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

Countries reporting
99
Highest
377.19 million
China
Lowest
0
Russia
Median
1.89 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,377

What the numbers show

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 377.19 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Russia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.89 million, and the mean is 13.34 million.

Over the past decade 82 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Djibouti 612,522 2017 up 648.4% volatile
78 North Macedonia 538,352 2020 down 4.7% flat
79 Tajikistan 463,953 2013 down 3.0% volatile
80 Moldova 463,435 2021 down 55.0% volatile
81 Namibia 456,761 2015 up 50.6% rising
82 Estonia 397,080 2016 up 20.3% rising
83 Gambia 330,090 2020 up 4,605.1% volatile
84 Cyprus 317,520 2016 up 23.2% rising
85 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 281,747 2017 up 34.4% rising
85 Kosovo 281,747 2017 up 34.4% rising
87 Malta 190,058 2016 up 11.3% rising
88 Luxembourg 141,372 2016 down 13.6% volatile
89 Iceland 124,068 2015 up 29.8% rising
90 Belize 40,753 1999 up 11.1% rising
91 Netherlands 8,184 2004 up 17.9% rising
92 Jamaica 4,309 2002 down 99.9% volatile
93 Belgium 4,145 2003 up 6.8% rising
94 Palestine 3,735 2017 down 99.2% volatile
95 Austria 2,391 2003 up 3.4% flat
96 Ukraine 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
96 Montenegro 0 2013 down 100.0% volatile
96 Belarus 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
96 Russia 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,377 data points, 1970–2021
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