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Ethiopia
Labor force, total

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.

Global rank#13out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

57 M48 M39 M30 M21 M199020082025Ethiopia · 2025: 56,779,061.00Ethiopia

Analytical takeaways

  • Ethiopia records 56,779,061.00 for Labor force, total in 2025, ranking #13 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Labor force, total increased from 20,948,603.00 in 1990 to 56,779,061.00 in 2025, a gain of 35,830,458.00.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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