Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural by country
Countries reporting
93
Highest
341.06 million
China
Lowest
0
Belarus
Median
1.61 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,336
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 341.06 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.61 million, and the mean is 12.47 million.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 87,179.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 341.06 million | 2013 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 2 | India | 283.53 million | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 56.92 million | 2019 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 51.38 million | 2018 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 42.90 million | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 38.52 million | 2016 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 28.05 million | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 23.89 million | 2018 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 22.89 million | 2019 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 19.33 million | 2021 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 15.94 million | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 14.91 million | 2020 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 11.39 million | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 11.31 million | 2016 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 10.64 million | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 16 | France | 9.78 million | 2016 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 17 | Venezuela | 9.65 million | 2002 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 18 | Nepal | 9.24 million | 2014 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 8.86 million | 2013 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 7.59 million | 2012 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mozambique | 6.67 million | 2014 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 6.53 million | 2016 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 6.49 million | 2019 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 6.33 million | 2019 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 6.07 million | 2019 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 6.03 million | 2011 | up 77,068.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 5.83 million | 2016 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 5.67 million | 2016 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 5.49 million | 2020 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 5.43 million | 2013 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cambodia | 5.28 million | 2012 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 4.51 million | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 4.38 million | 2016 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 4.26 million | 2018 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 35 | South Korea | 4.20 million | 2017 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 4.10 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 3.70 million | 2021 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 3.55 million | 2017 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 3.20 million | 2019 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 3.08 million | 2015 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 3.08 million | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 42 | Ecuador | 2.60 million | 2021 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 2.19 million | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 1.90 million | 2016 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Laos | 1.71 million | 2018 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia | 1.66 million | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 47 | Honduras | 1.61 million | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.47 million | 2020 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 1.41 million | 2016 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 1.36 million | 2016 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 51 | Portugal | 1.25 million | 2016 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 1.23 million | 2013 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 1.22 million | 2018 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 54 | Paraguay | 1.20 million | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 1.17 million | 2015 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 1.17 million | 2013 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovakia | 1.14 million | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 1.04 million | 2014 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 1.02 million | 2016 | up 87,179.0% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 990,355 | 2019 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 881,103 | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 62 | Georgia | 867,994 | 2020 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 828,162 | 2016 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 790,567 | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 736,632 | 2016 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 691,260 | 2016 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 687,776 | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 68 | Ireland | 605,813 | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 69 | Armenia | 579,101 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 550,342 | 2021 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 71 | Moldova | 504,527 | 2021 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 481,991 | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 400,064 | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 350,995 | 2016 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Namibia | 252,760 | 2015 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 76 | Mongolia | 250,342 | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 77 | Estonia | 242,824 | 2016 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 209,718 | 2016 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Gambia | 200,419 | 2020 | up 3,073.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 123,471 | 2016 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 110,060 | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 85,282 | 2021 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 83 | Belize | 40,843 | 1999 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 84 | Iceland | 23,625 | 2015 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 85 | Jamaica | 4,845 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Austria | 1,538 | 2003 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 87 | Palestine | 965.78 | 2017 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Belgium | 219.24 | 2003 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 89 | Netherlands | 211.45 | 2004 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 90 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 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 385,576