List of countries by labour force
This is a list of countries by size of the labour force mostly based on The World Factbook.[1]
Rank |
Country/Region |
Labour force |
Date of information
|
— |
World |
3,382,000,000 |
2017 est.
|
1 |
China |
781,808,000 |
2022 est.
|
2 |
India |
554,145,000 |
2022 est.
|
3 |
United States |
161,884,115 |
2022 est.
|
4 |
Indonesia |
138,099,000 |
2022 est.
|
5 |
Brazil |
108,751,000 |
2022 est.
|
6 |
Pakistan |
78,863,000 |
2022 est.
|
7 |
Bangladesh |
73,862,000 |
2022 est.
|
8 |
Russia |
73,799,000 |
2022 est.
|
9 |
Nigeria |
73,389,000 |
2022 est.
|
10 |
Japan |
69,114,000 |
2022 est.
|
11 |
Ethiopia |
59,752,000 |
2022 est.
|
12 |
Mexico |
58,718,000 |
2022 est.
|
13 |
Vietnam |
55,689,000 |
2022 est.
|
14 |
Philippines |
47,872,000 |
2022 est.
|
15 |
Germany |
44,198,000 |
2022 est.
|
16 |
Thailand |
38,370,000 |
2017 est.
|
17 |
United Kingdom |
33,500,000 |
2017 est.
|
18 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
31,360,000 |
2017 est.
|
19 |
Turkey |
31,300,000 |
2017 est.
|
20 |
France |
30,680,000 |
2017 est.
|
21 |
Iran |
30,500,000 |
2017 est.
|
22 |
Egypt |
29,950,000 |
2017 est.
|
23 |
South Korea |
27,750,000 |
2017 est.
|
24 |
Italy |
25,940,000 |
2017 est.
|
25 |
Colombia |
25,760,000 |
2017 est.
|
26 |
Tanzania |
24,890,000 |
2017 est.
|
27 |
Spain |
22,750,000 |
2017 est.
|
28 |
Myanmar |
22,300,000 |
2017 est.
|
29 |
South Africa |
22,190,000 |
2017 est.
|
30 |
Kenya |
19,600,000 |
2017 est.
|
31 |
Canada |
19,520,000 |
2017 est.
|
32 |
Uzbekistan |
18,120,000 |
2017 est.
|
33 |
Argentina |
18,000,000 |
2017 est.
|
34 |
Ukraine |
17,990,000 |
2017 est.
|
35 |
Poland |
17,600,000 |
2017 est.
|
36 |
Uganda |
17,400,000 |
2013 est.
|
37 |
Peru |
16,160,000 |
2012 est.
|
38 |
Nepal |
16,000,000 |
2011 est.
|
39 |
Venezuela |
14,010,000 |
2013 est.
|
40 |
Malaysia |
13,190,000 |
2013 est.
|
41 |
North Korea |
12,600,000 |
2012 est.
|
42 |
Australia |
12,440,000 |
2013 est.
|
43 |
Ghana |
12,070,000 |
2013 est.
|
44 |
Sudan |
11,920,000 |
2007 est.
|
45 |
Taiwan |
11,780,000 |
2017 est.
|
46 |
Morocco |
11,730,000 |
2013 est.
|
47 |
Algeria |
11,150,000 |
2013 est.
|
48 |
Mozambique |
10,550,000 |
2013 est.
|
49 |
Madagascar |
9,504,000 |
2007
|
50 |
Romania |
9,451,000 |
2013 est.
|
51 |
Netherlands |
9,090,000 |
2018 est.
|
52 |
Kazakhstan |
9,022,000 |
2013 est.
|
53 |
Angola |
9,018,000 |
2013 est.
|
54 |
Iraq |
8,900,000 |
2010 est.
|
55 |
Sri Lanka |
8,528,000 |
2013 est.
|
56 |
Cameroon |
8,426,000 |
2013 est.
|
57 |
Saudi Arabia |
8,412,000 |
2013 est.
|
58 |
Chile |
8,367,000 |
2013 est.
|
59 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
7,928,000 |
2013 est.
|
60 |
Cambodia |
7,900,000 |
2011 est.
|
61 |
Afghanistan |
7,512,000 |
2012 est.
|
62 |
Yemen |
7,100,000 |
2013 est.
|
63 |
Ecuador |
6,953,000 |
2013 est.
|
64 |
Burkina Faso |
6,668,000 |
2007
|
65 |
Zambia |
6,275,000 |
2013 est.
|
66 |
Senegal |
6,096,000 |
2013 est.
|
67 |
Malawi |
5,747,000 |
2007 est.
|
68 |
Guinea |
5,409,000 |
2013 est.
|
69 |
Portugal |
5,395,000 |
2013 est.
|
70 |
United Arab Emirates |
5,340,000 |
2017 est.
|
71 |
Czech Republic |
5,304,000 |
2013 est.
|
71 |
Cuba |
5,233,000 |
2013 est.
|
72 |
Belgium |
5,150,000 |
2013 est.
|
73 |
Sweden |
5,107,000 |
2013 est.
|
74 |
Syria |
5,014,000 |
2013 est.
|
75 |
Belarus |
5,000,000 |
2009
|
76 |
Switzerland |
4,976,000 |
2013 est.
|
77 |
Bolivia |
4,992,000 |
2012 est.
|
78 |
Greece |
4,918,000 |
2013 est.
|
79 |
Dominican Republic |
4,912,000 |
2013 est.
|
80 |
Haiti |
4,810,000 |
2010 est.
|
81 |
Niger |
4,688,000 |
2007
|
82 |
Azerbaijan |
4,680,000 |
2012 est.
|
84 |
Guatemala |
4,465,000 |
2013 est.
|
85 |
Rwanda |
4,446,000 |
2007
|
86 |
Chad |
4,293,000 |
2007
|
87 |
Hungary |
4,263,000 |
2013 est.
|
88 |
Burundi |
4,245,000 |
2007
|
89 |
Papua New Guinea |
4,077,000 |
2013 est.
|
90 |
Tunisia |
3,974,000 |
2013 est.
|
91 |
Zimbabwe |
3,939,000 |
2013 est.
|
92 |
Hong Kong |
3,873,000 |
2013 est.
|
93 |
Austria |
4,707,000 |
2022[2]
|
94 |
Benin |
3,662,000 |
2007 est.
|
95 |
Honduras |
3,507,000 |
2013 est.
|
96 |
Israel |
3,493,000 |
2013 est.
|
97 |
Somalia |
3,447,000 |
2007
|
98 |
Singapore |
3,444,000 |
2013 est.
|
99 |
Laos |
3,337,000 |
2013 est.
|
100 |
Mali |
3,241,000 |
2007 est.
|
101 |
Paraguay |
3,190,000 |
2013 est.
|
102 |
Nicaragua |
3,039,000 |
2013 est.
|
103 |
Eritrea |
2,955,000 |
2012 est.
|
104 |
Republic of the Congo |
2,890,000 |
2011 est.
|
105 |
Denmark |
2,795,000 |
2013 est.
|
106 |
El Salvador |
2,738,000 |
2013 est.
|
107 |
Slovakia |
2,727,000 |
2013 est.
|
108 |
Norway |
2,707,000 |
2014 est.
|
109 |
Finland |
2,685,000 |
2013 est.
|
110 |
Togo |
2,595,000 |
2007
|
111 |
Bulgaria |
2,551,000 |
2013 est.
|
112 |
New Zealand |
2,413,000 |
2013 est.
|
113 |
Kuwait |
2,380,000 |
2013 est.
|
114 |
Kyrgyzstan |
2,344,000 |
2007
|
115 |
Turkmenistan |
2,300,000 |
2008 est.
|
116 |
Costa Rica |
2,222,000 |
2013 est.
|
117 |
Tajikistan |
2,209,000 |
2013 est.
|
118 |
Sierra Leone |
2,207,000 |
2007 est.
|
119 |
Ireland |
2,161,000 |
2013 est.
|
120 |
Central African Republic |
2,082,000 |
2011 est.
|
121 |
Georgia |
1,959,000 |
2011 est.
|
122 |
Jordan |
1,898,000 |
2013 est.
|
123 |
Croatia |
1,715,000 |
2013 est.
|
107 |
Serbia |
2,920,000 |
2017 est.
|
125 |
Uruguay |
1,700,000 |
2013 est.
|
126 |
Libya |
1,644,000 |
2013 est.
|
127 |
Panama |
1,540,000 |
2013 est.
|
128 |
Lebanon |
1,481,000 |
2007 est.
|
129 |
Lithuania |
1,452,000 |
2013 est.
|
130 |
Qatar |
1,424,000 |
2013 est.
|
131 |
Armenia |
1,394,000 |
2013 est.
|
132 |
Liberia |
1,372,000 |
2007
|
133 |
Mauritania |
1,318,000 |
2007
|
134 |
Botswana |
1,308,000 |
2013 est.
|
135 |
Puerto Rico |
1,300,000 |
2012
|
136 |
Jamaica |
1,261,000 |
2013 est.
|
137 |
Moldova |
1,327,000 |
2013 est.
|
138 |
Albania |
1,090,000 |
2013 est.
|
139 |
Mongolia |
1,068,000 |
2011 est.
|
140 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,026,337 |
2017[3]
|
— |
West Bank |
1,025,000 |
2013 est.
|
141 |
Latvia |
1,022,000 |
2013 est.
|
142 |
Oman |
968,800 |
2007
|
143 |
North Macedonia |
960,700 |
2013 est.
|
144 |
Slovenia |
913,400 |
2013 est.
|
145 |
Namibia |
880,400 |
2013 est.
|
146 |
Lesotho |
874,200 |
2013 est.
|
147 |
Kosovo |
800,000 |
2011 est.
|
148 |
Gambia |
777,100 |
2007
|
149 |
Bahrain |
716,500 |
2013 est.
|
150 |
Estonia |
692,900 |
2013 est.
|
151 |
Mauritius |
637,600 |
2013 est.
|
152 |
Guinea-Bissau |
632,700 |
2007
|
153 |
Gabon |
629,100 |
2013 est.
|
154 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
621,000 |
2013 est.
|
155 |
Cyprus |
443,500 |
2013 est.
|
156 |
Swaziland |
424,100 |
2011 est.
|
157 |
Timor-Leste |
418,200 |
2009
|
— |
Macau |
367,800 |
2013 est.
|
— |
Gaza Strip |
348,200 |
2010 est.
|
158 |
Bhutan |
336,400 |
2012
|
159 |
Fiji |
335,000 |
2007 est.
|
160 |
Guyana |
313,100 |
2009 est.
|
161 |
Djibouti |
294,600 |
2012
|
162 |
Montenegro |
251,300 |
2011 est.
|
163 |
Comoros |
233,500 |
2011 est.
|
164 |
Luxembourg |
208,800 |
2013 est.
|
165 |
Brunei |
205,800 |
2011 est.
|
166 |
Solomon Islands |
202,500 |
2007
|
167 |
Bahamas |
196,900 |
2013 est.
|
168 |
Cape Verde |
196,100 |
2007
|
169 |
Equatorial Guinea |
195,200 |
2007
|
170 |
Malta |
190,400 |
2013 est.
|
171 |
Iceland |
181,100 |
2013 est.
|
172 |
Suriname |
165,600 |
2007
|
173 |
Maldives |
159,700 |
2012
|
— |
Western Sahara |
144,000 |
2010 est.
|
174 |
Barbados |
141,800 |
2013 est.
|
175 |
Belize |
120,500 |
2008 est.
|
— |
French Polynesia |
116,000 |
2007
|
176 |
Vanuatu |
115,900 |
2007
|
— |
New Caledonia |
106,400 |
2010
|
177 |
Saint Lucia |
79,700 |
2012
|
— |
Curaçao |
73,100 |
2013
|
178 |
Guam |
69,390 |
2010 est.
|
179 |
Grenada |
59,900 |
2013 est.
|
180 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
57,520 |
2007 est.
|
— |
Jersey |
53,380 |
2012
|
181 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
52,490 |
2007
|
182 |
Monaco |
52,490 |
2012 est.
|
183 |
Aruba |
51,610 |
2007 est.
|
— |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
49,820 |
2007 est.
|
184 |
Samoa |
47,930 |
2011 est.
|
— |
Isle of Man |
41,790 |
2006
|
185 |
Tonga |
39,960 |
2007
|
186 |
Seychelles |
39,560 |
2006
|
— |
Cayman Islands |
39,000 |
2007
|
— |
Northern Mariana Islands |
38,450 |
2005 est.
|
187 |
Bermuda |
37,400 |
2011
|
188 |
Andorra |
36,060 |
2012
|
189 |
Liechtenstein |
35,830 |
2012
|
— |
Faroe Islands |
34,710 |
2010
|
— |
Guernsey |
31,470 |
2006
|
190 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
30,000 |
1991
|
191 |
Greenland |
28,600 |
2011
|
192 |
Dominica |
25,000 |
2000 est.
|
— |
Sint Maarten |
23,200 |
2008 est.
|
193 |
San Marino |
21,960 |
2013
|
194 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18,170 |
1995
|
— |
American Samoa |
17,630 |
2005
|
— |
Saint Martin |
17,300 |
N/A
|
195 |
Federated States of Micronesia |
15,920 |
2022
|
— |
British Virgin Islands |
12,770 |
2004
|
196 |
Gibraltar |
12,690 |
2001
|
197 |
Marshall Islands |
10,480 |
2011 est.
|
198 |
Palau |
9,777 |
2005
|
199 |
Kiribati |
7,870 |
2001
|
— |
Cook Islands |
6,820 |
2001
|
— |
Anguilla |
6,049 |
2001
|
— |
Falkland Islands |
5,246 |
2006
|
— |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
4,848 |
1990 est.
|
— |
Montserrat |
4,521 |
2012
|
200 |
Tuvalu |
3,615 |
2004 est.
|
— |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
3,450 |
2006
|
— |
Wallis and Futuna |
3,104 |
2003
|
201 |
Vatican City |
2,832 |
2011
|
— |
Saint Helena |
2,486 |
1998 est.
|
— |
Svalbard |
1,234 |
2003
|
— |
Norfolk Island |
978 |
2006
|
202 |
Niue |
663 |
2001
|
— |
Tokelau |
440 |
2001
|
— |
Pitcairn Islands |
15 |
2004
|
Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
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