Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education by country

Countries reporting

105

Highest

275.93 million

China

Lowest

Ukraine

Median

2.10 million

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,446

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 275.93 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.10 million, and the mean is 12.30 million.

Over the past decade 71 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	Guinea	619,079	2018	up 14.9%	rising
87	Niger	580,155	2018	up 306.6%	volatile
88	Estonia	537,885	2016	down 15.1%	rising
89	Trinidad and Tobago	468,950	2011	up 50.9%	volatile
90	Namibia	454,435	2015	up 0.5%	rising
91	Mauritius	426,264	2017	up 3,853.1%	volatile
92	Cyprus	325,559	2016	up 6.4%	rising
93	Gambia	207,032	2020	up 5,133.7%	volatile
94	Luxembourg	183,207	2016	up 14.9%	rising
95	Malta	158,310	2016	down 1.0%	flat
96	Iceland	92,516	2015	down 36.9%	falling
97	Belize	30,329	1999	up 32.8%	rising
98	Jamaica	7,522	2002	down 99.8%	volatile
99	Palestine	4,608	2017	down 99.0%	volatile
100	Austria	3,929	2003	up 3.1%	flat
101	Belgium	3,915	2003	up 4.5%	flat
102	Belarus	0	2019	down 100.0%	volatile
102	Montenegro	0	2013	down 100.0%	volatile
102	Russia	0	2019	down 100.0%	volatile
102	Ukraine	0	2020	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.

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About this data

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: 107 places, 1,446 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026