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

Countries reporting

105

Highest

431.07 million

China

Lowest

Ukraine

Median

954,976

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,492

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 431.07 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 954,976, and the mean is 11.20 million.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 195,917.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, primary education and bel: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	China	431.07 million	2013	up 70.2%	rising
2	India	250.83 million	2019	down 5.7%	rising
3	Indonesia	70.08 million	2019	down 1.3%	rising
4	Pakistan	53.22 million	2020	up 17.9%	rising
5	Bangladesh	43.01 million	2016	up 7.7%	flat
6	Nigeria	33.56 million	2018	up 26.9%	volatile
7	Mexico	30.13 million	2020	up 1.4%	rising
8	Brazil	27.36 million	2021	down 46.2%	flat
9	Thailand	20.01 million	2021	down 22.2%	falling
10	Kenya	18.57 million	2019	up 106.1%	rising
11	Tanzania	17.88 million	2020	up 40.4%	rising
12	Ethiopia	15.44 million	2021	down 40.6%	rising
13	Egypt	10.78 million	2019	down 2.6%	falling
14	South Africa	10.57 million	2020	up 10.6%	rising
15	Turkey	10.35 million	2019	down 6.9%	falling
16	Uganda	9.17 million	2016	up 14.8%	rising
17	Colombia	8.25 million	2021	down 22.9%	falling
18	Nepal	7.81 million	2014	down 5.3%	flat
19	Morocco	7.64 million	2013	down 9.7%	flat
20	Philippines	7.61 million	2019	down 52.4%	falling
21	Mozambique	7.61 million	2014	up 75.2%	rising
22	Madagascar	6.24 million	2012	up 43.9%	rising
23	Malawi	4.46 million	2019	up 36.3%	rising
24	Ghana	4.26 million	2016	down 6.6%	volatile
25	Cambodia	3.92 million	2012	down 10.0%	rising
26	Venezuela	3.86 million	2006	up 8.3%	rising
27	Peru	3.82 million	2021	down 7.7%	falling
28	Mali	3.67 million	2018	—	volatile
29	Guatemala	3.44 million	2019	up 13.1%	rising
30	Rwanda	3.13 million	2021	down 30.2%	falling
31	Romania	2.97 million	2018	up 1,356.0%	volatile
32	Zambia	2.63 million	2015	up 105.9%	rising
33	Spain	2.41 million	2016	down 38.1%	volatile
34	Ecuador	2.36 million	2021	up 5.1%	flat
35	Senegal	2.35 million	2018	down 14.5%	volatile
36	United States	2.34 million	2018	down 36.8%	volatile
37	Chile	2.17 million	2017	down 20.8%	falling
38	Togo	2.01 million	2018	up 7.8%	volatile
39	Honduras	1.97 million	2019	up 4.5%	rising
40	Argentina	1.83 million	2021	up 286.4%	rising
41	Laos	1.80 million	2018	down 9.1%	rising
42	Dominican Republic	1.75 million	2013	up 9.8%	rising
43	Tunisia	1.66 million	2015	up 1.4%	volatile
44	Bolivia	1.59 million	2021	down 10.7%	falling
45	El Salvador	1.53 million	2019	up 1.8%	flat
46	Portugal	1.41 million	2016	down 44.8%	volatile
47	Guinea	1.24 million	2018	down 60.4%	volatile
48	Nicaragua	1.21 million	2014	up 44.8%	rising
49	Sri Lanka	1.17 million	2019	down 30.7%	falling
50	Kazakhstan	1.07 million	2018	down 9.9%	volatile
51	France	1.02 million	2016	down 60.2%	falling
52	Italy	956,970	2016	down 53.9%	volatile
53	Paraguay	954,976	2021	down 3.6%	flat
54	Niger	928,707	2018	down 72.2%	falling
55	South Korea	796,079	2017	down 52.6%	falling
56	Poland	712,985	2019	down 40.4%	volatile
57	Costa Rica	670,456	2021	down 11.8%	rising
58	Jordan	637,692	2016	up 165.3%	volatile
59	Greece	493,051	2016	down 53.3%	rising
60	Germany	452,324	2011	up 27,461.9%	volatile
61	Serbia	445,755	2018	down 37.3%	volatile
62	Gambia	323,477	2020	up 3,563.2%	volatile
63	Panama	312,998	2021	down 18.6%	flat
64	Netherlands	304,480	2016	up 4.0%	volatile
65	Uruguay	279,944	2021	down 28.1%	flat
66	Tajikistan	270,773	2013	down 25.2%	volatile
67	Namibia	166,303	2015	down 31.6%	rising
68	North Macedonia	159,480	2020	down 35.4%	falling
69	Mauritius	154,345	2017	up 2,074.8%	volatile
70	Bulgaria	146,366	2016	up 195,917.0%	volatile
71	Bosnia and Herzegovina	122,108	2019	down 43.6%	falling
72	Trinidad and Tobago	113,430	2011	down 22.3%	falling
73	Sweden	108,490	2016	down 35.3%	falling
74	Ireland	106,759	2016	down 50.3%	volatile
75	Puerto Rico	99,224	2005	down 56.1%	falling
76	Mongolia	89,631	2021	up 202.6%	falling
77	Norway	69,907	2016	up 2,341.7%	volatile
78	Belize	51,267	1999	up 24.6%	rising
79	Hungary	48,210	2016	down 32.9%	volatile
80	Denmark	40,857	2016	up 548.5%	volatile
81	Luxembourg	38,704	2016	down 17.2%	volatile
82	Cyprus	35,336	2016	down 35.5%	falling
83	Albania	29,501	2019	down 95.7%	volatile
84	Georgia	19,462	2020	down 22.9%	volatile
85	Croatia	18,593	2016	down 30.5%	falling
86	Slovenia	11,361	2013	up 29,231.4%	volatile
87	Lithuania	7,570	2016	down 15.7%	volatile
88	United Kingdom	5,468	2016	—	volatile
89	Latvia	4,556	2016	down 19.9%	volatile
90	Malta	4,485	2016	down 57.9%	falling
91	Kyrgyzstan	4,188	2020	down 87.2%	volatile
92	Estonia	2,538	2016	down 43.5%	volatile
93	Moldova	2,058	2021	down 99.7%	volatile
94	Slovakia	1,834	2016	down 54.6%	volatile
95	Armenia	1,744	2020	down 80.0%	volatile
96	Jamaica	1,200	2002	down 99.9%	volatile
97	Palestine	575.61	2017	down 99.9%	volatile
98	Belgium	449.35	2003	down 88.6%	volatile
99	Iceland	407.81	2015	down 72.7%	falling
100	Czechia	372.08	2016	down 26.0%	volatile
101	Austria	0.5339	2003	down 100.0%	volatile
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.

Kosovo 11,846

About this data

Indicator: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 1,492 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026