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Labor force of the countries of the world
Rank (total) | Country | Total (persons) | per Capita (per cent) | Date |
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1 | China | 806,700,000 | 58.2 | 2017 est. |
2 | India | 521,900,000 | 40.7 | 2017 est. |
3 | United States of America | 160,400,000 | 49.2 | 2017 est. |
4 | Indonesia | 125,000,000 | 48.4 | 2016 est. |
5 | Brazil | 104,200,000 | 50.2 | 2017 |
6 | Russia | 76,530,000 | 53.0 | 2017 est. |
7 | Bangladesh | 66,640,000 | 40.9 | 2017 est. |
8 | Japan | 65,010,000 | 51.3 | 2017 est. |
9 | Pakistan | 63,890,000 | 30.0 | 2017 est. |
10 | Nigeria | 60,080,000 | 30.1 | 2017 est. |
11 | Vietnam | 54,800,000 | 58.2 | 2017 est. |
12 | Mexico | 54,510,000 | 43.9 | 2017 est. |
13 | Ethiopia | 52,820,000 | 56.0 | 2017 est. |
14 | Germany | 45,900,000 | 55.5 | 2017 est. |
15 | Philippines | 42,780,000 | 41.1 | 2017 est. |
16 | Thailand | 38,370,000 | 56.7 | 2017 est. |
17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 33,500,000 | 50.7 | 2017 est. |
18 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 31,360,000 | 37.6 | 2017 est. |
19 | Turkey | 31,300,000 | 39.0 | 2017 est. |
20 | France | 30,680,000 | 47.4 | 2017 est. |
21 | Iran | 30,500,000 | 37.6 | 2017 est. |
22 | Egypt | 29,950,000 | 31.6 | 2017 est. |
23 | Korea (South) | 27,750,000 | 52.5 | 2017 est. |
24 | Italy | 25,940,000 | 42.8 | 2017 est. |
25 | Colombia | 25,760,000 | 53.9 | 2017 est. |
26 | Tanzania | 24,890,000 | 48.3 | 2017 est. |
27 | Spain | 22,750,000 | 48.9 | 2017 est. |
28 | Myanmar (Burma) | 22,300,000 | 41.8 | 2017 est. |
29 | South Africa | 22,190,000 | 39.3 | 2017 est. |
30 | Kenya | 19,600,000 | 42.5 | 2017 est. |
31 | Canada | 19,520,000 | 53.4 | 2017 est. |
32 | Uzbekistan | 18,120,000 | 55.9 | 2017 est. |
33 | Argentina | 18,000,000 | 40.9 | 2017 est. |
34 | Ukraine | 17,990,000 | 40.1 | 2017 est. |
35 | Poland | 17,600,000 | 45.8 | 2017 est. |
36 | Peru | 17,030,000 | 54.5 | 2017 est. |
37 | Nepal | 16,810,000 | 58.3 | 2017 est. |
38 | Uganda | 15,840,000 | 44.3 | 2015 est. |
39 | Malaysia | 14,940,000 | 46.6 | 2017 est. |
40 | Venezuela | 14,210,000 | 45.2 | 2017 est. |
41 | Korea (North) | 14,000,000 | 56.3 | 2014 est. |
42 | Saudi Arabia | 13,800,000 | 42.4 | 2017 est. |
43 | Madagascar | 13,400,000 | 53.5 | 2017 est. |
44 | Australia | 12,911,000 | 52.5 | 2017 est. |
45 | Mozambique | 12,900,000 | 46.2 | 2017 est. |
46 | Angola | 12,510,000 | 44.1 | 2017 est. |
47 | Ghana | 12,490,000 | 43.1 | 2017 est. |
48 | Morocco | 12,000,000 | 35.0 | 2017 est. |
49 | Sudan | 11,920,000 | 30.3 | 2007 est. |
50 | Algeria | 11,820,000 | 28.3 | 2017 est. |
51 | Taiwan | 11,780,000 | 50.0 | 2017 est. |
52 | Cameroon | 9,912,000 | 42.6 | 2017 est. |
53 | Kazakhstan | 8,970,000 | 49.6 | 2017 est. |
54 | Romania | 8,951,000 | 45.7 | 2017 est. |
55 | Sri Lanka | 8,937,000 | 41.7 | 2017 est. |
56 | Cambodia | 8,913,000 | 56.2 | 2017 est. |
57 | Iraq | 8,900,000 | 30.0 | 2010 est. |
58 | Chile | 8,881,000 | 48.2 | 2017 est. |
59 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 8,747,000 | 35.6 | 2017 est. |
60 | Burkina Faso | 8,501,000 | 44.7 | 2016 est. |
61 | Afghanistan | 8,478,000 | 28.5 | 2017 est. |
62 | Ecuador | 8,086,000 | 48.2 | 2017 est. |
63 | Netherlands | 7,969,000 | 46.5 | 2017 est. |
64 | Zimbabwe | 7,907,000 | 58.3 | 2017 est. |
65 | Yemen | 7,425,000 | 26.5 | 2017 est. |
66 | Malawi | 7,000,000 | 41.7 | 2013 est. |
67 | Senegal | 6,966,000 | 45.7 | 2017 est. |
68 | Zambia | 6,898,000 | 42.0 | 2017 est. |
69 | Guatemala | 6,664,000 | 41.4 | 2017 est. |
70 | Niger | 6,500,000 | 31.5 | 2017 est. |
71 | Mali | 6,447,000 | 34.2 | 2017 est. |
72 | Rwanda | 6,227,000 | 52.7 | 2017 est. |
73 | Bolivia | 5,719,000 | 52.1 | 2016 est. |
74 | Chad | 5,654,000 | 38.6 | 2017 est. |
75 | Guinea | 5,558,000 | 48.1 | 2017 est. |
76 | Czech Republic | 5,427,000 | 51.2 | 2017 est. |
77 | Sweden | 5,361,000 | 53.3 | 2017 est. |
78 | United Arab Emirates | 5,344,000 | 57.4 | 2017 est. |
79 | Belgium | 5,324,000 | 46.9 | 2017 est. |
80 | Portugal | 5,233,000 | 50.8 | 2017 est. |
81 | Switzerland | 5,159,000 | 60.9 | 2017 est. |
82 | Azerbaijan | 5,118,000 | 51.9 | 2017 est. |
83 | Burundi | 5,012,000 | 43.6 | 2017 est. |
84 | Greece | 4,769,000 | 44.3 | 2017 est. |
85 | Dominican Republic | 4,732,000 | 46.5 | 2017 est. |
86 | Cuba | 4,691,000 | 41.7 | 2017 est. |
87 | Hungary | 4,599,000 | 47.0 | 2017 est. |
88 | Haiti | 4,594,000 | 46.0 | 2014 est. |
89 | Belarus | 4,381,000 | 46.1 | 2016 est. |
90 | Austria | 4,260,000 | 48.4 | 2017 est. |
91 | Somalia | 4,154,000 | 32.1 | 2016 est. |
92 | Tunisia | 4,054,000 | 35.5 | 2017 est. |
93 | Israel | 4,021,000 | 46.2 | 2017 est. |
94 | Hong Kong | 3,965,000 | 53.6 | 2017 est. |
95 | Syria | 3,767,000 | 20.9 | 2017 est. |
96 | Honduras | 3,735,000 | 42.1 | 2017 est. |
97 | Papua New Guinea | 3,681,000 | 44.0 | 2017 est. |
98 | Benin | 3,662,000 | 45.3 | 2007 est. |
99 | Singapore | 3,657,000 | 65.2 | 2017 est. |
100 | Laos | 3,582,000 | 51.9 | 2017 est. |
101 | Paraguay | 3,428,000 | 49.3 | 2017 est. |
102 | Bulgaria | 3,357,000 | 47.4 | 2017 est. |
103 | Nicaragua | 3,046,000 | 47.6 | 2017 est. |
104 | Denmark | 2,998,000 | 52.0 | 2017 est. |
105 | Sierra Leone | 2,972,000 | 39.6 | 2017 est. |
106 | Serbia | 2,920,000 | 41.6 | 2017 est. |
107 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,841,000 | 45.8 | 2017 est. |
108 | Norway | 2,797,000 | 53.0 | 2017 est. |
109 | El Salvador | 2,774,000 | 42.1 | 2017 est. |
110 | Slovakia | 2,758,000 | 50.7 | 2017 est. |
111 | Eritrea | 2,710,000 | 45.8 | 2017 est. |
112 | Kuwait | 2,695,000 | 64.9 | 2017 est. |
113 | New Zealand | 2,655,000 | 55.4 | 2017 est. |
114 | Togo | 2,595,000 | 45.5 | 2007 est. |
115 | Finland | 2,473,000 | 44.9 | 2017 est. |
116 | Turkmenistan | 2,305,000 | 45.1 | 2013 est. |
117 | Jordan | 2,295,000 | 23.1 | 2017 est. |
117 | Tajikistan | 2,295,000 | 26.5 | 2016 est. |
119 | Oman | 2,255,000 | 51.1 | 2016 est. |
120 | Central African Republic | 2,242,000 | 39.9 | 2017 est. |
121 | Costa Rica | 2,229,000 | 45.1 | 2017 est. |
122 | Ireland | 2,226,000 | 46.3 | 2017 est. |
123 | Lebanon | 2,166,000 | 34.7 | 2016 est. |
124 | Congo (Republic) | 2,055,000 | 42.4 | 2016 est. |
125 | Georgia | 1,998,000 | 49.9 | 2016 est. |
126 | Qatar | 1,953,000 | 74.6 | 2017 est. |
127 | Uruguay | 1,748,000 | 50.0 | 2017 est. |
128 | Liberia | 1,677,000 | 35.8 | 2017 est. |
129 | Panama | 1,633,000 | 39.8 | 2017 est. |
130 | Croatia | 1,559,000 | 37.8 | 2017 est. |
131 | Armenia | 1,507,000 | 50.6 | 2017 est. |
132 | Lithuania | 1,467,000 | 51.9 | 2017 est. |
133 | Mauritania | 1,437,000 | 36.9 | 2017 est. |
134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,380,000 | 40.1 | 2017 est. |
135 | Jamaica | 1,348,000 | 49.5 | 2017 est. |
136 | Moldova | 1,295,000 | 40.2 | 2017 est. |
137 | Mongolia | 1,241,000 | 40.0 | 2017 est. |
138 | Palestinian Territories | 1,240,000 | 26.1 | 2017 est. |
139 | Albania | 1,198,000 | 41.7 | 2017 est. |
140 | Botswana | 1,177,000 | 51.9 | 2017 est. |
141 | Puerto Rico | 1,139,000 | 31.5 | December 2014 est. |
142 | Libya | 1,114,000 | 16.7 | 2017 est. |
143 | Latvia | 990,000 | 51.0 | 2017 est. |
144 | Slovenia | 959,000 | 46.4 | 2017 est. |
145 | Namibia | 956,800 | 40.4 | 2017 est. |
146 | North Macedonia | 950,800 | 45.8 | 2017 est. |
147 | Lesotho | 930,800 | 46.1 | 2017 est. |
148 | Bahrain | 831,600 | 56.3 | 2017 est. |
149 | Gambia | 777,100 | 46.0 | 2007 est. |
150 | Guinea-Bissau | 731,300 | 44.0 | 2013 est. |
151 | Estonia | 670,200 | 50.9 | 2017 est. |
152 | Mauritius | 633,900 | 50.1 | 2017 est. |
153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 629,400 | 46.4 | 2017 est. |
154 | Gabon | 557,800 | 27.7 | 2017 est. |
155 | Kosovo | 500,300 | 28.0 | 2017 est. |
156 | Eswatini | 427,900 | 39.4 | 2016 est. |
157 | Cyprus | 426,600 | 35.4 | 2017 est. |
158 | Macau | 400,000 | 61.7 | 2017 est. |
159 | Bhutan | 397,900 | 54.7 | 2017 est. |
160 | Fiji | 353,100 | 39.9 | 2017 est. |
161 | Guyana | 313,800 | 42.4 | 2013 est. |
162 | Djibouti | 294,600 | 38.0 | 2012 |
163 | East Timor | 286,700 | 23.8 | 2016 est. |
164 | Luxembourg | 282,800 | 47.3 | 2017 est. |
165 | Comoros | 278,500 | 37.8 | 2016 est. |
166 | Montenegro | 273,200 | 43.9 | 2017 est. |
167 | Maldives | 222,200 | 45.0 | 2017 est. |
168 | Malta | 206,300 | 45.0 | 2017 est. |
169 | Brunei | 203,600 | 48.2 | 2014 est. |
170 | Solomon Islands | 202,500 | 35.7 | 2007 est. |
171 | Iceland | 198,700 | 58.2 | 2017 est. |
172 | Bahamas | 196,900 | 61.7 | 2013 est. |
173 | Cape Verde | 196,100 | 46.3 | 2007 est. |
174 | Equatorial Guinea | 195,200 | 35.4 | 2007 est. |
175 | Barbados | 144,000 | 50.8 | 2017 est. |
175 | Suriname | 144,000 | 25.1 | 2014 est. |
175 | Western Sahara | 144,000 | 29.3 | 2010 est. |
178 | French Polynesia | 126,300 | 46.1 | 2016 est. |
179 | Belize | 120,500 | 40.0 | 2008 est. |
180 | New Caledonia | 119,500 | 44.3 | 2016 est. |
181 | Vanuatu | 115,900 | 54.7 | 2007 est. |
182 | Saint Lucia | 79,700 | 49.1 | 2012 est. |
183 | Guam | 73,210 | 45.0 | 2016 est. |
184 | Curacao | 73,010 | 47.1 | 2013 |
185 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 72,600 | 36.7 | 2017 est. |
186 | Jersey | 59,950 | 57.1 | 2017 est. |
187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57,520 | 48.7 | 2007 est. |
188 | Grenada | 55,270 | 52.0 | 2017 est. |
189 | Monaco | 52,000 | 170.4 | 2014 est. |
190 | Aruba | 51,610 | 51.6 | 2007 est. |
191 | Samoa | 50,700 | 25.9 | 2016 est. |
192 | Virgin Islands of the U.S. | 48,550 | 47.2 | 2016 est. |
193 | Seychelles | 47,210 | 49.3 | 2017 est. |
194 | Isle of Man | 41,790 | 55.4 | 2006 |
195 | Andorra | 39,750 | 55.0 | 2016 |
196 | Cayman Islands | 39,000 | 83.7 | 2007 est. |
196 | Kiribati | 39,000 | 39.2 | 2010 est. |
198 | Liechtenstein | 38,520 | 102.7 | 2015 est. |
199 | Micronesia | 37,920 | 35.4 | 2010 est. |
200 | Tonga | 33,800 | 31.9 | 2011 est. |
201 | Bermuda | 33,480 | 51.8 | 2016 est. |
202 | Guernsey | 31,470 | 48.1 | March 2006 |
203 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 | ... | 1991 |
204 | Northern Mariana Islands | 27,970 | 57.9 | 2010 est. |
205 | Faroe Islands | 27,540 | 54.8 | 2017 est. |
206 | Greenland | 26,840 | 48.0 | 2015 est. |
207 | Dominica | 25,000 | 34.9 | 2000 est. |
208 | Gibraltar | 24,420 | 83.7 | 2014 est. |
209 | Sint Maarten | 23,200 | 62.7 | 2008 est. |
210 | San Marino | 21,960 | 67.7 | September 2013 est. |
211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 | ... | June 1995 est. |
212 | American Samoa | 17,850 | 32.8 | 2015 est. |
213 | Saint Martin | 17,300 | ... | |
214 | British Virgin Islands | 12,770 | 57.6 | 2004 |
215 | Palau | 11,610 | 66.6 | 2016 |
216 | Marshall Islands | 10,670 | 15.3 | 2013 est. |
217 | Cook Islands | 6,820 | 33.1 | 2001 |
218 | Anguilla | 6,049 | 49.9 | 2001 |
219 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,848 | ... | 1990 est. |
220 | Vatican City | 4,822 | 581.0 | 2016 |
221 | Montserrat | 4,521 | 87.5 | 2012 |
222 | Wallis and Futuna | 4,482 | 28.9 | 2013 |
223 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,429 | 73.3 | 2015 |
224 | Tuvalu | 3,615 | 31.1 | 2004 est. |
225 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 2,486 | 34.5 | 1998 est. |
226 | Falkland Islands | 1,850 | 61.0 | 2016 est. |
227 | Svalbard | 1,590 | 82.8 | 2013 |
228 | Niue | 663 | 31.2 | 2001 |
229 | Tokelau | 440 | 30.4 | 2001 |
230 | Pitcairn | 15 | 32.6 | 2004 |
World | 3,432,000,000 | 46.3 | 2017 est. |
No information is available for non-listed countries.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-15)