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Global Labor Force Ranking
Total Labor Force by Country 1990 - 2024
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2024
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1#1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 768.2M | -0.8% | 20.8% | — |
| 2#1South Asia |  IndiaIND | 608.5M | +3.2% | 16.5% | — |
| 3#1North America |  United StatesUSA | 174.2M | +1.1% | 4.7% | — |
| 4#1Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 145.2M | +1.3% | 3.9% | — |
| 5#1Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 113.3M | +2.9% | 3.1% | — |
| 6#1Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 107.9M | +1.4% | 2.9% | — |
| 7#2South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 83.2M | +2.0% | 2.3% | — |
| 8#3South Asia |  BangladeshBGD | 73.6M | -1.6% | 2.0% | — |
| 9#1Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 73.4M | -0.4% | 2.0% | — |
| 10#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 69.5M | +0.4% | 1.9% | — |
| 11#2North America |  MexicoMEX | 60.9M | +1.2% | 1.7% | — |
| 12#2Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 56.7M | +0.6% | 1.5% | — |
| 13#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  EthiopiaETH | 55.1M | +3.1% | 1.5% | — |
| 14#3Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 51.3M | +1.8% | 1.4% | — |
| 15#1Western Europe |  GermanyGER | 43.8M | +0.1% | 1.2% | — |
| 16 |  ThailandTHA | 41M | -0.7% | 1.1% | — |
| 17#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 38M | +3.4% | 1.0% | — |
| 18#1Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 36.4M | +2.4% | 1.0% | — |
| 19#1North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 35.3M | +2.2% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 20#2Western Europe |  United KingdomGBR | 35.3M | +0.9% | 1.0% | -1 |
| 21 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 33M | +3.2% | 0.9% | — |
| 22#3Western Europe |  FranceFRA | 31.9M | +0.1% | 0.9% | — |
| 23#3East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 29.8M | +0.8% | 0.8% | — |
| 24#2Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 29.3M | +1.0% | 0.8% | — |
| 25#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ColombiaCOL | 26.8M | +1.2% | 0.7% | — |
| 26 |  South AfricaRSA | 26.4M | +2.5% | 0.7% | +1 |
| 27 |  ItalyITA | 25.8M | -0.2% | 0.7% | -1 |
| 28 |  SpainESP | 24.6M | +1.9% | 0.7% | — |
| 29 |  KenyaKEN | 24M | +2.9% | 0.7% | — |
| 30 |  MyanmarMMR | 22.7M | +0.8% | 0.6% | — |
| 31#3North America |  CanadaCAN | 22.7M | +2.3% | 0.6% | — |
| 32 |  UgandaUGA | 22.6M | +3.5% | 0.6% | +1 |
| 33#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 22.2M | +0.4% | 0.6% | -1 |
| 34 |  PeruPER | 18.9M | +1.8% | 0.5% | — |
| 35 |  MalaysiaMYS | 18.4M | +1.8% | 0.5% | +1 |
| 36#2Eastern Europe |  PolandPOL | 18.3M | -1.0% | 0.5% | -1 |
| 37 |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 17.6M | +0.3% | 0.5% | — |
| 38#3Middle East & C. Asia |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 17.5M | +4.9% | 0.5% | — |
| 39 |  MadagascarMDG | 16.6M | +3.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 40 |  AngolaAGO | 15.8M | +3.5% | 0.4% | — |
| 41 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 15.1M | +3.4% | 0.4% | +1 |
| 42#1Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 14.9M | +1.8% | 0.4% | -1 |
| 43 |  UzbekistanUZB | 14.5M | +1.6% | 0.4% | — |
| 44#2North Africa |  AlgeriaDZA | 13.4M | +1.0% | 0.4% | — |
| 45 |  GhanaGHA | 13M | +2.4% | 0.4% | — |
| 46 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 12.7M | +3.1% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 47#3North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 12.5M | +1.3% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 48 |  IraqIRQ | 12.1M | +2.8% | 0.3% | — |
| 49 |  NigerNIG | 11.5M | +4.0% | 0.3% | — |
| 50 |  CameroonCMR | 11.2M | +3.2% | 0.3% | — |
| 51 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 11M | +2.6% | 0.3% | — |
| 52 |  NetherlandsNED | 10.3M | +0.4% | 0.3% | — |
| 53 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 10.3M | +1.8% | 0.3% | — |
| 54 |  ChileCHL | 10.2M | +2.3% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 55 |  CambodiaKHM | 10.2M | +1.7% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 56 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 9.6M | +1.7% | 0.3% | — |
| 57 |  AfghanistanAFG | 9.1M | +3.4% | 0.2% | — |
| 58 |  MaliMLI | 8.9M | +3.5% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 59 |  EcuadorECU | 8.8M | +1.7% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 60 |  NepalNPL | 8.3M | +0.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 61 |  Sri LankaLKA | 8.3M | +2.4% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 62#3Eastern Europe |  RomaniaROU | 8.3M | -0.4% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 63 |  MalawiMWI | 8.1M | +3.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 64 |  YemenYEM | 7.9M | +3.4% | 0.2% | — |
| 65 |  ZambiaZMB | 7.7M | +3.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 66 |  GuatemalaGTM | 7.5M | +2.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 67 |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 7.2M | +5.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 68 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 6.8M | +1.8% | 0.2% | — |
| 69 |  ZimbabweZWE | 6.7M | +2.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 70 |  ChadTCD | 6.5M | +6.2% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 71 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 6.5M | +5.9% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 72 |  BeninBEN | 6.4M | +3.0% | 0.2% | -2 |
| 73 |  BurundiBDI | 6.1M | +3.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 74 |  SenegalSEN | 5.9M | +3.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 75#1Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 5.7M | +0.3% | 0.2% | — |
| 76 |  RwandaRWA | 5.7M | +2.5% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 77 |  CzechiaCZE | 5.6M | +1.0% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 78#1Southern Europe |  PortugalPOR | 5.5M | +1.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 79 |  BelgiumBEL | 5.4M | +1.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 80 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 5.4M | +1.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 81 |  HaitiHTI | 5.2M | +0.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 82 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 5.1M | +0.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 83 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 5.1M | +0.5% | 0.1% | — |
| 84 |  HungaryHUN | 5M | -0.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 85 |  CubaCUB | 4.9M | -1.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 86 |  BelarusBLR | 4.8M | -0.5% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 87 |  AustriaAUT | 4.8M | 0.0% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 88 |  IsraelISR | 4.7M | +2.2% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 89#2Southern Europe |  GreeceGRE | 4.7M | +1.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 90 |  GuineaGIN | 4.6M | +3.0% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 91 |  HondurasHND | 4.3M | +2.4% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 92 |  TunisiaTUN | 4.2M | +0.5% | 0.1% | — |
| 93 |  Hong KongHKG | 3.8M | -0.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 94 |  SingaporeSIN | 3.7M | +1.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 95#2Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 3.7M | +2.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 96 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 3.6M | +1.9% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 97 |  ParaguayPRY | 3.5M | +0.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 98 |  SomaliaSOM | 3.4M | +3.7% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 99#3Southern Europe |  SerbiaSRB | 3.3M | +1.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 100 |  TogoTGO | 3.3M | +2.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 101#2Northern Europe |  DenmarkDEN | 3.3M | +2.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 102 |  NicaraguaNIC | 3.3M | +2.2% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 103 |  JordanJOR | 3.2M | +1.5% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 104 |  BulgariaBGR | 3.1M | -1.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 105#3Northern Europe |  NorwayNOR | 3.1M | +1.2% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 106#3Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 3.1M | +0.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 107 |  El SalvadorSLV | 3M | +1.6% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 108 |  KuwaitKWT | 2.9M | +0.8% | 0.1% | — |
| 109 |  FinlandFIN | 2.9M | +0.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 110 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 2.9M | +2.8% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 111 |  IrelandIRL | 2.9M | +0.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 112 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 2.8M | +3.2% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 113 |  SlovakiaSVK | 2.8M | -0.5% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 114 |  OmanOMN | 2.7M | +5.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 115 |  LiberiaLBR | 2.6M | +2.9% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 116 |  TajikistanTJK | 2.6M | +3.0% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 117 |  LibyaLBY | 2.6M | +1.3% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 118 |  CongoCOG | 2.6M | +3.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 119 |  Costa RicaCRI | 2.4M | +2.7% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 120 |  PanamaPAN | 2.2M | +3.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 121 |  TurkmenistanTKM | 2.2M | +2.4% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 122 |  QatarQAT | 2.1M | +7.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 123 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 2M | +3.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 124 |  GeorgiaGEO | 1.9M | +0.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 125 |  UruguayURY | 1.8M | +1.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 126 |  CroatiaHRV | 1.7M | +0.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 127 |  EritreaERI | 1.7M | +2.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 128 |  JamaicaJAM | 1.6M | +0.5% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 129 |  LithuaniaLTU | 1.6M | +1.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 130 |  ArmeniaARM | 1.5M | +2.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 131 |  MongoliaMNG | 1.4M | +1.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 132 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 1.4M | -0.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 133 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 1.4M | -0.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 134 |  AlbaniaALB | 1.3M | -1.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 135 |  MauritaniaMRT | 1.2M | +3.4% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 136 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 1.2M | +1.6% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 137 |  BotswanaBWA | 1.2M | +2.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 138 |  NamibiaNAM | 1.1M | +2.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 139 |  SloveniaSLO | 1.1M | +0.4% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 140 |  LatviaLAT | 960.3K | -0.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 141 |  BahrainBRN | 911.3K | +0.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 142 |  LesothoLSO | 878.9K | +1.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 143 |  Guinea-BissauGNB | 872.5K | +2.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 144 |  GabonGAB | 827.5K | +2.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 145 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 792.1K | +1.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 146 |  GambiaGMB | 783.5K | +3.0% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 147 |  CyprusCYP | 765.9K | -0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 148 |  EstoniaEST | 757.7K | +0.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 149 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 722.9K | +2.4% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 150 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 654.4K | -1.5% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 151 |  MauritiusMUS | 622.6K | -0.4% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 152 |  Timor-LesteTLS | 620.4K | +2.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 153 |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 435.1K | +3.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 154 |  EswatiniSWZ | 424.1K | +1.4% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 155 |  BhutanBTN | 406.3K | +1.2% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 156 |  MacaoMAC | 403.8K | +1.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 157 |  FijiFJI | 387.5K | +0.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 158 |  LuxembourgLUX | 352.2K | +2.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 159 |  GuyanaGUY | 324.6K | +1.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 160 |  MaltaMLT | 317.4K | +2.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 161 |  ComorosCOM | 301.8K | +2.3% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 162 |  MontenegroMNE | 297.3K | -0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 163 |  MaldivesMDV | 268.2K | +0.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 164 |  DjiboutiDJI | 263K | +1.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 165 |  SurinameSUR | 254K | +1.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 166 |  BahamasBHS | 243.8K | +0.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 167 |  IcelandISL | 238.9K | +1.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 168 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 236.3K | +0.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 169 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 222.9K | +1.5% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 170 |  BelizeBLZ | 174.1K | +0.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 171 |  BarbadosBRB | 151.9K | +0.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 172 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 131K | +0.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 173 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 120.4K | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 174 |  VanuatuVUT | 118K | +2.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 175 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 101.1K | +0.2% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 176 |  GuamGUM | 77.3K | +0.9% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 177 |  SamoaWSM | 57.8K | +0.2% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 178 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 53.9K | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 179 |  Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR | 47.5K | -0.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 180 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 34.3K | +2.5% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 181 |  TongaTON | 33.8K | -0.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
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