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social2025

Labor force, total

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
20,236,969.0Persons
Median: 4,528,144.0Persons
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
768,071,923.0Persons
Lowest
Tonga
33,628.0Persons
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China768,071,923.0Persons
2India617,625,336.0Persons
3United States of America174,833,917.0Persons
4Indonesia147,104,597.0Persons
5Nigeria116,581,818.0Persons
By Region
Asia80,281,044.2Persons(26 countries)
North America66,768,104.0Persons(4 countries)
Africa35,185,597.0Persons(9 countries)
South America28,313,023.1Persons(7 countries)
Oceania9,100,860.0Persons(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (33,628.0Persons)High (768,071,923.0Persons)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20,236,969.0Persons)

Asia (26)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (106)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China768,071,923.0Persons
2India617,625,336.0Persons
3United States of America174,833,917.0Persons
4Indonesia147,104,597.0Persons
5Nigeria116,581,818.0Persons
6Brazil108,318,282.0Persons
7Pakistan85,158,214.0Persons
8Bangladesh74,739,682.0Persons
9Russian Federation72,771,294.0Persons
10Japan69,477,012.0Persons
11Mexico61,707,262.0Persons
12Vietnam57,041,323.0Persons
13Ethiopia56,779,061.0Persons
14Philippines52,204,133.0Persons
15Germany43,549,178.0Persons
16Thailand40,871,242.0Persons
17Democratic Republic of the Congo39,217,778.0Persons
18Türkiye36,882,225.0Persons
19Egypt36,106,369.0Persons
20United Kingdom35,409,108.0Persons
21United Republic of Tanzania34,052,654.0Persons
22France31,862,995.0Persons
23South Korea29,865,575.0Persons
24Islamic Republic of Iran29,521,716.0Persons
25Colombia27,099,025.0Persons
26South Africa26,731,522.0Persons
27Italy25,660,587.0Persons
28Spain24,759,183.0Persons
29Kenya24,711,751.0Persons
30Uganda23,393,999.0Persons
31Myanmar22,940,495.0Persons
32Canada22,846,475.0Persons
33Argentina22,422,031.0Persons
34Ukraine20,538,715.0Persons
35Peru19,242,514.0Persons
36Malaysia18,719,406.0Persons
37Saudi Arabia18,383,677.0Persons
38Poland18,174,157.0Persons
39North Korea17,696,854.0Persons
40Madagascar17,092,352.0Persons
41Angola16,321,277.0Persons
42Mozambique15,658,114.0Persons
43Australia15,125,385.0Persons
44Uzbekistan14,638,807.0Persons
45Algeria13,556,625.0Persons
46Ghana13,250,486.0Persons
47Cote d'Ivoire13,067,763.0Persons
48Morocco12,631,464.0Persons
49Iraq12,493,376.0Persons
50Niger11,971,064.0Persons
51Cameroon11,466,010.0Persons
52Venezuela11,118,416.0Persons
53Sudan10,949,089.0Persons
54Cambodia10,367,640.0Persons
55Netherlands10,347,056.0Persons
56Chile10,326,077.0Persons
57Kazakhstan10,009,918.0Persons
58Burkina Faso9,914,873.0Persons
59Afghanistan9,433,041.0Persons
60Mali9,156,646.0Persons
61Ecuador8,977,208.0Persons
62Nepal8,362,760.0Persons
63Malawi8,323,726.0Persons
64Sri Lanka8,264,760.0Persons
65Romania8,244,587.0Persons
66Yemen8,155,939.0Persons
67Zambia8,011,366.0Persons
68Guatemala7,684,762.0Persons
69United Arab Emirates7,602,907.0Persons
70Bolivia6,980,187.0Persons
71Zimbabwe6,854,692.0Persons
72Syrian Arab Republic6,764,801.0Persons
73Chad6,746,477.0Persons
74Benin6,644,562.0Persons
75Burundi6,308,213.0Persons
76Senegal6,131,225.0Persons
77Rwanda5,843,274.0Persons
78Sweden5,701,347.0Persons
79Czech Republic5,578,235.0Persons
80Dominican Republic5,512,758.0Persons
81Portugal5,485,246.0Persons
82Belgium5,463,472.0Persons
83Haiti5,268,189.0Persons
84Switzerland5,165,662.0Persons
85Azerbaijan5,110,243.0Persons
86South Sudan5,070,344.0Persons
87Hungary4,936,333.0Persons
88Cuba4,855,941.0Persons
89Israel4,828,536.0Persons
90Belarus4,795,335.0Persons
91Austria4,753,079.0Persons
92Guinea4,722,818.0Persons
93Greece4,715,509.0Persons
94Honduras4,340,779.0Persons
95Tunisia4,268,286.0Persons
96Hong Kong3,790,314.0Persons
97Singapore3,760,133.0Persons
98Papua New Guinea3,746,653.0Persons
99Lao People's Democratic Republic3,650,484.0Persons
100Somalia3,555,419.0Persons
101Paraguay3,528,777.0Persons
102Serbia3,321,043.0Persons
103Nicaragua3,319,222.0Persons
104Denmark3,294,817.0Persons
105Jordan3,220,931.0Persons
106Norway3,094,897.0Persons
107Bulgaria3,090,210.0Persons
108New Zealand3,076,335.0Persons
109El Salvador2,989,409.0Persons
110Togo2,960,760.0Persons
111Sierra Leone2,934,968.0Persons
112Kuwait2,927,890.0Persons
113Ireland2,912,741.0Persons
114Finland2,886,946.0Persons
115Kyrgyzstan2,868,314.0Persons
116Oman2,843,365.0Persons
117Slovakia2,761,816.0Persons
118Liberia2,673,807.0Persons
119Tajikistan2,647,875.0Persons
120Republic of the Congo2,641,346.0Persons
121Libya2,616,929.0Persons
122Costa Rica2,427,166.0Persons
123Panama2,287,522.0Persons
124Turkmenistan2,202,574.0Persons
125Qatar2,198,274.0Persons
126Central African Republic2,076,374.0Persons
127Georgia2,012,582.0Persons
128Lebanon1,837,294.0Persons
129Uruguay1,806,025.0Persons
130Eritrea1,763,700.0Persons
131Croatia1,744,218.0Persons
132Jamaica1,612,761.0Persons
133Lithuania1,553,918.0Persons
134Armenia1,485,063.0Persons
135Mongolia1,457,964.0Persons
136State of Palestine1,391,230.0Persons
137Moldova, Republic of1,373,086.0Persons
138Bosnia and Herzegovina1,340,707.0Persons
139Albania1,259,172.0Persons
140Mauritania1,248,560.0Persons
141Puerto Rico1,209,307.0Persons
142Botswana1,199,393.0Persons
143Namibia1,152,801.0Persons
144Slovenia1,049,047.0Persons
145Latvia948,428.0Persons
146Bahrain919,501.0Persons
147Guinea-Bissau899,220.0Persons
148Lesotho889,530.0Persons
149Gabon844,145.0Persons
150Republic of The Gambia807,275.0Persons
151The Republic of North Macedonia789,369.0Persons
152Cyprus770,268.0Persons
153Estonia754,206.0Persons
154Equatorial Guinea737,977.0Persons
155Trinidad and Tobago651,715.0Persons
156Timor-Leste635,489.0Persons
157Mauritius622,328.0Persons
158Solomon Islands448,502.0Persons
159Eswatini430,869.0Persons
160Bhutan411,263.0Persons
161Macao401,572.0Persons
162Fiji390,290.0Persons
163Luxembourg355,974.0Persons
164Guyana326,682.0Persons
165Malta323,052.0Persons
166Comoros310,841.0Persons
167Montenegro296,618.0Persons
168Maldives272,320.0Persons
169Djibouti267,610.0Persons
170Suriname257,128.0Persons
171Bahamas245,159.0Persons
172Iceland242,507.0Persons
173Brunei Darussalam237,763.0Persons
174Cape Verde226,448.0Persons
175Belize184,286.0Persons
176Barbados151,620.0Persons
177New Caledonia131,488.0Persons
178Vanuatu120,833.0Persons
179French Polynesia120,628.0Persons
180Saint Lucia101,771.0Persons
181Guam78,007.0Persons
182Samoa57,776.0Persons
183Saint Vincent and the Grenadines53,688.0Persons
184Virgin Islands, U.S.47,132.0Persons
185Sao Tome and Principe35,075.0Persons
186Tonga33,628.0Persons
Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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