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

Countries reporting
109
Highest
81.76 million
China
Lowest
0
Russia
Median
589,976
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,558

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 81.76 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Russia.

The median across all reporting countries is 589,976, and the mean is 3.55 million.

Over the past decade 43 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Djibouti 112,262 2017 up 291.2% volatile
85 Armenia 109,977 2020 down 53.9% falling
86 Kosovo 109,154 2017 up 132.6% falling
86 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 109,154 2017 up 132.6% falling
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102,773 2019 down 26.3% falling
89 Mongolia 99,376 2021 down 33.1% falling
90 Trinidad and Tobago 94,495 2011 down 6.3% flat
91 Lithuania 91,620 2016 down 28.0% falling
92 Mauritius 86,318 2017 up 3,049.2% volatile
93 North Macedonia 75,970 2020 down 25.6% falling
94 Moldova 61,871 2021 down 72.1% volatile
95 Latvia 57,453 2016 down 50.9% volatile
96 Estonia 38,717 2016 down 36.9% falling
97 Slovenia 32,078 2016 down 39.5% volatile
98 Cyprus 31,753 2016 up 9.6% rising
99 Belize 23,785 1999 up 16.4% rising
100 Malta 19,946 2016 down 31.6% falling
101 Luxembourg 17,326 2016 up 28.2% volatile
102 Iceland 11,730 2015 down 37.5% falling
103 Jamaica 1,882 2002 down 99.9% volatile
104 Palestine 1,301 2017 down 99.3% volatile
105 Austria 535.23 2003 down 14.9% falling
106 Belgium 418.99 2003 down 11.7% falling
107 Belarus 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
107 Montenegro 0 2013 down 100.0% volatile
107 Russia 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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