Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
636.50 million
China
Lowest
0
Russia
Median
3.32 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,558
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 636.50 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.32 million, and the mean is 20.16 million.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 107,857.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 636.50 million | 2013 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 2 | India | 346.54 million | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 128.98 million | 2018 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 107.11 million | 2019 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 83.65 million | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 62.41 million | 2018 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 47.09 million | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 45.12 million | 2016 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 44.55 million | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 38.17 million | 2018 | up 460.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 36.08 million | 2011 | up 102,048.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 35.29 million | 2019 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 32.27 million | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 27.44 million | 2016 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 26.86 million | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 26.86 million | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 26.49 million | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 25.39 million | 2016 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 23.74 million | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 20 | Egypt | 22.89 million | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 22.02 million | 2016 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 19.23 million | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 19.20 million | 2020 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 16.01 million | 2014 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 25 | Tanzania | 15.79 million | 2020 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 15.19 million | 2019 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 15.13 million | 2019 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 13.44 million | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 11.42 million | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 10.43 million | 2016 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 10.23 million | 2013 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 32 | Nepal | 9.48 million | 2014 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela | 9.47 million | 2006 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 9.30 million | 2016 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 8.39 million | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 7.41 million | 2016 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 7.07 million | 2017 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 6.82 million | 2014 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 6.80 million | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 40 | Madagascar | 6.56 million | 2012 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 6.44 million | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 5.01 million | 2019 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 4.94 million | 2012 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 4.78 million | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 4.77 million | 2016 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 4.74 million | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | Bolivia | 4.51 million | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 48 | Greece | 4.45 million | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Sweden | 4.42 million | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 4.35 million | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 4.20 million | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 4.07 million | 2015 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 3.46 million | 2015 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 3.42 million | 2018 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 3.32 million | 2016 | up 107,857.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 3.24 million | 2013 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 57 | Rwanda | 3.15 million | 2021 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 2.81 million | 2018 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 59 | Honduras | 2.78 million | 2019 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 60 | Paraguay | 2.72 million | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 61 | Togo | 2.71 million | 2018 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Slovakia | 2.60 million | 2016 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 2.43 million | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 2.29 million | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 2.27 million | 2016 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Norway | 2.26 million | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 67 | Laos | 2.14 million | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.12 million | 2020 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 2.02 million | 2014 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 1.94 million | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea | 1.93 million | 2018 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 1.92 million | 2020 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 1.81 million | 2016 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 1.77 million | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 1.51 million | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 1.48 million | 2016 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 1.46 million | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 1.33 million | 2016 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 1.29 million | 2013 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 1.24 million | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 1.19 million | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 82 | Niger | 1.17 million | 2018 | down 52.8% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 1.09 million | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 1.03 million | 2005 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 85 | Slovenia | 937,712 | 2016 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 908,641 | 2016 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Moldova | 906,091 | 2021 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 862,447 | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 801,739 | 2019 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 90 | Estonia | 601,186 | 2016 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 567,297 | 2015 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 92 | Kosovo | 558,169 | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 92 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 558,169 | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 94 | Djibouti | 549,663 | 2017 | up 795.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritius | 497,452 | 2017 | up 3,150.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 497,097 | 2011 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 97 | Gambia | 411,414 | 2020 | up 4,011.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 395,827 | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 247,516 | 2016 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Malta | 170,112 | 2016 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 101 | Iceland | 135,963 | 2015 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 102 | Belize | 57,811 | 1999 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 103 | Jamaica | 7,272 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 3,945 | 2003 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 105 | Palestine | 3,882 | 2017 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Austria | 3,394 | 2003 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 107 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |