Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban by country
Countries reporting
96
Highest
377.19 million
China
Lowest
0
Belarus
Median
2.24 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,364
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 377.19 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.24 million, and the mean is 13.74 million.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 176,526.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 377.19 million | 2013 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 126.91 million | 2018 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 123.36 million | 2019 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 89.59 million | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 71.03 million | 2019 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 43.40 million | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 33.28 million | 2011 | up 102,765.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 29.96 million | 2018 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 26.53 million | 2016 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 10 | South Korea | 21.38 million | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 21.11 million | 2020 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 20.37 million | 2016 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 19.87 million | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 14 | France | 19.33 million | 2016 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 18.75 million | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 18.74 million | 2013 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 17.36 million | 2016 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 16.99 million | 2016 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 16.48 million | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 15.85 million | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 13.09 million | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 13.08 million | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 12.03 million | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 10.04 million | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 8.65 million | 2021 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 26 | Morocco | 7.20 million | 2013 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 7.15 million | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Tanzania | 6.72 million | 2020 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 6.05 million | 2016 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 5.33 million | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 4.93 million | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 4.75 million | 2018 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 33 | Uganda | 3.97 million | 2016 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 3.80 million | 2019 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 3.78 million | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 36 | Bolivia | 3.78 million | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 37 | Nepal | 3.67 million | 2014 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 3.41 million | 2016 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 3.28 million | 2016 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 3.11 million | 2016 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | 2.92 million | 2014 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 42 | Tunisia | 2.87 million | 2015 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 2.78 million | 2013 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 2.78 million | 2018 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 2.48 million | 2016 | up 176,526.0% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 2.42 million | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 47 | Zambia | 2.30 million | 2015 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 2.29 million | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 2.19 million | 2019 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 1.89 million | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 1.81 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 1.80 million | 2018 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 53 | Denmark | 1.76 million | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 1.75 million | 2012 | up 160.5% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 1.74 million | 2016 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 1.73 million | 2016 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 1.70 million | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 58 | Venezuela | 1.68 million | 2002 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 1.67 million | 2014 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 60 | Jordan | 1.65 million | 2016 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 1.63 million | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 62 | Uruguay | 1.62 million | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 63 | Madagascar | 1.57 million | 2012 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ireland | 1.40 million | 2016 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 1.34 million | 2019 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 1.32 million | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 1.24 million | 2020 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 1.13 million | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 69 | Malawi | 1.10 million | 2019 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 1.04 million | 2021 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 71 | Laos | 978,290 | 2018 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 935,663 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 921,602 | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 716,585 | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 683,989 | 2016 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 76 | Latvia | 615,099 | 2016 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 538,352 | 2020 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 463,953 | 2013 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Moldova | 463,435 | 2021 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 456,761 | 2015 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 397,080 | 2016 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 82 | Gambia | 330,090 | 2020 | up 4,605.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Cyprus | 317,520 | 2016 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 84 | Malta | 190,058 | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 141,372 | 2016 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Iceland | 124,068 | 2015 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 40,753 | 1999 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 88 | Netherlands | 8,184 | 2004 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 4,309 | 2002 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Belgium | 4,145 | 2003 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 91 | Palestine | 3,735 | 2017 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 2,391 | 2003 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 281,747