Labor force, total

For 2025, Labor force, total is led by China at 768,071,923.00. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

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.

Countries ranked 182
Snapshot year 2025
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0.0192 M384 M576 M768 MChinaChina: 768,071,923.00768 MIndiaIndia: 617,625,336.00618 MUnited StatesUnited States: 174,833,917.00175 MIndonesiaIndonesia: 147,104,597.00147 MNigeriaNigeria: 116,581,818.00117 MBrazilBrazil: 108,318,282.00108 MPakistanPakistan: 85,158,214.0085 MBangladeshBangladesh: 74,739,682.0075 MRussian FederationRussian Federation: 72,771,294.0073 MJapanJapan: 69,477,012.0069 MMexicoMexico: 61,707,262.0062 MViet NamViet Nam: 57,041,323.0057 M
Rank Country Value
51 Venezuela, RB 11,118,416.00
52 Cambodia 10,367,640.00
53 Netherlands 10,347,056.00
54 Chile 10,326,077.00
55 Kazakhstan 10,009,918.00
56 Burkina Faso 9,914,873.00
57 Afghanistan 9,433,041.00
58 Mali 9,156,646.00
59 Ecuador 8,977,208.00
60 Nepal 8,362,760.00
61 Malawi 8,323,726.00
62 Sri Lanka 8,264,760.00
63 Romania 8,244,587.00
64 Yemen, Rep. 8,155,939.00
65 Zambia 8,011,366.00
66 Guatemala 7,684,762.00
67 United Arab Emirates 7,602,907.00
68 Bolivia 6,980,187.00
69 Zimbabwe 6,854,692.00
70 Syrian Arab Republic 6,764,801.00
71 Chad 6,746,477.00
72 Benin 6,644,562.00
73 Burundi 6,308,213.00
74 Senegal 6,131,225.00
75 Rwanda 5,843,274.00
76 Sweden 5,701,347.00
77 Czechia 5,578,235.00
78 Dominican Republic 5,512,758.00
79 Portugal 5,485,246.00
80 Belgium 5,463,472.00
81 Haiti 5,268,189.00
82 Switzerland 5,165,662.00
83 Azerbaijan 5,110,243.00
84 Hungary 4,936,333.00
85 Cuba 4,855,941.00
86 Israel 4,828,536.00
87 Belarus 4,795,335.00
88 Austria 4,753,079.00
89 Guinea 4,722,818.00
90 Greece 4,715,509.00
91 Honduras 4,340,779.00
92 Tunisia 4,268,286.00
93 Hong Kong SAR, China 3,790,314.00
94 Singapore 3,760,133.00
95 Papua New Guinea 3,746,653.00
96 Lao PDR 3,650,484.00
97 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3,555,419.00
98 Paraguay 3,528,777.00
99 Serbia 3,321,043.00
100 Nicaragua 3,319,222.00
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • China sits at the top of the Labor force, total distribution in 2025 at 768,071,923.00, with a lead of 150,446,587.00 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Honduras at 4,340,779.00, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Tonga (33,628.00), and the page currently covers 182 countries.

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