Labor force - Country rankings

The average for 2018 was 19.25 million people.The highest value was in China: 784.18 million people and the lowest value was in Samoa: 0.04 million people. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available for: Labor force.

Labor force, million people, 2018
(million people, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)

1. China

2. India

3. USA

4. Indonesia

5. Brazil

6. Russia

7. Pakistan

8. Bangladesh

9. Japan

10. Nigeria

11. Mexico

12. Vietnam

13. Ethiopia

14. Philippines

15. Germany

16. Thailand

17. UK

18. DR Congo

19. Egypt

20. Turkey

21. France

22. South Korea

23. Iran

24. Tanzania

25. Colombia

26. Burma

27. Italy

28. Spain

29. South Africa

30. Ukraine

31. Canada

32. Argentina

33. Kenya

34. Peru

35. Poland

36. Nepal

37. Uganda

38. North Korea

39. Malaysia

40. Uzbekistan

41. Venezuela

42. Saudi Arabia

43. Ghana

44. Madagascar

45. Mozambique

46. Australia

47. Morocco

48. Angola

49. Algeria

50. Sudan

51. Afghanistan

52. Iraq

53. Cameroon

54. Cambodia

55. Kazakhstan

56. Netherlands

57. Chile

58. Niger

59. Sri Lanka

60. Romania

61. Zimbabwe

62. Malawi

63. Ecuador

64. Ivory Coast

65. Zambia

66. Burkina Faso

67. Mali

68. Guatemala

69. Yemen

70. UA Emirates

71. Rwanda

72. Chad

73. Senegal

74. Czech Rep.

75. Sweden

76. Cuba

77. Bolivia

78. Domin. Rep.

79. Portugal

80. Haiti

81. Azerbaijan

82. Belgium

83. Belarus

84. Switzerland

85. Burundi

86. Guinea

87. Greece

88. Syria

89. Benin

90. Hungary

91. Austria

92. Honduras

93. Tunisia

94. Israel

95. Hong Kong

96. Papua N.G.

97. Somalia

98. Laos

99. Togo

100. Tajikistan

101. Paraguay

102. Singapore

103. Bulgaria

104. Serbia

105. Denmark

106. Nicaragua

107. El Salvador

108. Norway

109. Slovakia

110. Finland

111. New Zealand

112. Oman

113. Turkmenistan

114. Kyrgyzstan

115. Sierra Leone

116. Jordan

117. Libya

118. Costa Rica

119. Ireland

120. Kuwait

121. Lebanon

122. R. of Congo

123. Georgia

124. Panama

125. Qatar

126. C.A. Republic

127. Croatia

128. Uruguay

129. Liberia

130. Jamaica

131. Lithuania

132. Armenia

133. Bosnia & Herz.

134. Mauritania

135. Palestine

136. Albania

137. Mongolia

138. Moldova

139. Botswana

140. Puerto Rico

141. Namibia

142. Latvia

143. Lesotho

144. Slovenia

145. Macedonia

146. Bahrain

147. G.-Bissau

148. Gambia

149. Estonia

150. Gabon

151. Tr.&Tobago

152. Cyprus

153. Mauritius

154. Eq. Guinea

155. Swaziland

156. Bhutan

157. Djibouti

158. Macao

159. Fiji

160. Guyana

161. Luxembourg

162. Solomon Isl.

163. Montenegro

164. Bahamas

165. Cape Verde

166. Brunei

167. Maldives

168. Comoros

169. Malta

170. Suriname

171. Iceland

172. Belize

173. Barbados

174. N. Caledonia

175. Vanuatu

176. Saint Lucia

177. S.T.&Principe

178. St. Vincent & ...

179. Samoa

180. Tonga

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

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