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Labor force, total

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1China768.07M
  2. 2India617.63M
  3. 3United States174.83M
  4. 4Indonesia147.1M
  5. 5Nigeria116.58M
  6. 6Brazil108.32M
  7. 7Pakistan85.16M
  8. 8Bangladesh74.74M
  9. 9Russian Federation72.77M
  10. 10Japan69.48M
  11. 11Mexico61.71M
  12. 12Viet Nam57.04M
  13. 13Ethiopia56.78M
  14. 14Philippines52.2M
  15. 15Germany43.55M
  16. 16Thailand40.87M
  17. 17Congo, Dem. Rep.39.22M
  18. 18Turkiye36.88M
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.36.11M
  20. 20United Kingdom35.41M
  21. 21Tanzania34.05M
  22. 22France31.86M
  23. 23Korea, Rep.29.87M
  24. 24Iran, Islamic Rep.29.52M
  25. 25Colombia27.1M
  26. 26South Africa26.73M
  27. 27Italy25.66M
  28. 28Spain24.76M
  29. 29Kenya24.71M
  30. 30Uganda23.39M
  31. 31Myanmar22.94M
  32. 32Canada22.85M
  33. 33Argentina22.42M
  34. 34Peru19.24M
  35. 35Malaysia18.72M
  36. 36Saudi Arabia18.38M
  37. 37Poland18.17M
  38. 38Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.7M
  39. 39Madagascar17.09M
  40. 40Angola16.32M
  41. 41Mozambique15.66M
  42. 42Australia15.13M
  43. 43Uzbekistan14.64M
  44. 44Algeria13.56M
  45. 45Ghana13.25M
  46. 46Cote d'Ivoire13.07M
  47. 47Morocco12.63M
  48. 48Iraq12.49M
  49. 49Niger11.97M
  50. 50Cameroon11.47M
  51. 51Venezuela, RB11.12M
  52. 52Cambodia10.37M
  53. 53Netherlands10.35M
  54. 54Chile10.33M
  55. 55Kazakhstan10.01M
  56. 56Burkina Faso9.91M
  57. 57Afghanistan9.43M
  58. 58Mali9.16M
  59. 59Ecuador8.98M
  60. 60Nepal8.36M
  61. 61Malawi8.32M
  62. 62Sri Lanka8.26M
  63. 63Romania8.24M
  64. 64Yemen, Rep.8.16M
  65. 65Zambia8.01M
  66. 66Guatemala7.68M
  67. 67United Arab Emirates7.6M
  68. 68Bolivia6.98M
  69. 69Zimbabwe6.85M
  70. 70Syrian Arab Republic6.76M
  71. 71Chad6.75M
  72. 72Benin6.64M
  73. 73Burundi6.31M
  74. 74Senegal6.13M
  75. 75Rwanda5.84M
  76. 76Sweden5.7M
  77. 77Czechia5.58M
  78. 78Dominican Republic5.51M
  79. 79Portugal5.49M
  80. 80Belgium5.46M
  81. 81Haiti5.27M
  82. 82Switzerland5.17M
  83. 83Azerbaijan5.11M
  84. 84Hungary4.94M
  85. 85Cuba4.86M
  86. 86Israel4.83M
  87. 87Belarus4.8M
  88. 88Austria4.75M
  89. 89Guinea4.72M
  90. 90Greece4.72M
  91. 91Honduras4.34M
  92. 92Tunisia4.27M
  93. 93Hong Kong SAR, China3.79M
  94. 94Singapore3.76M
  95. 95Papua New Guinea3.75M
  96. 96Lao PDR3.65M
  97. 97Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.56M
  98. 98Paraguay3.53M
  99. 99Serbia3.32M
  100. 100Nicaragua3.32M
  101. 101Denmark3.29M
  102. 102Jordan3.22M
  103. 103Norway3.09M
  104. 104Bulgaria3.09M
  105. 105New Zealand3.08M
  106. 106El Salvador2.99M
  107. 107Togo2.96M
  108. 108Sierra Leone2.93M
  109. 109Kuwait2.93M
  110. 110Ireland2.91M
  111. 111Finland2.89M
  112. 112Kyrgyz Republic2.87M
  113. 113Oman2.84M
  114. 114Slovak Republic2.76M
  115. 115Liberia2.67M
  116. 116Tajikistan2.65M
  117. 117Congo, Rep.2.64M
  118. 118Libya2.62M
  119. 119Costa Rica2.43M
  120. 120Panama2.29M
  121. 121Turkmenistan2.2M
  122. 122Qatar2.2M
  123. 123Central African Republic2.08M
  124. 124Georgia2.01M
  125. 125Uruguay1.81M
  126. 126Eritrea1.76M
  127. 127Croatia1.74M
  128. 128Jamaica1.61M
  129. 129Lithuania1.55M
  130. 130Armenia1.49M
  131. 131Mongolia1.46M
  132. 132Moldova1.37M
  133. 133Bosnia and Herzegovina1.34M
  134. 134Albania1.26M
  135. 135Mauritania1.25M
  136. 136Puerto Rico (US)1.21M
  137. 137Botswana1.2M
  138. 138Namibia1.15M
  139. 139Slovenia1.05M
  140. 140Latvia948,428
  141. 141Bahrain919,501
  142. 142Guinea-Bissau899,220
  143. 143Lesotho889,530
  144. 144Gabon844,145
  145. 145Gambia, The807,275
  146. 146North Macedonia789,369
  147. 147Cyprus770,268
  148. 148Estonia754,206
  149. 149Equatorial Guinea737,977
  150. 150Trinidad and Tobago651,715
  151. 151Timor-Leste635,489
  152. 152Mauritius622,328
  153. 153Solomon Islands448,502
  154. 154Eswatini430,869
  155. 155Bhutan411,263
  156. 156Macao SAR, China401,572
  157. 157Fiji390,290
  158. 158Luxembourg355,974
  159. 159Guyana326,682
  160. 160Malta323,052
  161. 161Comoros310,841
  162. 162Montenegro296,618
  163. 163Maldives272,320
  164. 164Djibouti267,610
  165. 165Suriname257,128
  166. 166Bahamas, The245,159
  167. 167Iceland242,507
  168. 168Brunei Darussalam237,763
  169. 169Cabo Verde226,448
  170. 170Belize184,286
  171. 171Barbados151,620
  172. 172New Caledonia131,488
  173. 173Vanuatu120,833
  174. 174French Polynesia120,628
  175. 175St. Lucia101,771
  176. 176Channel Islands81,617
  177. 177Guam78,007
  178. 178Samoa57,776
  179. 179St. Vincent and the Grenadines53,688
  180. 180Virgin Islands (U.S.)47,132
  181. 181Sao Tome and Principe35,075
  182. 182Tonga33,628

Labor force, total