Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
431.07 million
China
Lowest
0
Ukraine
Median
862,393
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,506
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 431.07 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 862,393, and the mean is 10.90 million.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 70 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: 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 | Djibouti | 350,663 | 2017 | up 335.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Gambia | 323,477 | 2020 | up 3,563.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 312,998 | 2021 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 65 | Netherlands | 304,480 | 2016 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Uruguay | 279,944 | 2021 | down 28.1% | flat |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 270,773 | 2013 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Namibia | 166,303 | 2015 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 159,480 | 2020 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 70 | Mauritius | 154,345 | 2017 | up 2,074.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 146,366 | 2016 | up 195,917.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 122,108 | 2019 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 113,430 | 2011 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 74 | Sweden | 108,490 | 2016 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 75 | Ireland | 106,759 | 2016 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 99,224 | 2005 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 77 | Mongolia | 89,631 | 2021 | up 202.6% | falling |
| 78 | Norway | 69,907 | 2016 | up 2,341.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 51,267 | 1999 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 48,210 | 2016 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Denmark | 40,857 | 2016 | up 548.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 38,704 | 2016 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Cyprus | 35,336 | 2016 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 84 | Albania | 29,501 | 2019 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 19,462 | 2020 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 18,593 | 2016 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 87 | Kosovo | 11,846 | 2017 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11,846 | 2017 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 11,361 | 2013 | up 29,231.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 7,570 | 2016 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 91 | United Kingdom | 5,468 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Latvia | 4,556 | 2016 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Malta | 4,485 | 2016 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,188 | 2020 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 2,538 | 2016 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Moldova | 2,058 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovakia | 1,834 | 2016 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 1,744 | 2020 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Jamaica | 1,200 | 2002 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Palestine | 575.61 | 2017 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 449.35 | 2003 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Iceland | 407.81 | 2015 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 103 | Czechia | 372.08 | 2016 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Austria | 0.5339 | 2003 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 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 |