Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
636.50 million
China
Lowest
0
Russia
Median
3.44 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,543
What the numbers show
Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 636.50 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.44 million, and the mean is 20.71 million.
Over the past decade 85 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 | Mauritius | 497,452 | 2017 | up 3,150.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 497,097 | 2011 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 94 | Gambia | 411,414 | 2020 | up 4,011.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 395,827 | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 247,516 | 2016 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 170,112 | 2016 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 98 | Iceland | 135,963 | 2015 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 57,811 | 1999 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 100 | Jamaica | 7,272 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 3,945 | 2003 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 102 | Palestine | 3,882 | 2017 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 3,394 | 2003 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | Belarus | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Montenegro | 0 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Russia | 0 | 2019 | 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.
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