Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
275.93 million
China
Lowest
0
Ukraine
Median
2.09 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,460
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 275.93 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.09 million, and the mean is 11.98 million.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 100,398.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 275.93 million | 2013 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 156.06 million | 2019 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 148.46 million | 2018 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 73.62 million | 2021 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 57.87 million | 2019 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 47.61 million | 2018 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 45.22 million | 2018 | up 569.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 38.43 million | 2011 | up 100,398.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 25.94 million | 2016 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 10 | South Korea | 24.77 million | 2017 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 23.88 million | 2020 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 21.32 million | 2019 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 20.33 million | 2016 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 18.92 million | 2016 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 17.19 million | 2019 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 15.66 million | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 15.54 million | 2021 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 15.01 million | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 19 | France | 14.14 million | 2016 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 13.47 million | 2019 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 12.96 million | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 12.31 million | 2016 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 11.25 million | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 10.79 million | 2020 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 10.44 million | 2020 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela | 7.97 million | 2006 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ghana | 7.56 million | 2016 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 6.66 million | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 6.31 million | 2016 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 6.05 million | 2018 | down 32.4% | flat |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 6.04 million | 2021 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 5.82 million | 2017 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 5.57 million | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 34 | Morocco | 4.85 million | 2013 | up 175.5% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 4.81 million | 2014 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | 4.69 million | 2016 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 3.86 million | 2016 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 38 | Bolivia | 3.81 million | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 39 | Tanzania | 3.72 million | 2020 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 3.69 million | 2016 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 3.56 million | 2019 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 3.47 million | 2016 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 43 | Portugal | 3.09 million | 2016 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 2.83 million | 2016 | up 85,171.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Cambodia | 2.79 million | 2012 | up 703.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 2.75 million | 2015 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 47 | Madagascar | 2.74 million | 2012 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia | 2.58 million | 2018 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 49 | Paraguay | 2.53 million | 2021 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.39 million | 2020 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 2.26 million | 2013 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 2.19 million | 2016 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 2.10 million | 2015 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Norway | 2.10 million | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 2.09 million | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 1.98 million | 2016 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 1.95 million | 2014 | up 698.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 1.81 million | 2019 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 1.80 million | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 60 | Togo | 1.73 million | 2018 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Malawi | 1.69 million | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 1.58 million | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 1.50 million | 2014 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 1.49 million | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 1.46 million | 2018 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 1.44 million | 2016 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 67 | Uruguay | 1.42 million | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 1.39 million | 2016 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 1.38 million | 2019 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 1.36 million | 2013 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Czechia | 1.35 million | 2016 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | 1.29 million | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 73 | Mali | 1.26 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Jordan | 1.22 million | 2016 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 1.20 million | 2016 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 76 | El Salvador | 1.18 million | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 1.12 million | 2005 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 78 | Mongolia | 1.10 million | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 982,661 | 2021 | up 308.7% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 965,904 | 2021 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Laos | 865,483 | 2018 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 82 | Slovenia | 797,988 | 2016 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 782,404 | 2019 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 778,937 | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia | 774,687 | 2016 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Kosovo | 650,249 | 2017 | up 893.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 650,249 | 2017 | up 893.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea | 619,079 | 2018 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 580,155 | 2018 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 537,885 | 2016 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 468,950 | 2011 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 454,435 | 2015 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritius | 426,264 | 2017 | up 3,853.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Cyprus | 325,559 | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 310,309 | 2017 | up 3,605.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Gambia | 207,032 | 2020 | up 5,133.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 183,207 | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 98 | Malta | 158,310 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 99 | Iceland | 92,516 | 2015 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 100 | Belize | 30,329 | 1999 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 7,522 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Palestine | 4,608 | 2017 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 3,929 | 2003 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 104 | Belgium | 3,915 | 2003 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 105 | Belarus | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Ukraine | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |