Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total by country
Countries reporting
110
Highest
718.26 million
China
Lowest
0
Ukraine
Median
4.65 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,658
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 718.26 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.65 million, and the mean is 23.63 million.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 103,432.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 718.26 million | 2013 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 2 | India | 406.89 million | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 150.80 million | 2018 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 127.95 million | 2019 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 100.99 million | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 81.34 million | 2018 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 64.01 million | 2020 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 55.51 million | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 54.04 million | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 46.53 million | 2018 | up 485.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 42.76 million | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 39.31 million | 2011 | up 97,765.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 36.70 million | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 35.81 million | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 31.67 million | 2019 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 30.91 million | 2016 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 29.11 million | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 27.97 million | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 26.89 million | 2016 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 20 | South Korea | 25.57 million | 2017 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 23.26 million | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 23.03 million | 2016 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania | 21.63 million | 2020 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 21.34 million | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 18.62 million | 2019 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 16.79 million | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 16.38 million | 2019 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 15.28 million | 2016 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 13.08 million | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 12.91 million | 2014 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 12.63 million | 2013 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 11.88 million | 2016 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Venezuela | 11.87 million | 2006 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 10.98 million | 2015 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 35 | Mozambique | 9.59 million | 2014 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 9.16 million | 2012 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 9.02 million | 2018 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 38 | Chile | 8.03 million | 2017 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 7.93 million | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 7.92 million | 2016 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 7.83 million | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 42 | Malawi | 7.16 million | 2019 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 7.03 million | 2012 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 6.99 million | 2019 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 6.44 million | 2009 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 46 | Mali | 5.91 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Benin | 5.58 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia | 5.44 million | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 5.38 million | 2015 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 5.03 million | 2016 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 5.01 million | 2016 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Belgium | 4.91 million | 2016 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 4.76 million | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 4.69 million | 2018 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 4.69 million | 2016 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 4.62 million | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 4.16 million | 2016 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 4.12 million | 2021 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 4.05 million | 2015 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 4.01 million | 2013 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 61 | Togo | 3.84 million | 2018 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 3.80 million | 2019 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 3.79 million | 2015 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 3.51 million | 2016 | up 103,432.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 3.49 million | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 3.02 million | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 67 | El Salvador | 2.88 million | 2019 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 68 | Slovakia | 2.77 million | 2016 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 2.71 million | 2014 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 70 | Laos | 2.69 million | 2018 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 2.58 million | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea | 2.45 million | 2018 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 73 | Norway | 2.42 million | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 74 | Finland | 2.42 million | 2016 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.40 million | 2020 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 2.25 million | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 2.11 million | 2020 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 2.01 million | 2016 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 1.92 million | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 80 | Niger | 1.90 million | 2018 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 1.86 million | 2016 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Panama | 1.80 million | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 1.70 million | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 1.64 million | 2013 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Lithuania | 1.42 million | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 1.41 million | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 87 | Armenia | 1.30 million | 2020 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 1.22 million | 2005 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 89 | Mongolia | 1.19 million | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 90 | Slovenia | 969,790 | 2016 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Moldova | 967,962 | 2021 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Latvia | 966,094 | 2016 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 938,417 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 904,512 | 2019 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 95 | Namibia | 710,170 | 2015 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 96 | Estonia | 639,904 | 2016 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 591,592 | 2011 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 98 | Mauritius | 583,770 | 2017 | up 3,135.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Gambia | 530,509 | 2020 | up 3,879.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 427,580 | 2016 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 264,843 | 2016 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | 190,058 | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 103 | Iceland | 147,693 | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 104 | Belize | 81,596 | 1999 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 105 | Jamaica | 9,154 | 2002 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Palestine | 5,183 | 2017 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | 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 667,323