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
101 Denmark 3,294,817.00
102 Jordan 3,220,931.00
103 Norway 3,094,897.00
104 Bulgaria 3,090,210.00
105 New Zealand 3,076,335.00
106 El Salvador 2,989,409.00
107 Togo 2,960,760.00
108 Sierra Leone 2,934,968.00
109 Kuwait 2,927,890.00
110 Ireland 2,912,741.00
111 Finland 2,886,946.00
112 Kyrgyz Republic 2,868,314.00
113 Oman 2,843,365.00
114 Slovak Republic 2,761,816.00
115 Liberia 2,673,807.00
116 Tajikistan 2,647,875.00
117 Congo, Rep. 2,641,346.00
118 Libya 2,616,929.00
119 Costa Rica 2,427,166.00
120 Panama 2,287,522.00
121 Turkmenistan 2,202,574.00
122 Qatar 2,198,274.00
123 Central African Republic 2,076,374.00
124 Georgia 2,012,582.00
125 Uruguay 1,806,025.00
126 Eritrea 1,763,700.00
127 Croatia 1,744,218.00
128 Jamaica 1,612,761.00
129 Lithuania 1,553,918.00
130 Armenia 1,485,063.00
131 Mongolia 1,457,964.00
132 Moldova 1,373,086.00
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,340,707.00
134 Albania 1,259,172.00
135 Mauritania 1,248,560.00
136 Puerto Rico (US) 1,209,307.00
137 Botswana 1,199,393.00
138 Namibia 1,152,801.00
139 Slovenia 1,049,047.00
140 Latvia 948,428.00
141 Bahrain 919,501.00
142 Guinea-Bissau 899,220.00
143 Lesotho 889,530.00
144 Gabon 844,145.00
145 Gambia, The 807,275.00
146 North Macedonia 789,369.00
147 Cyprus 770,268.00
148 Estonia 754,206.00
149 Equatorial Guinea 737,977.00
150 Trinidad and Tobago 651,715.00
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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