Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 by country

Countries reporting

106

Highest

81.76 million

China

Lowest

Russia

Median

658,194

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,543

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 81.76 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Russia.

The median across all reporting countries is 658,194, and the mean is 3.64 million.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 66,550.5%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	China	81.76 million	2013	down 28.5%	falling
2	India	60.35 million	2019	down 14.3%	falling
3	United States	21.82 million	2018	up 1.6%	volatile
4	Indonesia	20.84 million	2019	up 1.7%	rising
5	Nigeria	18.93 million	2018	up 127.5%	volatile
6	Brazil	17.34 million	2021	down 12.6%	rising
7	Pakistan	16.92 million	2020	up 16.1%	rising
8	Bangladesh	10.39 million	2016	down 6.3%	falling
9	Ethiopia	9.84 million	2021	up 11.2%	rising
10	Mexico	9.50 million	2020	down 4.5%	flat
11	Kazakhstan	8.36 million	2018	up 633.2%	volatile
12	Philippines	7.47 million	2019	down 8.5%	rising
13	Tanzania	5.84 million	2020	up 52.6%	rising
14	Turkey	5.18 million	2019	up 16.4%	flat
15	Egypt	5.08 million	2019	down 13.3%	rising
16	Uganda	4.85 million	2016	up 30.0%	rising
17	Colombia	4.03 million	2021	down 8.7%	rising
18	Thailand	3.54 million	2021	down 28.0%	falling
19	Kenya	3.49 million	2019	up 1.4%	rising
20	United Kingdom	3.47 million	2016	up 18.1%	volatile
21	Nepal	3.43 million	2014	up 9.0%	rising
22	Peru	3.35 million	2021	down 11.6%	flat
23	Germany	3.23 million	2011	up 66,550.5%	volatile
24	Mozambique	2.76 million	2014	up 29.0%	rising
25	Madagascar	2.60 million	2012	up 33.7%	rising
26	Ghana	2.58 million	2016	up 38.2%	volatile
27	Venezuela	2.41 million	2006	up 21.7%	rising
28	Morocco	2.40 million	2013	down 5.3%	falling
29	Malawi	2.38 million	2019	up 60.4%	rising
30	France	2.25 million	2016	up 1.2%	flat
31	South Africa	2.14 million	2020	down 17.5%	falling
32	Cambodia	2.09 million	2012	up 26.1%	rising
33	Guatemala	1.99 million	2019	up 40.7%	rising
34	South Korea	1.83 million	2017	up 25.7%	falling
35	Ukraine	1.75 million	2014	down 17.9%	falling
36	Mali	1.71 million	2018	—	volatile
37	Argentina	1.66 million	2021	down 6.9%	flat
38	Italy	1.50 million	2016	down 20.3%	volatile
39	Ecuador	1.49 million	2021	up 32.5%	falling
40	Zambia	1.31 million	2015	up 61.5%	volatile
41	Senegal	1.27 million	2018	up 29.6%	volatile
42	Poland	1.18 million	2019	down 36.4%	rising
43	Togo	1.13 million	2018	up 72.3%	volatile
44	Sri Lanka	1.03 million	2019	down 21.9%	falling
45	Honduras	1.02 million	2019	up 16.1%	rising
46	Spain	1.02 million	2016	down 37.3%	volatile
47	Rwanda	967,756	2021	down 25.8%	falling
48	Chile	967,413	2017	down 9.2%	flat
49	Bolivia	927,593	2021	down 14.8%	rising
50	Paraguay	774,090	2021	up 3.1%	rising
51	Dominican Republic	770,498	2013	up 18.7%	falling
52	Niger	736,608	2018	down 26.8%	rising
53	Nicaragua	691,681	2014	up 5.4%	rising
54	Romania	624,708	2018	down 28.9%	falling
55	Tunisia	589,976	2015	down 4.2%	rising
56	El Salvador	585,766	2019	up 6.6%	flat
57	Laos	554,138	2018	down 39.0%	rising
58	Guinea	522,452	2018	down 48.5%	falling
59	Netherlands	509,732	2016	down 17.3%	volatile
60	Jordan	380,474	2016	down 1.3%	volatile
61	Tajikistan	348,429	2013	down 40.2%	volatile
62	Sweden	344,448	2016	down 4.8%	rising
63	Costa Rica	307,791	2021	down 24.9%	rising
64	Panama	290,986	2021	up 16.1%	rising
65	Portugal	287,852	2016	down 35.6%	volatile
66	Kyrgyzstan	274,233	2020	down 27.9%	volatile
67	Hungary	265,518	2016	down 22.4%	rising
68	Czechia	243,691	2016	down 40.6%	volatile
69	Greece	241,334	2016	down 27.1%	rising
70	Uruguay	240,610	2021	down 14.4%	rising
71	Serbia	213,591	2018	down 33.3%	falling
72	Ireland	199,384	2016	down 35.2%	volatile
73	Georgia	192,635	2020	up 3.4%	volatile
74	Puerto Rico	189,329	2005	down 63.2%	rising
75	Bulgaria	185,878	2016	up 59,656.4%	volatile
76	Slovakia	171,618	2016	down 33.4%	volatile
77	Albania	169,046	2019	down 21.5%	falling
78	Norway	164,315	2016	up 21.3%	rising
79	Denmark	156,706	2016	down 2.9%	rising
80	Finland	152,068	2016	down 18.5%	volatile
81	Croatia	142,944	2016	down 24.5%	falling
82	Namibia	142,873	2015	down 33.1%	rising
83	Gambia	119,095	2020	up 3,481.2%	volatile
84	Armenia	109,977	2020	down 53.9%	falling
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina	102,773	2019	down 26.3%	falling
86	Mongolia	99,376	2021	down 33.1%	falling
87	Trinidad and Tobago	94,495	2011	down 6.3%	flat
88	Lithuania	91,620	2016	down 28.0%	falling
89	Mauritius	86,318	2017	up 3,049.2%	volatile
90	North Macedonia	75,970	2020	down 25.6%	falling
91	Moldova	61,871	2021	down 72.1%	volatile
92	Latvia	57,453	2016	down 50.9%	volatile
93	Estonia	38,717	2016	down 36.9%	falling
94	Slovenia	32,078	2016	down 39.5%	volatile
95	Cyprus	31,753	2016	up 9.6%	rising
96	Belize	23,785	1999	up 16.4%	rising
97	Malta	19,946	2016	down 31.6%	falling
98	Luxembourg	17,326	2016	up 28.2%	volatile
99	Iceland	11,730	2015	down 37.5%	falling
100	Jamaica	1,882	2002	down 99.9%	volatile
101	Palestine	1,301	2017	down 99.3%	volatile
102	Austria	535.23	2003	down 14.9%	falling
103	Belgium	418.99	2003	down 11.7%	falling
104	Belarus	0	2020	down 100.0%	volatile
104	Montenegro	0	2013	down 100.0%	volatile
104	Russia	0	2019	down 100.0%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 109,154

About this data

Indicator: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 108 places, 1,543 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026