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DEFINITION:
Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | India | 484.34 million | 2012 | ||
2 | Indonesia | 118.38 million | 2012 | ||
3 | Brazil | 104.75 million | 2012 | ||
4 | Bangladesh | 76.04 million | 2012 | ||
5 | Pakistan | 63.78 million | 2012 | ||
6 | Vietnam | 52.86 million | 2012 | ||
7 | Mexico | 52.85 million | 2012 | ||
8 | Nigeria | 52.64 million | 2012 | ||
9 | Ethiopia | 43.59 million | 2012 | ||
10 | Philippines | 41.28 million | 2012 | ||
11 | Thailand | 39.42 million | 2012 | ||
12 | Burma | 33.3 million | 2012 | ||
13 | Egypt | 27.19 million | 2012 | ||
14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.93 million | 2012 | ||
15 | Tanzania | 23.51 million | 2012 | ||
16 | Colombia | 23.11 million | 2012 | ||
17 | Kenya | 16.7 million | 2012 | ||
18 | Uganda | 14.51 million | 2012 | ||
19 | Venezuela | 13.86 million | 2012 | ||
20 | Malaysia | 12.72 million | 2012 | ||
21 | Algeria | 12.21 million | 2012 | ||
22 | Australia | 12.01 million | 2012 | ||
23 | Sudan | 11.65 million | 2012 | ||
24 | Madagascar | 11.33 million | 2012 | ||
25 | Ghana | 10.78 million | 2012 | ||
26 | Saudi Arabia | 10.38 million | 2012 | ||
27 | Cameroon | 8.66 million | 2012 | ||
28 | Cambodia | 8.43 million | 2012 | ||
29 | Sri Lanka | 8.37 million | 2012 | ||
30 | Iraq | 8.18 million | 2012 | ||
31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.81 million | 2012 | ||
32 | Angola | 7.63 million | 2012 | ||
33 | Burkina Faso | 7.47 million | 2012 | ||
34 | Ecuador | 7.39 million | 2012 | ||
35 | Malawi | 7.2 million | 2012 | ||
36 | Zimbabwe | 7.09 million | 2012 | ||
37 | Mozambique | 6.92 million | 2012 | ||
38 | Yemen | 6.86 million | 2012 | ||
39 | Guatemala | 6.04 million | 2012 | ||
40 | Zambia | 5.95 million | 2012 | ||
41 | Senegal | 5.93 million | 2012 | ||
42 | Niger | 5.55 million | 2012 | ||
43 | Cuba | 5.33 million | 2012 | ||
44 | Mali | 5.17 million | 2012 | ||
45 | Bolivia | 4.92 million | 2012 | ||
46 | Guinea | 4.74 million | 2012 | ||
47 | Dominican Republic | 4.63 million | 2012 | ||
48 | Chad | 4.59 million | 2012 | ||
49 | Haiti | 4.31 million | 2012 | ||
50 | Benin | 4.17 million | 2012 | ||
51 | Hong Kong | 3.73 million | 2012 | ||
52 | Laos | 3.32 million | 2012 | ||
53 | Papua New Guinea | 3.19 million | 2012 | ||
54 | Honduras | 3.19 million | 2012 | ||
55 | Paraguay | 3.16 million | 2012 | ||
56 | Togo | 3.12 million | 2012 | ||
57 | Singapore | 3.02 million | 2012 | ||
58 | Somalia | 3.01 million | 2012 | ||
59 | Eritrea | 2.95 million | 2012 | ||
60 | El Salvador | 2.71 million | 2012 | ||
61 | Nicaragua | 2.52 million | 2012 | ||
62 | Sierra Leone | 2.34 million | 2012 | ||
63 | Libya | 2.31 million | 2012 | ||
64 | Costa Rica | 2.3 million | 2012 | ||
65 | Panama | 1.78 million | 2012 | ||
66 | Kuwait | 1.66 million | 2012 | ||
67 | Oman | 1.6 million | 2012 | ||
68 | Qatar | 1.54 million | 2012 | ||
69 | Liberia | 1.47 million | 2012 | ||
70 | Jamaica | 1.24 million | 2012 | ||
71 | Mauritania | 1.22 million | 2012 | ||
72 | Botswana | 1.02 million | 2012 | ||
73 | Bahrain | 741,723.44 | 2012 | ||
74 | Guinea-Bissau | 711,710.39 | 2012 | ||
75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 678,520.96 | 2012 | ||
76 | Gabon | 608,561.54 | 2012 | ||
77 | Mauritius | 604,130.69 | 2012 | ||
78 | Swaziland | 435,474.86 | 2012 | ||
79 | Equatorial Guinea | 389,259.21 | 2012 | ||
80 | Macau | 348,913.23 | 2012 | ||
81 | Fiji | 342,173.72 | 2012 | ||
82 | Guyana | 308,766.49 | 2012 | ||
83 | Djibouti | 294,585.57 | 2012 | ||
84 | Comoros | 239,019.26 | 2012 | ||
85 | Cape Verde | 232,008.67 | 2012 | ||
86 | Solomon Islands | 217,269.08 | 2012 | ||
87 | The Bahamas | 216,028.17 | 2012 | ||
88 | Suriname | 210,246.83 | 2012 | ||
89 | Brunei | 196,800.46 | 2012 | ||
90 | Barbados | 163,583.59 | 2012 | ||
91 | Maldives | 159,736.99 | 2012 | ||
92 | Belize | 139,455.76 | 2012 | ||
93 | New Caledonia | 112,790.15 | 2012 | ||
94 | Saint Lucia | 94,602.73 | 2012 | ||
95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54,525.46 | 2012 | ||
96 | Samoa | 48,577.11 | 2012 | ||
97 | Tonga | 42,090.24 | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force, total
- India ranked first for labor force, total amongst Hot countries in 2012.
- China has had the highest labor force, total since 1990.
- United States ranked first for labor force, total amongst Christian countries in 2012.
- Indonesia ranked first for labor force, total amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
- Russia ranked first for labor force, total amongst Europe in 2012.
- Tonga has ranked last for labor force, total since 1990.
- Germany ranked first for labor force, total amongst European Union in 2012.
- Nigeria ranked first for labor force, total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
- Brazil ranked first for labor force, total amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
- Ethiopia ranked first for labor force, total amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
- Mexico ranked first for labor force, total amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2012.