Zum Inhalt springen

GLOBAL / RANKING

Countries by Labor Force Total

Global country ranking by labor force total for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.

Ranking chart and table

2025 / 182 countries
INDICATOR: Labor Force Total UNIT: People DATA YEAR: 2025 RANKING: DESC SOURCE: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Reset CSV
Top 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: PeopleSource: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
19902025 10 countries2025
0 100,00 m 200,00 m 300,00 m 400,00 m 500,00 m 600,00 m 700,00 m 800,00 m 900,00 m 1. China 768,07 m people 2. India 617,63 m people 3. United States 174,83 m people 4. Indonesia 147,10 m people 5. Nigeria 116,58 m people 6. Brazil 108,32 m people 7. Pakistan 85,16 m people 8. Bangladesh 74,74 m people 9. Russian Federation 72,77 m people 10. Japan 69,48 m people People
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
RankCountryRegionValue (People)Data year
1ChinaEast Asia & Pacific768,07 m people2025open
2IndiaSouth Asia617,63 m people2025open
3United StatesNorth America174,83 m people2025open
4IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific147,10 m people2025open
5NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa116,58 m people2025open
6BrazilLatin America & Caribbean108,32 m people2025open
7PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan85,16 m people2025open
8BangladeshSouth Asia74,74 m people2025open
9Russian FederationEurope & Central Asia72,77 m people2025open
10JapanEast Asia & Pacific69,48 m people2025open
11MexicoLatin America & Caribbean61,71 m people2025open
12Viet NamEast Asia & Pacific57,04 m people2025open
13EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa56,78 m people2025open
14PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific52,20 m people2025open
15GermanyEurope & Central Asia43,55 m people2025open
16ThailandEast Asia & Pacific40,87 m people2025open
17Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa39,22 m people2025open
18TurkiyeEurope & Central Asia36,88 m people2025open
19Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan36,11 m people2025open
20United KingdomEurope & Central Asia35,41 m people2025open
21TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa34,05 m people2025open
22FranceEurope & Central Asia31,86 m people2025open
23Korea, Rep.East Asia & Pacific29,87 m people2025open
24Iran, Islamic Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan29,52 m people2025open
25ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean27,10 m people2025open
26South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa26,73 m people2025open
27ItalyEurope & Central Asia25,66 m people2025open
28SpainEurope & Central Asia24,76 m people2025open
29KenyaSub-Saharan Africa24,71 m people2025open
30UgandaSub-Saharan Africa23,39 m people2025open
31MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific22,94 m people2025open
32CanadaNorth America22,85 m people2025open
33ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean22,42 m people2025open
34PeruLatin America & Caribbean19,24 m people2025open
35MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific18,72 m people2025open
36Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan18,38 m people2025open
37PolandEurope & Central Asia18,17 m people2025open
38Korea, Dem. People's Rep.East Asia & Pacific17,70 m people2025open
39MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa17,09 m people2025open
40AngolaSub-Saharan Africa16,32 m people2025open
41MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa15,66 m people2025open
42AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific15,13 m people2025open
43UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia14,64 m people2025open
44AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan13,56 m people2025open
45GhanaSub-Saharan Africa13,25 m people2025open
46Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa13,07 m people2025open
47MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan12,63 m people2025open
48IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan12,49 m people2025open
49NigerSub-Saharan Africa11,97 m people2025open
50CameroonSub-Saharan Africa11,47 m people2025open
51Venezuela, RBLatin America & Caribbean11,12 m people2025open
52CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific10,37 m people2025open
53NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia10,35 m people2025open
54ChileLatin America & Caribbean10,33 m people2025open
55KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia10,01 m people2025open
56Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa9,91 m people2025open
57AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan9,43 m people2025open
58MaliSub-Saharan Africa9,16 m people2025open
59EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean8,98 m people2025open
60NepalSouth Asia8,36 m people2025open
61MalawiSub-Saharan Africa8,32 m people2025open
62Sri LankaSouth Asia8,26 m people2025open
63RomaniaEurope & Central Asia8,24 m people2025open
64Yemen, Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan8,16 m people2025open
65ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa8,01 m people2025open
66GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean7,68 m people2025open
67United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan7,60 m people2025open
68BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean6,98 m people2025open
69ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa6,85 m people2025open
70Syrian Arab RepublicMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan6,76 m people2025open
71ChadSub-Saharan Africa6,75 m people2025open
72BeninSub-Saharan Africa6,64 m people2025open
73BurundiSub-Saharan Africa6,31 m people2025open
74SenegalSub-Saharan Africa6,13 m people2025open
75RwandaSub-Saharan Africa5,84 m people2025open
76SwedenEurope & Central Asia5,70 m people2025open
77CzechiaEurope & Central Asia5,58 m people2025open
78Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean5,51 m people2025open
79PortugalEurope & Central Asia5,49 m people2025open
80BelgiumEurope & Central Asia5,46 m people2025open
81HaitiLatin America & Caribbean5,27 m people2025open
82SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia5,17 m people2025open
83AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia5,11 m people2025open
84HungaryEurope & Central Asia4,94 m people2025open
85CubaLatin America & Caribbean4,86 m people2025open
86IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan4,83 m people2025open
87BelarusEurope & Central Asia4,80 m people2025open
88AustriaEurope & Central Asia4,75 m people2025open
89GuineaSub-Saharan Africa4,72 m people2025open
90GreeceEurope & Central Asia4,72 m people2025open
91HondurasLatin America & Caribbean4,34 m people2025open
92TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan4,27 m people2025open
93Hong Kong SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific3,79 m people2025open
94SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific3,76 m people2025open
95Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific3,75 m people2025open
96Lao PDREast Asia & Pacific3,65 m people2025open
97Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa3,56 m people2025open
98ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean3,53 m people2025open
99SerbiaEurope & Central Asia3,32 m people2025open
100NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean3,32 m people2025open
101DenmarkEurope & Central Asia3,29 m people2025open
102JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan3,22 m people2025open
103NorwayEurope & Central Asia3,09 m people2025open
104BulgariaEurope & Central Asia3,09 m people2025open
105New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific3,08 m people2025open
106El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean2,99 m people2025open
107TogoSub-Saharan Africa2,96 m people2025open
108Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa2,93 m people2025open
109KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2,93 m people2025open
110IrelandEurope & Central Asia2,91 m people2025open
111FinlandEurope & Central Asia2,89 m people2025open
112Kyrgyz RepublicEurope & Central Asia2,87 m people2025open
113OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2,84 m people2025open
114Slovak RepublicEurope & Central Asia2,76 m people2025open
115LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa2,67 m people2025open
116TajikistanEurope & Central Asia2,65 m people2025open
117Congo, Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa2,64 m people2025open
118LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2,62 m people2025open
119Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean2,43 m people2025open
120PanamaLatin America & Caribbean2,29 m people2025open
121TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia2,20 m people2025open
122QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2,20 m people2025open
123Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa2,08 m people2025open
124GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia2,01 m people2025open
125UruguayLatin America & Caribbean1,81 m people2025open
126EritreaSub-Saharan Africa1,76 m people2025open
127CroatiaEurope & Central Asia1,74 m people2025open
128JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean1,61 m people2025open
129LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia1,55 m people2025open
130ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia1,49 m people2025open
131MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific1,46 m people2025open
132MoldovaEurope & Central Asia1,37 m people2025open
133Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia1,34 m people2025open
134AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia1,26 m people2025open
135MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa1,25 m people2025open
136Puerto Rico (US)Latin America & Caribbean1,21 m people2025open
137BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa1,20 m people2025open
138NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa1,15 m people2025open
139SloveniaEurope & Central Asia1,05 m people2025open
140LatviaEurope & Central Asia948.428 people2025open
141BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan919.501 people2025open
142Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa899.220 people2025open
143LesothoSub-Saharan Africa889.530 people2025open
144GabonSub-Saharan Africa844.145 people2025open
145Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa807.275 people2025open
146North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia789.369 people2025open
147CyprusEurope & Central Asia770.268 people2025open
148EstoniaEurope & Central Asia754.206 people2025open
149Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa737.977 people2025open
150Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean651.715 people2025open
151Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific635.489 people2025open
152MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa622.328 people2025open
153Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific448.502 people2025open
154EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa430.869 people2025open
155BhutanSouth Asia411.263 people2025open
156Macao SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific401.572 people2025open
157FijiEast Asia & Pacific390.290 people2025open
158LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia355.974 people2025open
159GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean326.682 people2025open
160MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan323.052 people2025open
161ComorosSub-Saharan Africa310.841 people2025open
162MontenegroEurope & Central Asia296.618 people2025open
163MaldivesSouth Asia272.320 people2025open
164DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan267.610 people2025open
165SurinameLatin America & Caribbean257.128 people2025open
166Bahamas, TheLatin America & Caribbean245.159 people2025open
167IcelandEurope & Central Asia242.507 people2025open
168Brunei DarussalamEast Asia & Pacific237.763 people2025open
169Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa226.448 people2025open
170BelizeLatin America & Caribbean184.286 people2025open
171BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean151.620 people2025open
172New CaledoniaEast Asia & Pacific131.488 people2025open
173VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific120.833 people2025open
174French PolynesiaEast Asia & Pacific120.628 people2025open
175St. LuciaLatin America & Caribbean101.771 people2025open
176Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia81.617 people2025open
177GuamEast Asia & Pacific78.007 people2025open
178SamoaEast Asia & Pacific57.776 people2025open
179St. Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean53.688 people2025open
180Virgin Islands (U.S.)Latin America & Caribbean47.132 people2025open
181Sao Tome and PrincipeSub-Saharan Africa35.075 people2025open
182TongaEast Asia & Pacific33.628 people2025open