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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, 2012
See also: Labor force bar chart
| Country Name | Labor force | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| China | 795,500,000 | 2012 |
| India | 487,600,000 | 2011 |
| United States | 153,600,000 | 2012 |
| Indonesia | 117,400,000 | 2011 |
| Brazil | 104,700,000 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | 75,420,000 | 2012 |
| Russia | 75,410,000 | 2011 |
| Japan | 65,930,000 | 2011 |
| Pakistan | 58,410,000 | 2012 |
| Nigeria | 52,160,000 | 2011 |
| Mexico | 49,170,000 | 2011 |
| Vietnam | 46,480,000 | 2011 |
| Germany | 43,620,000 | 2011 |
| Philippines | 40,000,000 | 2011 |
| Thailand | 39,620,000 | 2011 |
| Ethiopia | 37,900,000 | 2007 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 34,790,000 | 2011 |
| Burma | 32,530,000 | 2011 |
| United Kingdom | 31,730,000 | 2011 |
| France | 29,610,000 | 2011 |
| Egypt | 27,740,000 | 2011 |
| Turkey | 27,430,000 | 2012 |
| Iran | 26,370,000 | 2012 |
| Korea, South | 25,100,000 | 2011 |
| Italy | 25,080,000 | 2011 |
| Tanzania | 24,060,000 | 2011 |
| Spain | 23,100,000 | 2011 |
| Colombia | 22,450,000 | 2011 |
| Ukraine | 22,090,000 | 2011 |
| Canada | 18,670,000 | 2011 |
| Kenya | 18,390,000 | 2011 |
| Nepal | 18,000,000 | 2012 |
| Poland | 17,850,000 | 2011 |
| South Africa | 17,660,000 | 2011 |
| Argentina | 16,760,000 | 2012 |
| Uzbekistan | 16,110,000 | 2011 |
| Uganda | 16,020,000 | 2011 |
| Peru | 15,900,000 | 2012 |
| Afghanistan | 15,000,000 | 2004 |
| Venezuela | 13,320,000 | 2011 |
| Korea, North | 12,200,000 | 2012 |
| Australia | 12,050,000 | 2011 |
| Sudan | 11,920,000 | 2007 |
| Malaysia | 11,910,000 | 2011 |
| Morocco | 11,540,000 | 2011 |
| Ghana | 11,440,000 | 2011 |
| Taiwan | 11,200,000 | 2011 |
| Algeria | 11,040,000 | 2011 |
| Mozambique | 9,973,000 | 2011 |
| Madagascar | 9,504,000 | 2007 |
| Romania | 9,252,000 | 2011 |
| Iraq | 8,900,000 | 2010 |
| Cambodia | 8,800,000 | 2010 |
| Kazakhstan | 8,777,000 | 2011 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 8,764,000 | 2011 |
| Sri Lanka | 8,307,000 | 2011 |
| Angola | 8,240,000 | 2011 |
| Chile | 8,099,000 | 2011 |
| Cameroon | 8,083,000 | 2011 |
| Netherlands | 7,809,000 | 2011 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,630,000 | 2012 |
| Yemen | 7,030,000 | 2011 |
| Burkina Faso | 6,668,000 | 2012 |
| Azerbaijan | 6,119,000 | 2011 |
| Malawi | 5,747,000 | 2007 |
| Senegal | 5,687,000 | 2011 |
| Syria | 5,642,000 | 2011 |
| Zambia | 5,576,000 | 2011 |
| Guatemala | 5,571,000 | 2011 |
| Portugal | 5,543,000 | 2011 |
| Czech Republic | 5,410,000 | 2011 |
| Belgium | 5,177,000 | 2011 |
| Cuba | 5,153,000 | 2012 |
| Sweden | 5,018,000 | 2011 |
| Belarus | 5,000,000 | 2009 |
| Greece | 4,959,000 | 2011 |
| Switzerland | 4,898,000 | 2011 |
| Haiti | 4,810,000 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,732,000 | 2011 |
| Bolivia | 4,689,000 | 2011 |
| Niger | 4,688,000 | 2007 |
| Ecuador | 4,682,000 | 2012 |
| Guinea | 4,638,000 | 2011 |
| Rwanda | 4,446,000 | 2007 |
| Chad | 4,293,000 | 2007 |
| Hungary | 4,274,000 | 2011 |
| Burundi | 4,245,000 | 2007 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,111,000 | 2012 |
| Tunisia | 3,904,000 | 2011 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,896,000 | 2011 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,856,000 | 2011 |
| Hong Kong | 3,703,000 | 2011 |
| Laos | 3,690,000 | 2010 |
| Austria | 3,668,000 | 2011 |
| Benin | 3,662,000 | 2007 |
| Honduras | 3,461,000 | 2011 |
| Somalia | 3,447,000 | 2012 |
| Mali | 3,241,000 | 2007 |
| Singapore | 3,237,000 | 2012 |
| Israel | 3,204,000 | 2011 |
| Paraguay | 3,085,000 | 2011 |
| Serbia | 2,920,000 | 2011 |
| Nicaragua | 2,885,000 | 2011 |
| Denmark | 2,853,000 | 2011 |
| Slovakia | 2,713,000 | 2011 |
| Finland | 2,682,000 | 2011 |
| Norway | 2,629,000 | 2011 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,600,000 | 2010 |
| Togo | 2,595,000 | 2007 |
| El Salvador | 2,577,000 | 2011 |
| Bulgaria | 2,465,000 | 2011 |
| New Zealand | 2,364,000 | 2011 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,344,000 | 2007 |
| Turkmenistan | 2,300,000 | 2008 |
| Kuwait | 2,243,000 | 2012 |
| Sierra Leone | 2,207,000 | 2007 |
| Costa Rica | 2,155,000 | 2012 |
| Ireland | 2,126,000 | 2011 |
| Tajikistan | 2,100,000 | 2009 |
| Georgia | 1,945,000 | 2010 |
| Eritrea | 1,935,000 | 2007 |
| Central African Republic | 1,926,000 | 2007 |
| Jordan | 1,771,000 | 2011 |
| Croatia | 1,717,000 | 2011 |
| Uruguay | 1,677,000 | 2011 |
| Lithuania | 1,624,000 | 2011 |
| Panama | 1,570,000 | 2012 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 1,514,000 | 2007 |
| Lebanon | 1,481,000 | 2012 |
| Liberia | 1,372,000 | 2007 |
| Jamaica | 1,324,000 | 2011 |
| Mauritania | 1,318,000 | 2007 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,286,000 | 2012 |
| Moldova | 1,270,000 | 2011 |
| Botswana | 1,269,000 | 2012 |
| Qatar | 1,241,000 | 2011 |
| Armenia | 1,194,000 | 2011 |
| Latvia | 1,169,000 | 2011 |
| Libya | 1,160,000 | 2011 |
| Mongolia | 1,147,000 | 2010 |
| Albania | 1,053,000 | 2010 |
| Oman | 968,800 | 2012 |
| Macedonia | 942,400 | 2011 |
| Slovenia | 934,700 | 2011 |
| Lesotho | 854,600 | 2007 |
| Namibia | 803,700 | 2011 |
| Gambia, The | 777,100 | 2007 |
| Gabon | 737,200 | 2011 |
| Estonia | 704,400 | 2011 |
| Bahrain | 666,000 | 2012 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 636,800 | 2011 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 632,700 | 2007 |
| Mauritius | 607,400 | 2011 |
| Swaziland | 457,900 | 2007 |
| East Timor | 418,200 | 2009 |
| Djibouti | 351,700 | 2007 |
| Fiji | 335,000 | 2007 |
| Macau | 330,900 | 2010 |
| Guyana | 313,100 | 2009 |
| Bhutan | 299,900 | 2012 |
| Comoros | 268,500 | 2007 |
| Montenegro | 251,300 | 2011 |
| Luxembourg | 207,500 | 2012 |
| Solomon Islands | 202,500 | 2007 |
| Brunei | 198,800 | 2010 |
| Cape Verde | 196,100 | 2007 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 195,200 | 2007 |
| Bahamas, The | 184,000 | 2009 |
| Iceland | 175,700 | 2011 |
| Barbados | 175,000 | 2007 |
| Malta | 170,500 | 2011 |
| Suriname | 165,600 | 2007 |
| Western Sahara | 144,000 | 2010 |
| Belize | 120,500 | 2012 |
| Vanuatu | 115,900 | 2007 |
| New Caledonia | 102,600 | 2007 |
| Saint Lucia | 79,700 | 2012 |
| Samoa | 66,270 | 2007 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57,520 | 2007 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 52,490 | 2007 |
| Monaco | 49,300 | 2012 |
| Grenada | 47,580 | 2008 |
| Tonga | 39,960 | 2007 |
| Seychelles | 39,560 | 2006 |
| Cayman Islands | 39,000 | 2012 |
| Andorra | 38,220 | 2010 |
| Liechtenstein | 34,330 | 2009 |
| Greenland | 33,670 | 2010 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 | 1991 |
| Dominica | 25,000 | 2000 |
| San Marino | 22,050 | 2011 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 | 1995 |
| Palau | 9,777 | 2005 |
| Kiribati | 7,870 | 2012 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5,246 | 2006 |
| Tuvalu | 3,615 | 2004 |
