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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,460 data points, 1970–2021
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