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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
| Country | Labor force | Year |
|---|---|---|
| China | 774,710,016 | 2019 |
| India | 521,900,000 | 2017 |
| Indonesia | 129,366,000 | 2019 |
| Brazil | 86,621,000 | 2020 |
| Russia | 69,923,000 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | 66,640,000 | 2017 |
| Japan | 66,540,000 | 2020 |
| Pakistan | 61,710,000 | 2017 |
| Nigeria | 60,080,000 | 2017 |
| Vietnam | 54,659,000 | 2019 |
| Ethiopia | 52,820,000 | 2017 |
| Mexico | 50,914,000 | 2020 |
| Germany | 44,585,000 | 2020 |
| Philippines | 41,533,000 | 2020 |
| Thailand | 37,546,000 | 2020 |
| United States | 35,412,000 | 2020 |
| Iran | 30,500,000 | 2017 |
| France | 27,742,000 | 2020 |
| Korea, South | 26,839,000 | 2020 |
| Turkey | 25,677,000 | 2020 |
| Tanzania | 24,890,000 | 2017 |
| Egypt | 24,113,000 | 2020 |
| Italy | 22,920,000 | 2020 |
| Burma | 22,300,000 | 2017 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 20,692,000 | 2012 |
| Kenya | 19,600,000 | 2017 |
| Colombia | 19,309,000 | 2020 |
| Spain | 19,057,000 | 2020 |
| Canada | 18,136,000 | 2020 |
| Argentina | 18,000,000 | 2017 |
| Ukraine | 17,990,000 | 2017 |
| Nepal | 16,810,000 | 2017 |
| United Kingdom | 16,033,000 | 2020 |
| Uganda | 15,840,000 | 2015 |
| Malaysia | 15,139,000 | 2020 |
| South Africa | 14,687,000 | 2020 |
| Venezuela | 14,210,000 | 2017 |
| Korea, North | 14,000,000 | 2014 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,800,000 | 2017 |
| Madagascar | 13,400,000 | 2017 |
| Uzbekistan | 13,273,000 | 2018 |
| Mozambique | 12,900,000 | 2017 |
| Australia | 12,568,000 | 2020 |
| Angola | 12,510,000 | 2017 |
| Ghana | 12,490,000 | 2017 |
| Sudan | 11,920,000 | 2007 |
| Taiwan | 11,498,000 | 2020 |
| Algeria | 10,859,000 | 2017 |
| Morocco | 10,399,000 | 2020 |
| Cameroon | 9,912,000 | 2017 |
| Poland | 9,561,000 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | 8,913,000 | 2017 |
| Netherlands | 8,907,000 | 2020 |
| Iraq | 8,900,000 | 2010 |
| Kazakhstan | 8,685,000 | 2020 |
| Burkina Faso | 8,501,000 | 2016 |
| Afghanistan | 8,478,000 | 2017 |
| Ecuador | 8,086,000 | 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 8,000,000 | 2020 |
| Zimbabwe | 7,907,000 | 2017 |
| Yemen | 7,425,000 | 2017 |
| Chile | 7,249,000 | 2020 |
| Malawi | 7,000,000 | 2013 |
| Senegal | 6,966,000 | 2017 |
| Zambia | 6,898,000 | 2017 |
| Guatemala | 6,664,000 | 2017 |
| Niger | 6,500,000 | 2017 |
| Mali | 6,447,000 | 2017 |
| Rwanda | 6,227,000 | 2017 |
| Bolivia | 5,719,000 | 2016 |
| Chad | 5,654,000 | 2017 |
| Guinea | 5,558,000 | 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,344,000 | 2017 |
| Czech Republic | 5,222,000 | 2020 |
| Switzerland | 5,067,000 | 2020 |
| Sweden | 5,029,000 | 2020 |
| Burundi | 5,012,000 | 2017 |
| Azerbaijan | 4,939,000 | 2019 |
| Romania | 4,889,000 | 2020 |
| Dominican Republic | 4,732,000 | 2017 |
| Portugal | 4,717,000 | 2020 |
| Cuba | 4,691,000 | 2017 |
| Haiti | 4,594,000 | 2014 |
| Hungary | 4,414,000 | 2020 |
| Belarus | 4,381,000 | 2016 |
| Somalia | 4,154,000 | 2016 |
| Belgium | 4,122,000 | 2020 |
| Tunisia | 4,054,000 | 2017 |
| Greece | 4,000,000 | 2020 |
| Israel | 3,893,000 | 2020 |
| Singapore | 3,778,000 | 2019 |
| Syria | 3,767,000 | 2017 |
| Austria | 3,739,000 | 2020 |
| Honduras | 3,735,000 | 2017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,681,000 | 2017 |
| Benin | 3,662,000 | 2007 |
| Hong Kong | 3,627,000 | 2020 |
| Laos | 3,582,000 | 2017 |
| Paraguay | 3,428,000 | 2017 |
| Peru | 3,421,000 | 2020 |
| Bulgaria | 3,113,000 | 2020 |
| Nicaragua | 3,046,000 | 2017 |
| Serbia | 3,000,000 | 2020 |
| El Salvador | 2,908,000 | 2019 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,841,000 | 2017 |
| Denmark | 2,736,000 | 2020 |
| Eritrea | 2,710,000 | 2017 |
| New Zealand | 2,709,000 | 2020 |
| Norway | 2,699,000 | 2020 |
| Kuwait | 2,695,000 | 2017 |
| Togo | 2,595,000 | 2007 |
| Finland | 2,520,000 | 2020 |
| Slovakia | 2,511,000 | 2020 |
| Turkmenistan | 2,305,000 | 2013 |
| Tajikistan | 2,295,000 | 2016 |
| Ireland | 2,289,000 | 2020 |
| Oman | 2,255,000 | 2016 |
| Central African Republic | 2,242,000 | 2017 |
| Lebanon | 2,166,000 | 2016 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 2,055,000 | 2016 |
| Qatar | 1,953,000 | 2017 |
| Costa Rica | 1,843,000 | 2020 |
| Uruguay | 1,748,000 | 2017 |
| Liberia | 1,677,000 | 2017 |
| Croatia | 1,656,000 | 2020 |
| Panama | 1,633,000 | 2017 |
| Armenia | 1,507,000 | 2017 |
| Mauritania | 1,437,000 | 2017 |
| Lithuania | 1,333,000 | 2020 |
| Moldova | 1,295,000 | 2017 |
| Mongolia | 1,241,000 | 2017 |
| Botswana | 1,177,000 | 2017 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,139,000 | 2014 |
| Libya | 1,114,000 | 2017 |
| Jamaica | 1,113,000 | 2020 |
| Albania | 1,104,000 | 2020 |
| Namibia | 956,800 | 2017 |
| Lesotho | 930,800 | 2017 |
| Latvia | 885,000 | 2020 |
| Slovenia | 885,000 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | 831,600 | 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 806,000 | 2020 |
| Macedonia | 793,000 | 2020 |
| Gambia, The | 777,100 | 2007 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 731,300 | 2013 |
| Jordan | 731,000 | 2020 |
| Georgia | 686,000 | 2019 |
| Estonia | 648,000 | 2020 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 629,400 | 2017 |
| Gabon | 557,800 | 2017 |
| Mauritius | 554,000 | 2020 |
| Luxembourg | 476,000 | 2020 |
| Swaziland | 427,900 | 2016 |
| Bhutan | 397,900 | 2017 |
| Macau | 392,000 | 2020 |
| Fiji | 353,100 | 2017 |
| Guyana | 313,800 | 2013 |
| Djibouti | 294,600 | 2012 |
| East Timor | 286,700 | 2016 |
| Comoros | 278,500 | 2016 |
| Malta | 223,000 | 2019 |
| Brunei | 203,600 | 2014 |
| Solomon Islands | 202,500 | 2007 |
| Iceland | 200,000 | 2020 |
| Bahamas, The | 196,900 | 2013 |
| Cape Verde | 196,100 | 2007 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 195,200 | 2007 |
| Montenegro | 167,000 | 2020 |
| Suriname | 144,000 | 2014 |
| Barbados | 144,000 | 2017 |
| Western Sahara | 144,000 | 2010 |
| Sierra Leone | 132,000 | 2013 |
| Belize | 120,500 | 2008 |
| New Caledonia | 119,500 | 2016 |
| Vanuatu | 115,900 | 2007 |
| Saint Lucia | 79,700 | 2012 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 72,600 | 2017 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57,520 | 2007 |
| Grenada | 55,270 | 2017 |
| Monaco | 52,000 | 2014 |
| Seychelles | 51,000 | 2018 |
| Samoa | 50,700 | 2016 |
| Andorra | 39,750 | 2016 |
| Cayman Islands | 39,000 | 2007 |
| Kiribati | 39,000 | 2010 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,520 | 2012 |
| Tonga | 33,800 | 2011 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 | 1991 |
| Greenland | 26,840 | 2015 |
| Dominica | 25,000 | 2000 |
| San Marino | 21,960 | 2013 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 | 1995 |
| Palau | 11,610 | 2016 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 4,822 | 2016 |
| Tuvalu | 3,615 | 2004 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,850 | 2016 |
