Global Rankings: Labor Force (2024)

Rank Country Value
1 China 773.88 million
2 India 607.69 million
3 United States 174.17 million
4 Indonesia 143.14 million
5 Nigeria 113.35 million
6 Brazil 106.79 million
7 Pakistan 83.64 million
8 Bangladesh 77.36 million
9 Russian Federation 72.52 million
10 Japan 69.38 million
11 Mexico 60.96 million
12 Viet Nam 57.13 million
13 Ethiopia 54.47 million
14 Philippines 50.98 million
15 Germany 43.78 million
16 Thailand 40.62 million
17 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 38.55 million
18 Türkiye 36.08 million
19 United Kingdom 35.36 million
20 Egypt 33.75 million
21 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.98 million
22 France 31.74 million
23 Korea, Republic of 29.71 million
24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.57 million
25 South Africa 27.77 million
26 Colombia 26.82 million
27 Italy 25.81 million
28 Spain 24.41 million
29 Kenya 23.78 million
30 Canada 22.87 million
31 Uganda 22.83 million
32 Myanmar 22.74 million
33 Argentina 22.29 million
34 Peru 18.92 million
35 Malaysia 18.26 million
36 Poland 18.25 million
37 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 17.64 million
38 Saudi Arabia 17.17 million
39 Madagascar 16.52 million
40 Angola 15.96 million
41 Mozambique 15.17 million
42 Australia 14.91 million
43 Uzbekistan 13.97 million
44 Ghana 13.93 million
45 Algeria 13.29 million
46 Côte d'Ivoire 12.59 million
47 Morocco 12.48 million
48 Iraq 12.01 million
49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.14 million
50 Cameroon 11.12 million
51 Niger 10.49 million
52 Netherlands 10.31 million
53 Kazakhstan 10.29 million
54 Chile 10.09 million
55 Cambodia 9.90 million
56 Afghanistan 9.13 million
57 Mali 9.13 million
58 Ecuador 8.82 million
59 Malawi 8.60 million
60 Sri Lanka 8.50 million
61 Nepal 8.44 million
62 Romania 8.26 million
63 Yemen 7.85 million
64 Guatemala 7.58 million
65 Zambia 7.41 million
66 United Arab Emirates 7.16 million
67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.86 million
68 Syrian Arab Republic 6.62 million
69 Chad 6.60 million
70 Burkina Faso 6.46 million
71 Benin 6.40 million
72 Zimbabwe 6.39 million
73 Burundi 6.11 million
74 Senegal 5.76 million
75 Sweden 5.70 million
76 Rwanda 5.67 million
77 Czechia 5.55 million
78 Portugal 5.46 million
79 Dominican Republic 5.41 million
80 Belgium 5.41 million
81 Haiti 5.28 million
82 Switzerland 5.14 million
83 Azerbaijan 5.02 million
84 Hungary 4.95 million
85 Cuba 4.86 million
86 Belarus 4.82 million
87 Austria 4.77 million
88 Israel 4.71 million
89 Greece 4.66 million
90 Guinea 4.53 million
91 Honduras 4.30 million
92 Tunisia 4.25 million
93 Hong Kong 3.84 million
94 Singapore 3.72 million
95 Papua New Guinea 3.66 million
96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.58 million
97 Paraguay 3.50 million
98 Somalia 3.44 million
99 Togo 3.34 million
100 Serbia 3.23 million
101 Nicaragua 3.22 million
102 Denmark 3.21 million
103 Kyrgyzstan 3.20 million
104 Bulgaria 3.12 million
105 New Zealand 3.09 million
106 Jordan 3.08 million
107 Norway 3.04 million
108 Kuwait 2.96 million
109 El Salvador 2.89 million
110 Finland 2.89 million
111 Ireland 2.86 million
112 Sierra Leone 2.86 million
113 Tajikistan 2.78 million
114 Slovakia 2.78 million
115 Oman 2.70 million
116 Liberia 2.61 million
117 Libya 2.58 million
118 Congo 2.56 million
119 Turkmenistan 2.44 million
120 Costa Rica 2.36 million
121 Panama 2.21 million
122 Qatar 2.12 million
123 Central African Republic 2.00 million
124 Georgia 1.85 million
125 Uruguay 1.77 million
126 Croatia 1.73 million
127 Eritrea 1.71 million
128 Jamaica 1.57 million
129 Lithuania 1.55 million
130 Armenia 1.51 million
131 Mongolia 1.45 million
132 Moldova, Republic of 1.37 million
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.36 million
134 Mauritania 1.21 million
135 Albania 1.20 million
136 Botswana 1.17 million
137 Puerto Rico 1.15 million
138 Namibia 1.13 million
139 Slovenia 1.06 million
140 Latvia 956,772
141 Bahrain 913,340
142 Lesotho 884,160
143 Guinea-Bissau 845,297
144 Gabon 824,439
145 North Macedonia 793,203
146 Gambia 783,147
147 Cyprus 772,322
148 Estonia 756,363
149 Equatorial Guinea 714,966
150 Trinidad and Tobago 649,891
151 Timor-Leste 615,914
152 Mauritius 588,399
153 Solomon Islands 435,634
154 Bhutan 406,457
155 Eswatini 390,566
156 Fiji 387,815
157 Macao 382,104
158 Luxembourg 349,600
159 Malta 315,104
160 Guyana 292,190
161 Comoros 276,379
162 Maldives 270,346
163 Djibouti 265,171
164 Suriname 255,453
165 Montenegro 245,167
166 Iceland 237,328
167 Bahamas 237,110
168 Brunei Darussalam 233,520
169 Cabo Verde 224,498
170 Belize 189,961
171 Barbados 147,247
172 New Caledonia 130,763
173 French Polynesia 119,055
174 Vanuatu 118,094
175 Saint Lucia 102,438
176 Guam 77,700
177 Samoa 57,239
178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52,149
179 Virgin Islands, U.S. 47,229
180 Tonga 34,784
181 Sao Tome and Principe 34,471

About This Indicator

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.

Data source: World Bank Development Indicators