Rank | Country | Labor force | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 774,710,016 | |
2 | India | 521,900,000 | |
3 | Indonesia | 129,366,000 | |
4 | Brazil | 86,621,000 | |
5 | Russia | 69,923,000 | |
6 | Bangladesh | 66,640,000 | |
7 | Japan | 66,540,000 | |
8 | Pakistan | 61,710,000 | |
9 | Nigeria | 60,080,000 | |
10 | Vietnam | 54,659,000 | |
11 | Ethiopia | 52,820,000 | |
12 | Mexico | 50,914,000 | |
13 | Germany | 44,585,000 | |
14 | Philippines | 41,533,000 | |
15 | Thailand | 37,546,000 | |
16 | United States | 35,412,000 | |
17 | Iran | 30,500,000 | |
18 | France | 27,742,000 | |
19 | Korea, South | 26,839,000 | |
20 | Turkey | 25,677,000 | |
21 | Tanzania | 24,890,000 | |
22 | Egypt | 24,113,000 | |
23 | Italy | 22,920,000 | |
24 | Burma | 22,300,000 | |
25 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 20,692,000 | |
26 | Kenya | 19,600,000 | |
27 | Colombia | 19,309,000 | |
28 | Spain | 19,057,000 | |
29 | Canada | 18,136,000 | |
30 | Argentina | 18,000,000 | |
31 | Ukraine | 17,990,000 | |
32 | Nepal | 16,810,000 | |
33 | United Kingdom | 16,033,000 | |
34 | Uganda | 15,840,000 | |
35 | Malaysia | 15,139,000 | |
36 | South Africa | 14,687,000 | |
37 | Venezuela | 14,210,000 | |
38 | Korea, North | 14,000,000 | |
39 | Saudi Arabia | 13,800,000 | |
40 | Madagascar | 13,400,000 | |
41 | Uzbekistan | 13,273,000 | |
42 | Mozambique | 12,900,000 | |
43 | Australia | 12,568,000 | |
44 | Angola | 12,510,000 | |
45 | Ghana | 12,490,000 | |
46 | Sudan | 11,920,000 | |
47 | Taiwan | 11,498,000 | |
48 | Algeria | 10,859,000 | |
49 | Morocco | 10,399,000 | |
50 | Cameroon | 9,912,000 | |
51 | Poland | 9,561,000 | |
52 | Cambodia | 8,913,000 | |
53 | Netherlands | 8,907,000 | |
54 | Iraq | 8,900,000 | |
55 | Kazakhstan | 8,685,000 | |
56 | Burkina Faso | 8,501,000 | |
57 | Afghanistan | 8,478,000 | |
58 | Ecuador | 8,086,000 | |
59 | Sri Lanka | 8,000,000 | |
60 | Zimbabwe | 7,907,000 | |
61 | Yemen | 7,425,000 | |
62 | Chile | 7,249,000 | |
63 | Malawi | 7,000,000 | |
64 | Senegal | 6,966,000 | |
65 | Zambia | 6,898,000 | |
66 | Guatemala | 6,664,000 | |
67 | Niger | 6,500,000 | |
68 | Mali | 6,447,000 | |
69 | Rwanda | 6,227,000 | |
70 | Bolivia | 5,719,000 | |
71 | Chad | 5,654,000 | |
72 | Guinea | 5,558,000 | |
73 | United Arab Emirates | 5,344,000 | |
74 | Czech Republic | 5,222,000 | |
75 | Switzerland | 5,067,000 | |
76 | Sweden | 5,029,000 | |
77 | Burundi | 5,012,000 | |
78 | Azerbaijan | 4,939,000 | |
79 | Romania | 4,889,000 | |
80 | Dominican Republic | 4,732,000 | |
81 | Portugal | 4,717,000 | |
82 | Cuba | 4,691,000 | |
83 | Haiti | 4,594,000 | |
84 | Hungary | 4,414,000 | |
85 | Belarus | 4,381,000 | |
86 | Somalia | 4,154,000 | |
87 | Belgium | 4,122,000 | |
88 | Tunisia | 4,054,000 | |
89 | Greece | 4,000,000 | |
90 | Israel | 3,893,000 | |
91 | Singapore | 3,778,000 | |
92 | Syria | 3,767,000 | |
93 | Austria | 3,739,000 | |
94 | Honduras | 3,735,000 | |
95 | Papua New Guinea | 3,681,000 | |
96 | Benin | 3,662,000 | |
97 | Hong Kong | 3,627,000 | |
98 | Laos | 3,582,000 | |
99 | Paraguay | 3,428,000 | |
100 | Peru | 3,421,000 |
Definition: This entry contains the total labor force figure.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
See also: Labor force map