Labor > Force > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total labor force comprises people 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
1	ChinaChina	776.05 million	2005
2	IndiaIndia	435.04 million	2005
3	United StatesUnited States	155.46 million	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	138.92 million	2005
4	IndonesiaIndonesia	107.21 million	2005
5	BrazilBrazil	91.31 million	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	76.82 million	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	73.83 million	2005
6	RussiaRussia	73.23 million	2005
7	JapanJapan	66.59 million	2005
8	BangladeshBangladesh	63.87 million	2005
9	PakistanPakistan	56.53 million	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	51.84 million	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	50.06 million	2005
10	NigeriaNigeria	47.87 million	2005
11	VietnamVietnam	44.04 million	2005
12	MexicoMexico	42.26 million	2005
13	GermanyGermany	40.99 million	2005
14	PhilippinesPhilippines	37.12 million	2005
15	ThailandThailand	35.72 million	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	34.29 million	1999
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	32.64 million	2005
16	EthiopiaEthiopia	31.59 million	2005
17	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	30.64 million	2005
18	IranIran	27.54 million	2005
19	BurmaBurma	27.43 million	2005
20	FranceFrance	27.1 million	2005
21	TurkeyTurkey	26.64 million	2005
22	ItalyItaly	24.44 million	2005
23	South KoreaSouth Korea	24.38 million	2005
24	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	22.94 million	2005
25	EgyptEgypt	22.88 million	2005
26	ColombiaColombia	22.34 million	2005
27	UkraineUkraine	22.32 million	2005
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	21.14 million	2005
28	SpainSpain	20.85 million	2005
29	South AfricaSouth Africa	19.56 million	2005
30	TanzaniaTanzania	19.34 million	2005
31	ArgentinaArgentina	18.36 million	2005
32	CanadaCanada	17.65 million	2005
33	PolandPoland	17.34 million	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	16.26 million	2005
34	KenyaKenya	15.5 million	2005
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	14.56 million	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	13.42 million	2005
35	AlgeriaAlgeria	13.41 million	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	13.39 million	2005
36	PeruPeru	13.35 million	2005
37	VenezuelaVenezuela	12.85 million	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	12.31 million	2005
38	UgandaUganda	11.86 million	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	11.47 million	2005
39	UzbekistanUzbekistan	11.28 million	2005
40	MoroccoMorocco	11.12 million	2005
41	MalaysiaMalaysia	11.02 million	2005
42	North KoreaNorth Korea	10.69 million	2005
43	SudanSudan	10.52 million	2005
44	NepalNepal	10.52 million	2005
45	AustraliaAustralia	10.34 million	2005
46	RomaniaRomania	10.26 million	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	9.94 million	2005
47	GhanaGhana	9.8 million	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	9.63 million	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	9.37 million	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	9.3 million	2005
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	9.3 million	2005
48	MozambiqueMozambique	9.29 million	2005
49	NetherlandsNetherlands	8.61 million	2005
50	MadagascarMadagascar	8.59 million	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	8.45 million	2005
51	Sri LankaSri Lanka	8.4 million	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	8.36 million	2005
52	KazakhstanKazakhstan	8.12 million	2005
53	SyriaSyria	7.58 million	2005
54	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	7.45 million	2005
55	AngolaAngola	7.03 million	2005
56	CambodiaCambodia	6.82 million	2005
57	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	6.8 million	2005
58	IraqIraq	6.72 million	1999
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	6.7 million	2005
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	6.63 million	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	6.59 million	2005
59	ChileChile	6.51 million	2005
60	EcuadorEcuador	6.36 million	2005
61	CameroonCameroon	6.29 million	2005
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	5.98 million	2005
62	YemenYemen	5.94 million	2005
63	NigerNiger	5.93 million	2005
64	MalawiMalawi	5.93 million	2005
65	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	5.83 million	2005
66	ZimbabweZimbabwe	5.76 million	2005
67	PortugalPortugal	5.56 million	2005
68	MaliMali	5.46 million	2005
69	CubaCuba	5.37 million	2005
70	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	5.2 million	2005
71	GreeceGreece	5.15 million	2005
72	ZambiaZambia	4.95 million	2005
73	AfghanistanAfghanistan	4.82 million	1989
74	BelarusBelarus	4.78 million	2005
75	SwedenSweden	4.68 million	2005
76	SenegalSenegal	4.59 million	2005
77	BelgiumBelgium	4.5 million	2005
78	GuineaGuinea	4.42 million	2005
79	HungaryHungary	4.21 million	2005
80	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	4.19 million	2005
81	RwandaRwanda	4.18 million	2005
82	BoliviaBolivia	4.16 million	2005
83	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	4.13 million	2005
84	GuatemalaGuatemala	4.08 million	2005
85	AustriaAustria	3.98 million	2005
86	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	3.93 million	2005
87	TunisiaTunisia	3.85 million	2005
88	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	3.85 million	2005
89	BurundiBurundi	3.83 million	2005
90	HaitiHaiti	3.67 million	2005
91	ChadChad	3.67 million	2005
92	Hong KongHong Kong	3.67 million	2005
93	SomaliaSomalia	3.52 million	2005
94	BeninBenin	3.3 million	2005
95	HondurasHonduras	3.13 million	2005
96	BulgariaBulgaria	3.11 million	2005
97	DenmarkDenmark	2.84 million	2005
98	El SalvadorEl Salvador	2.77 million	2005
99	ParaguayParaguay	2.75 million	2005
100	IsraelIsrael	2.73 million	2005
101	United Arab EmiratesUAE	2.72 million	2005
102	SlovakiaSlovakia	2.68 million	2005
103	FinlandFinland	2.66 million	2005
104	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	2.57 million	2005
105	NorwayNorway	2.52 million	2005
106	TogoTogo	2.42 million	2005
107	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.36 million	2005
108	LaosLaos	2.35 million	2005
109	LibyaLibya	2.34 million	2005
110	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	2.27 million	2005
111	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.26 million	2005
112	SingaporeSingapore	2.21 million	2005
113	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	2.2 million	2005
114	MoldovaMoldova	2.16 million	2005
115	New ZealandNew Zealand	2.15 million	2005
116	TajikistanTajikistan	2.15 million	2005
117	IrelandIreland	2.08 million	2005
118	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	2.05 million	2005
119	Costa RicaCosta Rica	1.96 million	2005
120	CroatiaCroatia	1.96 million	2005
121	NicaraguaNicaragua	1.91 million	2005
122	JordanJordan	1.84 million	2005
123	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	1.83 million	2005
124	EritreaEritrea	1.79 million	2005
125	UruguayUruguay	1.75 million	2005
126	LithuaniaLithuania	1.62 million	2005
127	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	1.51 million	2005
128	PanamaPanama	1.47 million	2005
129	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1.46 million	2005
130	LebanonLebanon	1.41 million	2005
131	KuwaitKuwait	1.37 million	2005
132	AlbaniaAlbania	1.36 million	2005
133	ArmeniaArmenia	1.28 million	2005
134	MauritaniaMauritania	1.2 million	2005
135	MongoliaMongolia	1.2 million	2005
136	LiberiaLiberia	1.2 million	2005
137	JamaicaJamaica	1.17 million	2005
138	LatviaLatvia	1.09 million	2005
139	SloveniaSlovenia	1.03 million	2005
140	OmanOman	956,903.3	2005
141	EstoniaEstonia	663,273.8	2005
142	The GambiaThe Gambia	657,713.4	2005
143	NamibiaNamibia	647,487.8	2005
144	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	636,033.8	2005
145	LesothoLesotho	633,701.2	2005
146	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	627,998.3	2005
147	BotswanaBotswana	615,224.8	2005
148	GabonGabon	596,516.2	2005
149	MauritiusMauritius	568,194.4	2005
150	QatarQatar	471,969.9	2005
151	East TimorEast Timor	394,980	2005
152	FijiFiji	386,285.7	2005
153	CyprusCyprus	375,216.6	2005
154	BahrainBahrain	337,278.8	2005
155	SwazilandSwaziland	337,152.2	2005
156	GuyanaGuyana	329,610.7	2005
157	DjiboutiDjibouti	314,646.3	2005
158	MacauMacau	258,697.8	2005
159	ComorosComoros	252,300.8	2005
160	BhutanBhutan	248,695.2	2005
161	LuxembourgLuxembourg	201,836	2005
162	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	196,849.1	2005
163	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	194,572.9	2005
164	IcelandIceland	176,805.7	2005
165	MaltaMalta	169,612.4	2005
166	Cape VerdeCape Verde	164,556.1	2005
167	BruneiBrunei	163,706.7	2005
168	The BahamasThe Bahamas	156,068.8	2005
169	BarbadosBarbados	155,562	2005
170	SurinameSuriname	152,370.5	2005
171	MaldivesMaldives	117,311.6	2005
172	BelizeBelize	116,083	2005
173	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	111,482.6	2005
174	VanuatuVanuatu	106,524.5	2005
175	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	97,495.65	2005
176	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	82,559.78	2005
177	GuamGuam	78,464.01	2005
178	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	78,105.24	2005
179	SamoaSamoa	64,985.62	2005
180	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	56,613.98	2005
181	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	50,810.29	2005
182	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	49,167.46	2005
183	TongaTonga	39,864.73	2005

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