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Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural by country

Countries reporting
96
Highest
341.06 million
China
Lowest
0
Belarus
Median
1.44 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,349

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 341.06 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Belarus.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.44 million, and the mean is 12.09 million.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 87,179.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 385,576 2017 up 35.9% falling
74 Kosovo 385,576 2017 up 35.9% falling
76 Latvia 350,995 2016 down 36.4% volatile
77 Namibia 252,760 2015 down 38.4% rising
78 Mongolia 250,342 2021 down 39.9% falling
79 Estonia 242,824 2016 down 21.6% rising
80 Jordan 209,718 2016 down 11.9% volatile
81 Gambia 200,419 2020 up 3,073.5% volatile
82 Luxembourg 123,471 2016 up 180.9% volatile
83 Cyprus 110,060 2016 up 6.3% rising
84 Uruguay 85,282 2021 down 38.9% falling
85 Djibouti 49,403 2017 up 500.3% volatile
86 Belize 40,843 1999 up 49.3% rising
87 Iceland 23,625 2015 down 55.4% falling
88 Jamaica 4,845 2002 down 99.8% volatile
89 Austria 1,538 2003 up 2.2% flat
90 Palestine 965.78 2017 down 99.7% volatile
91 Belgium 219.24 2003 up 8.0% flat
92 Netherlands 211.45 2004 down 15.7% falling
93 Ukraine 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
93 Montenegro 0 2013 down 100.0% volatile
93 Russia 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
93 Belarus 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,349 data points, 1970–2021
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