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 | 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 | 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 |