi tradespeople and contractors panel has 447,196 tradespeople and contractors in 170 countries (October 2026).
China has the most (44,870, 10.0% of the total), followed by Japan, the United States, Italy and South Korea. Together the top five countries hold 31.2%.
By region, East Asia is the largest (21.5%), followed by Western Europe (18.4%) and Latin America & Caribbean (11.1%).
The median country panel has 906 tradespeople and contractors; 82 countries have 1,000 or more.
By trade, the largest group is Electrician (14.7%), then Plumber (12.7%). Its share is highest in Ecuador (17.6%).
By business structure, the largest group is Sole trader / Independent (43.2%), then Small firm (2–10) (25.7%). Its share is highest in Pakistan (54.1%).
By sector of work, the largest group is Residential (54.4%), then Commercial (30.8%).
By type of work: Renovation / repair 62.0%, New-build 38.0%.
Of the registered panelists, 295,018 (66.0%) are active and form the base for the breakdowns below.

Countries with the most tradespeople and contractors

Top 20 countries

Panel size

China44,87010.0%

Japan35,3127.9%

United States25,4885.7%

Italy18,6064.2%

South Korea15,2863.4%

Spain15,1233.4%

India11,3602.5%

Russia10,9492.4%

Canada10,9212.4%

Saudi Arabia10,4382.3%

Colombia8,8052.0%

Brazil8,7522.0%

Australia8,2601.8%

Argentina7,0441.6%

Germany6,4161.4%

Poland5,4751.2%

Indonesia5,4181.2%

Mexico5,3791.2%

United Kingdom5,3521.2%

France5,2341.2%

By region

Region	Registered panelists	Share	Countries
East Asia	95,968	21.5%	4
Western Europe	82,474	18.4%	23
Latin America & Caribbean	49,717	11.1%	27
Sub-Saharan Africa	40,041	9.0%	44
Middle East & North Africa	39,858	8.9%	20
Central & Eastern Europe	39,833	8.9%	22
North America	36,409	8.1%	2
Southeast Asia	22,505	5.0%	11
South Asia	21,201	4.7%	7
Oceania	11,225	2.5%	5
Central Asia	7,965	1.8%	5

Breakdown of the tradespeople and contractors panel

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Trade

All countries

Electrician43,32814.7%

Plumber37,47712.7%

Carpenter / Joiner33,82111.5%

HVAC installer28,0029.5%

Painter / Decorator28,8019.8%

Builder / General contractor34,51911.7%

Roofer14,1394.8%

Mason / Bricklayer18,4236.2%

Tiler11,6533.9%

Flooring11,6874.0%

Welder14,3954.9%

Landscaper12,8964.4%

Glazier5,8772.0%

Business structure

All countries

Sole trader / Independent127,50843.2%

Small firm (2–10)75,82025.7%

Larger contractor (10+)31,92910.8%

Employed tradesperson59,76120.3%

Sector of work

All countries

Residential160,61054.4%

Commercial90,73930.8%

Industrial43,66914.8%

Type of work

All countries

New-build112,06838.0%

Renovation / repair182,95062.0%

Experience level

All countries

Apprentice41,16414.0%

Qualified / Journeyman165,48756.1%

Master / Owner88,36730.0%

Purchase role

All countries

Buys own materials & tools (specifier + purchaser)184,28962.5%

Works to spec110,72937.5%

Gender

All countries

Male264,91189.8%

Female30,10710.2%

Age

All countries

Under 2530,40610.3%

25–3475,58925.6%

35–4477,38426.2%

45–5465,29522.1%

55+46,34415.7%

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Tradespeople by country: full table

Rank	Country	Region	Registered panelists	Share
1	China	East Asia	44,870	10.03%
2	Japan	East Asia	35,312	7.90%
3	United States	North America	25,488	5.70%
4	Italy	Western Europe	18,606	4.16%
5	South Korea	East Asia	15,286	3.42%
6	Spain	Western Europe	15,123	3.38%
7	India	South Asia	11,360	2.54%
8	Russia	Central & Eastern Europe	10,949	2.45%
9	Canada	North America	10,921	2.44%
10	Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	10,438	2.33%
11	Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	8,805	1.97%
12	Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	8,752	1.96%
13	Australia	Oceania	8,260	1.85%
14	Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	7,044	1.58%
15	Germany	Western Europe	6,416	1.43%
16	Poland	Central & Eastern Europe	5,475	1.22%
17	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	5,418	1.21%
18	Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	5,379	1.20%
19	United Kingdom	Western Europe	5,352	1.20%
20	France	Western Europe	5,234	1.17%
21	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	5,133	1.15%
22	Netherlands	Western Europe	5,125	1.15%
23	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,332	0.97%
24	Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,224	0.94%
25	Iran	Middle East & North Africa	3,394	0.76%
26	UAE	Middle East & North Africa	3,346	0.75%
27	Belgium	Western Europe	3,339	0.75%
28	Bangladesh	South Asia	3,186	0.71%
29	Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	3,174	0.71%
30	Greece	Western Europe	3,067	0.69%
31	Turkey	Middle East & North Africa	3,043	0.68%
32	Israel	Middle East & North Africa	3,002	0.67%
33	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	2,980	0.67%
34	Sweden	Western Europe	2,975	0.67%
35	Ukraine	Central & Eastern Europe	2,967	0.66%
36	Czechia	Central & Eastern Europe	2,952	0.66%
37	Romania	Central & Eastern Europe	2,946	0.66%
38	Portugal	Western Europe	2,900	0.65%
39	Switzerland	Western Europe	2,869	0.64%
40	Austria	Western Europe	2,778	0.62%
41	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	2,703	0.60%
42	Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	2,587	0.58%
43	Cote d'Ivoire	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,509	0.56%
44	Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	2,484	0.56%
45	Thailand	Southeast Asia	2,455	0.55%
46	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,385	0.53%
47	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,266	0.51%
48	Philippines	Southeast Asia	2,185	0.49%
49	Nepal	South Asia	2,045	0.46%
50	Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	1,997	0.45%
51	Pakistan	South Asia	1,973	0.44%
52	Denmark	Western Europe	1,842	0.41%
53	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	1,765	0.39%
54	Slovakia	Central & Eastern Europe	1,737	0.39%
55	Singapore	Southeast Asia	1,725	0.39%
56	Norway	Western Europe	1,686	0.38%
57	Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	1,663	0.37%
58	Sri Lanka	South Asia	1,637	0.37%
59	Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	1,632	0.36%
60	New Zealand	Oceania	1,623	0.36%
61	Finland	Western Europe	1,589	0.36%
62	Azerbaijan	Central & Eastern Europe	1,573	0.35%
63	Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,558	0.35%
64	Ireland	Western Europe	1,539	0.34%
65	Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	1,527	0.34%
66	Hungary	Central & Eastern Europe	1,489	0.33%
67	Oman	Middle East & North Africa	1,475	0.33%
68	Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,424	0.32%
69	Belarus	Central & Eastern Europe	1,385	0.31%
70	Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,385	0.31%
71	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,373	0.31%
72	Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	1,318	0.29%
73	Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	1,316	0.29%
74	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	1,277	0.29%
75	Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,190	0.27%
76	Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	1,126	0.25%
77	Bulgaria	Central & Eastern Europe	1,091	0.24%
78	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	1,065	0.24%
79	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,036	0.23%
80	Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	1,036	0.23%
81	Libya	Middle East & North Africa	1,019	0.23%
82	Serbia	Central & Eastern Europe	1,009	0.23%
83	Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	957	0.21%
84	Myanmar	Southeast Asia	945	0.21%
85	Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	924	0.21%
86	Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	887	0.20%
87	Lithuania	Central & Eastern Europe	876	0.20%
88	Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	874	0.20%
89	Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	830	0.19%
90	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	827	0.18%
91	DR Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	826	0.18%
92	Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	813	0.18%
93	Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	778	0.17%
94	Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	738	0.17%
95	Tajikistan	Central Asia	706	0.16%
96	Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	655	0.15%
97	Slovenia	Central & Eastern Europe	623	0.14%
98	Croatia	Central & Eastern Europe	613	0.14%
99	Laos	Southeast Asia	602	0.13%
100	Georgia	Central & Eastern Europe	582	0.13%
101	Latvia	Central & Eastern Europe	566	0.13%
102	Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	521	0.12%
103	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	511	0.11%
104	Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	511	0.11%
105	Albania	Central & Eastern Europe	500	0.11%
106	Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
107	Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
108	Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
109	Bhutan	South Asia	500	0.11%
110	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Central & Eastern Europe	500	0.11%
111	Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
112	Brunei	Southeast Asia	500	0.11%
113	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
114	Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
115	Cabo Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
116	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
117	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
118	Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
119	Cyprus	Western Europe	500	0.11%
120	Djibouti	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
121	El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
122	Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
123	Estonia	Central & Eastern Europe	500	0.11%
124	Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
125	Fiji	Oceania	500	0.11%
126	Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
127	Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
128	Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
129	Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
130	Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
131	Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
132	Iceland	Western Europe	500	0.11%
133	Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
134	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
135	Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
136	Luxembourg	Western Europe	500	0.11%
137	Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
138	Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
139	Maldives	South Asia	500	0.11%
140	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
141	Malta	Western Europe	500	0.11%
142	Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
143	Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
144	Moldova	Central & Eastern Europe	500	0.11%
145	Mongolia	East Asia	500	0.11%
146	Montenegro	Central & Eastern Europe	500	0.11%
147	Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
148	Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
149	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
150	North Macedonia	Central & Eastern Europe	500	0.11%
151	Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	500	0.11%
152	Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
153	Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
154	Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
155	Syria	Middle East & North Africa	500	0.11%
156	Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
157	Timor-Leste	Southeast Asia	500	0.11%
158	Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
159	Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
160	Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	500	0.11%
161	Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	500	0.11%
162	Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	500	0.11%
163	Saint Lucia	Latin America & Caribbean	27	0.01%
164	Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	22	0.00%
165	Samoa	Oceania	15	0.00%
166	Liechtenstein	Western Europe	12	0.00%
167	Monaco	Western Europe	12	0.00%
168	San Marino	Western Europe	10	0.00%
169	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Latin America & Caribbean	7	0.00%
170	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America & Caribbean	7	0.00%

Definitions

Registered panelist: A tradesperson or contractor who has registered on the panel.
Active panelist: A registered panelist who has taken part recently. Breakdowns are based on active panelists.
Purchase role: Whether the member buys their own materials and tools, or works to a specification set by others.

About this data

Figures come from Global Vox Populi's proprietary panel coverage records and show panel membership as of October 2026. They describe the people available on the Global Vox Populi panel, not the total population of tradespeople and contractors in each country. Countries without current panel coverage are not listed. Totals across different Global Vox Populi panels should not be added together, because some people belong to more than one panel.

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Frequently asked questions

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the Global Vox Populi panel?

447,196 tradespeople and contractors across 170 countries, as of October 2026.

Which country has the most tradespeople and contractors on the panel?

China (44,870), followed by Japan (35,312) and the United States (25,488).

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the panel in the United States?

25,488, ranking 3 of 170 countries (5.70% of the panel).

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the panel in the United Kingdom?

5,352, ranking 19 of 170 countries (1.20% of the panel).

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the panel in Germany?

6,416, ranking 15 of 170 countries (1.43% of the panel).

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the panel in Japan?

35,312, ranking 2 of 170 countries (7.90% of the panel).

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the panel in India?

11,360, ranking 7 of 170 countries (2.54% of the panel).

How many tradespeople and contractors are on the panel in Brazil?

8,752, ranking 12 of 170 countries (1.96% of the panel).

What is the difference between registered and active panelists?

Registered panelists have joined the panel; active panelists have taken part recently. The breakdowns on this page use active panelists.

Can I use these statistics in my article or report?

Yes. Please credit "Global Vox Populi, Tradespeople and contractors panel statistics, October 2026" and link to this page.

How often are these figures updated?

They are taken from Global Vox Populi's panel coverage records and refreshed periodically. The date at the top of the page shows when they were last updated.

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Countries with the most tradespeople and contractors

Top 20 countries

By region

Breakdown of the tradespeople and contractors panel

Trade

Business structure

Sector of work

Type of work

Experience level

Purchase role

Gender

Age

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