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Field Listing :: Labor force
This entry contains the total labor force figure.

Country Comparison Ranking

By Country Listing of the values for the Labor force field
Country | Labor force
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Afghanistan | 8.478 million (2017 est.)
Albania | 1.198 million (2017 est.)
Algeria | 11.82 million (2017 est.)
American Samoa | 17,850 (2015 est.)
Andorra | 39,750 (2016)
Angola | 12.51 million (2017 est.)
Anguilla | 6,049 (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 (1991)
Argentina | 18 million (2017 est.) note: urban areas only
Armenia | 1.507 million (2017 est.)
Aruba | 51,610 (2007 est.) note: of the 51,610 workers aged 15 and over in the labor force, 32,252 were born in Aruba and 19,353 came from abroad; foreign workers are 38% of the employed population
Australia | 12.91 million (2017 est.)
Austria | 4.26 million (2017 est.)
Azerbaijan | 5.118 million (2017 est.)
Bahamas, The | 196,900 (2013 est.)
Bahrain | 831,600 (2017 est.) note: excludes unemployed; 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national
Bangladesh | 66.64 million (2017 est.) note: extensive migration of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia
Barbados | 144,000 (2017 est.)
Belarus | 4.381 million (2016 est.)
Belgium | 5.324 million (2017 est.)
Belize | 120,500 (2008 est.) note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel
Benin | 3.662 million (2007 est.)
Bermuda | 33,480 (2016 est.)
Bhutan | 397,900 (2017 est.) note: major shortage of skilled labor
Bolivia | 5.719 million (2016 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.38 million (2017 est.)
Botswana | 1.177 million (2017 est.)
Brazil | 104.2 million (2017)
British Virgin Islands | 12,770 (2004)
Brunei | 203,600 (2014 est.)
Bulgaria | 3.357 million (2017 est.) note: number of employed persons
Burkina Faso | 8.501 million (2016 est.) note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment
Burma | 22.3 million (2017 est.)
Burundi | 5.012 million (2017 est.)
Cabo Verde | 196,100 (2007 est.)
Cambodia | 8.913 million (2017 est.)
Cameroon | 9.912 million (2017 est.)
Canada | 19.52 million (2017 est.)
Cayman Islands | 39,000 (2007 est.) note: nearly 55% are non-nationals
Central African Republic | 2.242 million (2017 est.)
Chad | 5.654 million (2017 est.)
Chile | 8.881 million (2017 est.)
China | 806.7 million (2017 est.) note: by the end of 2012, China's working age population (15-64 years) was 1.004 billion
Christmas Island | NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA
Colombia | 25.76 million (2017 est.)
Comoros | 278,500 (2016 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 31.36 million (2017 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | 2.055 million (2016 est.)
Cook Islands | 6,820 (2001)
Costa Rica | 2.229 million (2017 est.) note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire | 8.747 million (2017 est.)
Croatia | 1.559 million (2017 est.)
Cuba | 4.691 million (2017 est.) note: state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7%
Curacao | 73,010 (2013)
Cyprus | 426,600 (2017 est.)
Czechia | 5.427 million (2017 est.)
Denmark | 2.998 million (2017 est.)
Djibouti | 294,600 (2012)
Dominica | 25,000 (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic | 4.732 million (2017 est.)
Ecuador | 8.086 million (2017 est.)
Egypt | 29.95 million (2017 est.)
El Salvador | 2.774 million (2017 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | 195,200 (2007 est.)
Eritrea | 2.71 million (2017 est.)
Estonia | 670,200 (2017 est.)
Eswatini | 427,900 (2016 est.)
Ethiopia | 52.82 million (2017 est.)
European Union | 238.9 million (2016 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,850 (2016 est.)
Faroe Islands | 27,540 (2017 est.)
Fiji | 353,100 (2017 est.)
Finland | 2.473 million (2017 est.)
France | 30.68 million (2017 est.)
French Polynesia | 126,300 (2016 est.)
Gabon | 557,800 (2017 est.)
Gambia, The | 777,100 (2007 est.)
Gaza Strip | 1.24 million (2017 est.) note: excludes the West Bank
Georgia | 1.998 million (2016 est.)
Germany | 45.9 million (2017 est.)
Ghana | 12.49 million (2017 est.)
Gibraltar | 24,420 (2014 est.)
Greece | 4.769 million (2017 est.)
Greenland | 26,840 (2015 est.)
Grenada | 55,270 (2017 est.)
Guam | 73,210 (2016 est.) note: includes only the civilian labor force
Guatemala | 6.664 million (2017 est.)
Guernsey | 31,470 (March 2006)
Guinea | 5.558 million (2017 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | 731,300 (2013 est.)
Guyana | 313,800 (2013 est.)
Haiti | 4.594 million (2014 est.) note: shortage of skilled labor; unskilled labor abundant
Holy See (Vatican City) | 4,822 (2016)
Honduras | 3.735 million (2017 est.)
Hong Kong | 3.965 million (2017 est.)
Hungary | 4.599 million (2017 est.)
Iceland | 198,700 (2017 est.)
India | 521.9 million (2017 est.)
Indonesia | 125 million (2016 est.)
Iran | 30.5 million (2017 est.) note: shortage of skilled labor
Iraq | 8.9 million (2010 est.)
Ireland | 2.226 million (2017 est.)
Isle of Man | 41,790 (2006)
Israel | 4.021 million (2017 est.)
Italy | 25.94 million (2017 est.)
Jamaica | 1.348 million (2017 est.)
Japan | 65.01 million (2017 est.)
Jersey | 59,950 (2017 est.)
Jordan | 2.295 million (2017 est.)
Kazakhstan | 8.97 million (2017 est.)
Kenya | 19.6 million (2017 est.)
Kiribati | 39,000 (2010 est.) note: economically active, not including subsistence farmers
Korea, North | 14 million (2014 est.) note: estimates vary widely
Korea, South | 27.75 million (2017 est.)
Kosovo | 500,300 (2017 est.) note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy
Kuwait | 2.695 million (2017 est.) note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force
Kyrgyzstan | 2.841 million (2017 est.)
Laos | 3.582 million (2017 est.)
Latvia | 990,000 (2017 est.)
Lebanon | 2.166 million (2016 est.) note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
Lesotho | 930,800 (2017 est.)
Liberia | 1.677 million (2017 est.)
Libya | 1.114 million (2017 est.)
Liechtenstein | 38,520 (2012) (2015 est.) note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany
Lithuania | 1.467 million (2017 est.)
Luxembourg | 282,800 (2017 est.) note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany
Macau | 400,000 (2017 est.)
Macedonia | 950,800 (2017 est.)
Madagascar | 13.4 million (2017 est.)
Malawi | 7 million (2013 est.)
Malaysia | 14.94 million (2017 est.)
Maldives | 222,200 (2017 est.)
Mali | 6.447 million (2017 est.)
Malta | 206,300 (2017 est.)
Marshall Islands | 10,670 (2013 est.)
Mauritania | 1.437 million (2017 est.)
Mauritius | 633,900 (2017 est.)
Mexico | 54.51 million (2017 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | 37,920 (2010 est.)
Moldova | 1.295 million (2017 est.)
Monaco | 52,000 (2014 est.) note: includes all foreign workers
Mongolia | 1.241 million (2017 est.)
Montenegro | 273,200 (2017 est.)
Montserrat | 4,521 (2012)
Morocco | 12 million (2017 est.)
Mozambique | 12.9 million (2017 est.)
Namibia | 956,800 (2017 est.)
Nauru | NA
Nepal | 16.81 million (2017 est.) note: severe lack of skilled labor
Netherlands | 7.969 million (2017 est.)
New Caledonia | 119,500 (2016 est.)
New Zealand | 2.655 million (2017 est.)
Nicaragua | 3.046 million (2017 est.)
Niger | 6.5 million (2017 est.)
Nigeria | 60.08 million (2017 est.)
Niue | 663 (2001)
Norfolk Island | 978 (2006)
Northern Mariana Islands | 27,970 (2010 est.) note: includes foreign workers
Norway | 2.797 million (2017 est.)
Oman | 2.255 million (2016 est.) note: about 60% of the labor force is non-national
Pakistan | 63.89 million (2017 est.) note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor
Palau | 11,610 (2016)
Panama | 1.633 million (2017 est.) note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor
Papua New Guinea | 3.681 million (2017 est.)
Paraguay | 3.428 million (2017 est.)
Peru | 17.03 million (2017 est.) note: individuals older than 14 years of age
Philippines | 42.78 million (2017 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | 15 (2004)
Poland | 17.6 million (2017 est.)
Portugal | 5.233 million (2017 est.)
Puerto Rico | 1.139 million (December 2014 est.)
Qatar | 1.953 million (2017 est.)
Romania | 8.951 million (2017 est.)
Russia | 76.53 million (2017 est.)
Rwanda | 6.227 million (2017 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 2,486 (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 (June 1995 est.)
Saint Lucia | 79,700 (2012 est.)
Saint Martin | 17,300 (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,429 (2015)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57,520 (2007 est.)
Samoa | 50,700 (2016 est.)
San Marino | 21,960 (September 2013 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | 72,600 (2017 est.)
Saudi Arabia | 13.8 million (2017 est.) note: comprised of 3.1 million Saudis and 10.7 million non-Saudis
Senegal | 6.966 million (2017 est.)
Serbia | 2.92 million (2017 est.)
Seychelles | 47,210 (2017 est.)
Sierra Leone | 2.972 million (2017 est.)
Singapore | 3.657 million (2017 est.) note: excludes non-residents
Sint Maarten | 23,200 (2008 est.)
Slovakia | 2.758 million (2017 est.)
Slovenia | 959,000 (2017 est.)
Solomon Islands | 202,500 (2007 est.)
Somalia | 4.154 million (2016 est.)
South Africa | 22.19 million (2017 est.)
Spain | 22.75 million (2017 est.)
Sri Lanka | 8.937 million (2017 est.)
Sudan | 11.92 million (2007 est.)
Suriname | 144,000 (2014 est.)
Svalbard | 1,590 (2013)
Sweden | 5.361 million (2017 est.)
Switzerland | 5.159 million (2017 est.)
Syria | 3.767 million (2017 est.)
Taiwan | 11.78 million (2017 est.)
Tajikistan | 2.295 million (2016 est.)
Tanzania | 24.89 million (2017 est.)
Thailand | 38.37 million (2017 est.)
Timor-Leste | 286,700 (2016 est.)
Togo | 2.595 million (2007 est.)
Tokelau | 440 (2001)
Tonga | 33,800 (2011 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | 629,400 (2017 est.)
Tunisia | 4.054 million (2017 est.)
Turkey | 31.3 million (2017 est.) note: this number is for the domestic labor force only; number does not include about 1.2 million Turks working abroad, nor refugees
Turkmenistan | 2.305 million (2013 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,848 (1990 est.)
Tuvalu | 3,615 (2004 est.)
Uganda | 15.84 million (2015 est.)
Ukraine | 17.99 million (2017 est.)
United Arab Emirates | 5.344 million (2017 est.) note: expatriates account for about 85% of the workforce
United Kingdom | 33.5 million (2017 est.)
United States | 160.4 million (2017 est.) note: includes unemployed
Uruguay | 1.748 million (2017 est.)
Uzbekistan | 18.12 million (2017 est.)
Vanuatu | 115,900 (2007 est.)
Venezuela | 14.21 million (2017 est.)
Vietnam | 54.8 million (2017 est.)
Virgin Islands | 48,550 (2016 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | 4,482 (2013)
West Bank | 1.24 million (2017 est.) note: excludes Gaza Strip
Western Sahara | 144,000 (2010 est.)
World | 3.432 billion (2017 est.)
Yemen | 7.425 million (2017 est.)
Zambia | 6.898 million (2017 est.)
Zimbabwe | 7.907 million (2017 est.)

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