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Definition: This entry contains the total labor force figure.

Description: The map displayed here shows how Labor force varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Labor force bar chart

 

CountryLabor forceYear
China774,710,0162019
India521,900,0002017
Indonesia129,366,0002019
Brazil86,621,0002020
Russia69,923,0002020
Bangladesh66,640,0002017
Japan66,540,0002020
Pakistan61,710,0002017
Nigeria60,080,0002017
Vietnam54,659,0002019
Ethiopia52,820,0002017
Mexico50,914,0002020
Germany44,585,0002020
Philippines41,533,0002020
Thailand37,546,0002020
United States35,412,0002020
Iran30,500,0002017
France27,742,0002020
Korea, South26,839,0002020
Turkey25,677,0002020
Tanzania24,890,0002017
Egypt24,113,0002020
Italy22,920,0002020
Burma22,300,0002017
Congo, Democratic Republic of the20,692,0002012
Kenya19,600,0002017
Colombia19,309,0002020
Spain19,057,0002020
Canada18,136,0002020
Argentina18,000,0002017
Ukraine17,990,0002017
Nepal16,810,0002017
United Kingdom16,033,0002020
Uganda15,840,0002015
Malaysia15,139,0002020
South Africa14,687,0002020
Venezuela14,210,0002017
Korea, North14,000,0002014
Saudi Arabia13,800,0002017
Madagascar13,400,0002017
Uzbekistan13,273,0002018
Mozambique12,900,0002017
Australia12,568,0002020
Angola12,510,0002017
Ghana12,490,0002017
Sudan11,920,0002007
Taiwan11,498,0002020
Algeria10,859,0002017
Morocco10,399,0002020
Cameroon9,912,0002017
Poland9,561,0002020
Cambodia8,913,0002017
Netherlands8,907,0002020
Iraq8,900,0002010
Kazakhstan8,685,0002020
Burkina Faso8,501,0002016
Afghanistan8,478,0002017
Ecuador8,086,0002017
Sri Lanka8,000,0002020
Zimbabwe7,907,0002017
Yemen7,425,0002017
Chile7,249,0002020
Malawi7,000,0002013
Senegal6,966,0002017
Zambia6,898,0002017
Guatemala6,664,0002017
Niger6,500,0002017
Mali6,447,0002017
Rwanda6,227,0002017
Bolivia5,719,0002016
Chad5,654,0002017
Guinea5,558,0002017
United Arab Emirates5,344,0002017
Czech Republic5,222,0002020
Switzerland5,067,0002020
Sweden5,029,0002020
Burundi5,012,0002017
Azerbaijan4,939,0002019
Romania4,889,0002020
Dominican Republic4,732,0002017
Portugal4,717,0002020
Cuba4,691,0002017
Haiti4,594,0002014
Hungary4,414,0002020
Belarus4,381,0002016
Somalia4,154,0002016
Belgium4,122,0002020
Tunisia4,054,0002017
Greece4,000,0002020
Israel3,893,0002020
Singapore3,778,0002019
Syria3,767,0002017
Austria3,739,0002020
Honduras3,735,0002017
Papua New Guinea3,681,0002017
Benin3,662,0002007
Hong Kong3,627,0002020
Laos3,582,0002017
Paraguay3,428,0002017
Peru3,421,0002020