Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
407.14 million
China
Lowest
0
Ukraine
Median
2.22 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,563
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 407.14 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.22 million, and the mean is 14.09 million.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 103,996.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 407.14 million | 2013 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 2 | India | 301.01 million | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 78.72 million | 2018 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 78.35 million | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 57.08 million | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 48.98 million | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 42.40 million | 2018 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 40.62 million | 2016 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 32.41 million | 2020 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 26.31 million | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 22.90 million | 2019 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 21.24 million | 2018 | up 448.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 21.21 million | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 20.72 million | 2021 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 20.43 million | 2011 | up 91,071.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 19.29 million | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 16.49 million | 2016 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 15.43 million | 2016 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 14.94 million | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 20 | South Korea | 14.75 million | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 13.43 million | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 12.23 million | 2016 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 11.74 million | 2020 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 24 | Tanzania | 11.21 million | 2020 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 9.72 million | 2019 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 8.92 million | 2019 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 8.73 million | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 8.59 million | 2013 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 7.45 million | 2016 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 7.30 million | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 31 | Venezuela | 7.23 million | 2006 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 32 | Nepal | 5.95 million | 2014 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 5.74 million | 2016 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 5.14 million | 2018 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 5.13 million | 2019 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ecuador | 4.55 million | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 4.53 million | 2012 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 4.52 million | 2014 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 39 | Guatemala | 4.49 million | 2019 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 4.45 million | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 4.25 million | 2016 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Cambodia | 3.72 million | 2012 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 43 | Malawi | 3.54 million | 2019 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia | 3.05 million | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 2.96 million | 2015 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 2.75 million | 2016 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 2.72 million | 2015 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 2.69 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 2.60 million | 2016 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 2.51 million | 2016 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 2.51 million | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 2.51 million | 2016 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 2.50 million | 2013 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 2.32 million | 2019 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 2.22 million | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 2.02 million | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 1.89 million | 2018 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 1.87 million | 2016 | up 103,996.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 1.74 million | 2018 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 1.70 million | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 1.67 million | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 1.65 million | 2014 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 1.49 million | 2016 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 1.49 million | 2016 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Laos | 1.42 million | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.38 million | 2020 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Denmark | 1.34 million | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 1.33 million | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 69 | Norway | 1.27 million | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 1.26 million | 2016 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea | 1.25 million | 2018 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 1.18 million | 2013 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 1.11 million | 2016 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 1.07 million | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 1.05 million | 2018 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 1.05 million | 2020 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 1.02 million | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 909,540 | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 797,795 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 80 | Lithuania | 723,662 | 2016 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 667,868 | 2020 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 656,033 | 2005 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 618,897 | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 558,874 | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 546,008 | 2019 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 86 | Slovenia | 518,143 | 2016 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 495,503 | 2016 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Moldova | 493,202 | 2021 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Djibouti | 474,503 | 2017 | up 744.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Kosovo | 407,169 | 2017 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 90 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 407,169 | 2017 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritius | 361,886 | 2017 | up 3,004.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 360,090 | 2015 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 345,420 | 2011 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 95 | Estonia | 329,972 | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 96 | Gambia | 313,600 | 2020 | up 4,379.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Cyprus | 220,236 | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 146,360 | 2016 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Malta | 115,368 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 100 | Iceland | 78,825 | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 101 | Belize | 54,268 | 1999 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 102 | Jamaica | 4,984 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Palestine | 4,382 | 2017 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 2,481 | 2003 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 105 | Austria | 2,181 | 2003 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 106 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |