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Low income
Labor force, total

Within the “Low income” group, Ethiopia leads Labor force, total in 2025 at 56,779,061.00, while Gambia, The sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 807,275.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.014 M28 M43 M57 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 56,779,061.0057 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 39,217,778.0039 MUgandaUganda: 23,393,999.0023 MKorea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 17,696,854.0018 MMadagascarMadagascar: 17,092,352.0017 MMozambiqueMozambique: 15,658,114.0016 MNigerNiger: 11,971,064.0012 MBurkina FasoBurkina Faso: 9,914,873.009.9 MAfghanistanAfghanistan: 9,433,041.009.4 MMaliMali: 9,156,646.009.2 MMalawiMalawi: 8,323,726.008.3 MYemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 8,155,939.008.2 M

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Ethiopia 56,779,061.00
2 Congo, Dem. Rep. 39,217,778.00
3 Uganda 23,393,999.00
4 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 17,696,854.00
5 Madagascar 17,092,352.00
6 Mozambique 15,658,114.00
7 Niger 11,971,064.00
8 Burkina Faso 9,914,873.00
9 Afghanistan 9,433,041.00
10 Mali 9,156,646.00
11 Malawi 8,323,726.00
12 Yemen, Rep. 8,155,939.00
13 Syrian Arab Republic 6,764,801.00
14 Chad 6,746,477.00
15 Burundi 6,308,213.00
16 Rwanda 5,843,274.00
17 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3,555,419.00
18 Sierra Leone 2,934,968.00
19 Liberia 2,673,807.00
20 Central African Republic 2,076,374.00
21 Eritrea 1,763,700.00
22 Guinea-Bissau 899,220.00
23 Gambia, The 807,275.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Labor force, total in 2025, Ethiopia leads with a gap of 17,561,283.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Gambia, The at 807,275.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.