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DEFINITION:
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation 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.".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 776.88 million | 2008 | ||
2 | India | 449.89 million | 2008 | ||
3 | European Union | 241.08 million | 2008 | ||
4 | United States | 158.37 million | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 118.42 million | 2008 | |||
5 | Indonesia | 112.8 million | 2008 | ||
6 | Brazil | 99.95 million | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 83.44 million | 2008 | |||
7 | Bangladesh | 76.77 million | 2008 | ||
8 | Russia | 76.03 million | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 75.37 million | 2008 | |||
9 | Japan | 66.88 million | 2008 | ||
10 | Pakistan | 55.84 million | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.09 million | 2008 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 49.37 million | 2008 | |||
11 | Nigeria | 48.62 million | 2008 | ||
12 | Mexico | 46.71 million | 2008 | ||
13 | Vietnam | 45.61 million | 2008 | ||
14 | Germany | 42.38 million | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 38.54 million | 2008 | |||
15 | Thailand | 38.49 million | 2008 | ||
16 | Ethiopia | 38.15 million | 2008 | ||
17 | Philippines | 37.88 million | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 33.72 million | 2008 | |||
18 | United Kingdom | 31.49 million | 2008 | ||
19 | France | 28.61 million | 2008 | ||
20 | Burma | 26.82 million | 2008 | ||
21 | Turkey | 25.76 million | 2008 | ||
22 | Italy | 25.21 million | 2008 | ||
23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.03 million | 2008 | ||
24 | Ukraine | 23.09 million | 2008 | ||
25 | Spain | 22.77 million | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 22.43 million | 2008 | |||
26 | Tanzania | 20.78 million | 2008 | ||
27 | Argentina | 19.07 million | 2008 | ||
28 | South Africa | 18.68 million | 2008 | ||
29 | Canada | 18.66 million | 2008 | ||
30 | Colombia | 18.55 million | 2008 | ||
31 | Kenya | 18.17 million | 2008 | ||
32 | Poland | 17.65 million | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 16.51 million | 2008 | |||
33 | Algeria | 14.48 million | 2008 | ||
34 | Uganda | 13.64 million | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 13.63 million | 2008 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 13.59 million | 2008 | |||
35 | Peru | 13.3 million | 2008 | ||
36 | Sudan | 13.1 million | 2008 | ||
37 | Nepal | 12.94 million | 2008 | ||
38 | Venezuela | 12.72 million | 2008 | ||
39 | Uzbekistan | 12.26 million | 2008 | ||
40 | Morocco | 11.79 million | 2008 | ||
41 | Malaysia | 11.73 million | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 11.43 million | 2008 | |||
42 | Australia | 11.31 million | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.09 million | 2008 | |||
43 | Mozambique | 10.76 million | 2008 | ||
44 | Ghana | 10.65 million | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 10.26 million | 2008 | |||
45 | Romania | 9.96 million | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 9.85 million | 2008 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 9.7 million | 2008 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 9.61 million | 2008 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 9.58 million | 2008 | |||
46 | Madagascar | 9.35 million | 2008 | ||
47 | Afghanistan | 9.3 million | 2008 | ||
48 | Saudi Arabia | 9.09 million | 2008 | ||
49 | Netherlands | 8.93 million | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 8.85 million | 2008 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 8.68 million | 2008 | |||
50 | Kazakhstan | 8.47 million | 2008 | ||
51 | Sri Lanka | 8.29 million | 2008 | ||
52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.12 million | 2008 | ||
53 | Chile | 7.68 million | 2008 | ||
54 | Cambodia | 7.53 million | 2008 | ||
55 | Cameroon | 7.52 million | 2008 | ||
56 | Iraq | 7.46 million | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 7.15 million | 2008 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 6.99 million | 2008 | |||
57 | Burkina Faso | 6.91 million | 2008 | ||
58 | Syria | 6.73 million | 2008 | ||
59 | Malawi | 6.11 million | 2008 | ||
60 | Ecuador | 5.74 million | 2008 | ||
61 | Portugal | 5.63 million | 2008 | ||
62 | Guatemala | 5.3 million | 2008 | ||
63 | Senegal | 5.24 million | 2008 | ||
64 | Czech Republic | 5.24 million | 2008 | ||
65 | Greece | 5.2 million | 2008 | ||
66 | Cuba | 5.08 million | 2008 | ||
67 | Sweden | 5 million | 2008 | ||
68 | Zimbabwe | 4.94 million | 2008 | ||
69 | Belarus | 4.93 million | 2008 | ||
70 | Rwanda | 4.82 million | 2008 | ||
71 | Belgium | 4.78 million | 2008 | ||
72 | Guinea | 4.72 million | 2008 | ||
73 | Zambia | 4.69 million | 2008 | ||
74 | Niger | 4.59 million | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 4.58 million | 2008 | |||
75 | Dominican Republic | 4.42 million | 2008 | ||
76 | Bolivia | 4.41 million | 2008 | ||
77 | Burundi | 4.41 million | 2008 | ||
78 | Switzerland | 4.39 million | 2008 | ||
79 | Haiti | 4.38 million | 2008 | ||
80 | Austria | 4.29 million | 2008 | ||
81 | Hungary | 4.27 million | 2008 | ||
82 | Chad | 4.19 million | 2008 | ||
83 | Azerbaijan | 4.15 million | 2008 | ||
84 | Tunisia | 3.79 million | 2008 | ||
85 | Bulgaria | 3.67 million | 2008 | ||
86 | Mali | 3.67 million | 2008 | ||
87 | Benin | 3.58 million | 2008 | ||
88 | Somalia | 3.46 million | 2008 | ||
89 | Israel | 3.15 million | 2008 | ||
90 | Laos | 3 million | 2008 | ||
91 | Denmark | 2.96 million | 2008 | ||
92 | Paraguay | 2.94 million | 2008 | ||
93 | Togo | 2.87 million | 2008 | ||
94 | Papua New Guinea | 2.85 million | 2008 | ||
95 | United Arab Emirates | 2.81 million | 2008 | ||
96 | Honduras | 2.81 million | 2008 | ||
97 | Tajikistan | 2.81 million | 2008 | ||
98 | Finland | 2.72 million | 2008 | ||
99 | Slovakia | 2.7 million | 2008 | ||
100 | Norway | 2.64 million | 2008 | ||
101 | Singapore | 2.61 million | 2008 | ||
102 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.51 million | 2008 | ||
103 | El Salvador | 2.5 million | 2008 | ||
104 | Turkmenistan | 2.36 million | 2008 | ||
105 | New Zealand | 2.31 million | 2008 | ||
106 | Libya | 2.29 million | 2008 | ||
107 | Nicaragua | 2.28 million | 2008 | ||
108 | Georgia | 2.27 million | 2008 | ||
109 | Ireland | 2.22 million | 2008 | ||
110 | Costa Rica | 2.11 million | 2008 | ||
111 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 million | 2008 | ||
112 | Eritrea | 2.06 million | 2008 | ||
113 | Central African Republic | 2.02 million | 2008 | ||
114 | Croatia | 1.99 million | 2008 | ||
115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.94 million | 2008 | ||
116 | Jordan | 1.88 million | 2008 | ||
117 | Uruguay | 1.64 million | 2008 | ||
118 | Lithuania | 1.61 million | 2008 | ||
119 | Armenia | 1.6 million | 2008 | ||
120 | Panama | 1.6 million | 2008 | ||
121 | Congo, Republic of the | 1.56 million | 2008 | ||
122 | Liberia | 1.54 million | 2008 | ||
123 | Moldova | 1.48 million | 2008 | ||
124 | Puerto Rico | 1.46 million | 2008 | ||
125 | Kuwait | 1.43 million | 2008 | ||
126 | Albania | 1.41 million | 2008 | ||
127 | Lebanon | 1.41 million | 2008 | ||
128 | Mongolia | 1.4 million | 2008 | ||
129 | Mauritania | 1.35 million | 2008 | ||
130 | Jamaica | 1.23 million | 2008 | ||
131 | Latvia | 1.22 million | 2008 | ||
132 | Oman | 1.05 million | 2008 | ||
133 | Slovenia | 1.03 million | 2008 | ||
134 | Botswana | 971,808.94 | 2008 | ||
135 | Lesotho | 918,895.73 | 2008 | ||
136 | Qatar | 899,391.18 | 2008 | ||
137 | Namibia | 760,296.99 | 2008 | ||
138 | The Gambia | 742,994.67 | 2008 | ||
139 | Estonia | 701,102.38 | 2008 | ||
140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 688,272.72 | 2008 | ||
141 | Gabon | 687,011.17 | 2008 | ||
142 | Guinea-Bissau | 645,086.45 | 2008 | ||
143 | Mauritius | 572,174.26 | 2008 | ||
144 | Swaziland | 444,595.54 | 2008 | ||
145 | Cyprus | 437,897.42 | 2008 | ||
146 | East Timor | 426,828.31 | 2008 | ||
147 | Djibouti | 376,642.84 | 2008 | ||
148 | Bahrain | 363,209.35 | 2008 | ||
149 | Guyana | 341,815.81 | 2008 | ||
150 | Fiji | 339,769.57 | 2008 | ||
151 | Comoros | 315,470.32 | 2008 | ||
152 | Bhutan | 287,384.89 | 2008 | ||
153 | Equatorial Guinea | 251,474.67 | 2008 | ||
154 | Luxembourg | 220,418.46 | 2008 | ||
155 | Cape Verde | 206,900.2 | 2008 | ||
156 | Iceland | 196,790.18 | 2008 | ||
157 | Brunei | 192,143.92 | 2008 | ||
158 | Suriname | 188,961.07 | 2008 | ||
159 | The Bahamas | 183,389.9 | 2008 | ||
160 | Malta | 174,776.47 | 2008 | ||
161 | Barbados | 150,612.5 | 2008 | ||
162 | Maldives | 141,619.4 | 2008 | ||
163 | Belize | 131,864.26 | 2008 | ||
164 | Vanuatu | 119,216.29 | 2008 | ||
165 | Solomon Islands | 112,549.38 | 2008 | ||
166 | French Polynesia | 112,170.48 | 2008 | ||
167 | New Caledonia | 104,472.17 | 2008 | ||
168 | Netherlands Antilles | 94,755.77 | 2008 | ||
169 | Guam | 81,016.71 | 2008 | ||
170 | Saint Lucia | 78,037.95 | 2008 | ||
171 | Samoa | 62,115.7 | 2008 | ||
172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56,467.73 | 2008 | ||
173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53,411.6 | 2008 | ||
174 | Virgin Islands | 51,858.34 | 2008 | ||
175 | Tonga | 41,582.18 | 2008 |