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Labor > Force > Total per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United Arab EmiratesUAE 656.34 2005
2 MoldovaMoldova 600.22 2005
3 KuwaitKuwait 598.4 2005
4 IcelandIceland 595.84 2005
5 ChinaChina 595.26 2005
6 QatarQatar 574.76 2005
7 BarbadosBarbados 568.64 2005
8 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 563.72 2005
9 MacauMacau 552.6 2005
10 BurmaBurma 546.65 2005
11 NorwayNorway 546.11 2005
12 CanadaCanada 546.1 2005
13 ThailandThailand 544.92 2005
14 Hong KongHong Kong 537.95 2005
15 KazakhstanKazakhstan 536.38 2005
16 VietnamVietnam 534.53 2005
17 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 529.66 2005
18 NetherlandsNetherlands 527.66 2005
19 PortugalPortugal 527.4 2005
20 UruguayUruguay 526.98 2005
21 United StatesUnited States 526.07 2005
22 DenmarkDenmark 524.14 2005
23 JapanJapan 521.18 2005
24 New ZealandNew Zealand 520.94 2005
25 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 520.59 2005
26 SingaporeSingapore 519.2 2005
27 SwedenSweden 518.69 2005
28 GeorgiaGeorgia 517.48 2005
29 ColombiaColombia 517.31 2005
30 SloveniaSlovenia 516.41 2005
31 RussiaRussia 511.56 2005
32 CambodiaCambodia 510.43 2005
33 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 508.85 2005
34 VanuatuVanuatu 508.77 2005
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 507.84 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 507.23 2005
36 AustraliaAustralia 507.13 2005
37 South KoreaSouth Korea 506.36 2005
38 FinlandFinland 506.2 2005
39 IrelandIreland 500.44 2005
40 TanzaniaTanzania 498.14 2005
41 SlovakiaSlovakia 497.21 2005
42 GermanyGermany 497.05 2005
43 GuamGuam 495.35 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 494.9 2005
44 BelarusBelarus 494.25 2005
45 BurundiBurundi 493.51 2005
46 EstoniaEstonia 492.74 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 492.17 2005
47 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 491.84 2005
48 BrazilBrazil 490.55 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 485.5 2005
49 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 484.22 2005
50 AustriaAustria 483.64 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 481.73 2005
51 PeruPeru 481.43 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 481.1 2005
52 VenezuelaVenezuela 480.95 2005
53 SpainSpain 480.53 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 477.67 2005
54 IndonesiaIndonesia 477.61 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 476.08 2005
55 CubaCuba 475.75 2005
56 MongoliaMongolia 475.18 2005
57 LatviaLatvia 475.15 2005
58 ArgentinaArgentina 475.08 2005
59 LithuaniaLithuania 474.64 2005
60 RomaniaRomania 474.41 2005
61 The BahamasThe Bahamas 474.25 2005
62 UkraineUkraine 473.94 2005
63 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 472.2 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 470.81 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 470.03 2005
64 FijiFiji 469.66 2005
65 MadagascarMadagascar 469.41 2005
66 ParaguayParaguay 466.34 2005
67 GreeceGreece 463.56 2005
68 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 462.53 2005
69 EcuadorEcuador 461.56 2005
70 GuineaGuinea 461.22 2005
71 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 460.94 2005
72 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 460.37 2005
73 MalawiMalawi 458.79 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 458.55 2005
74 GhanaGhana 458.43 2005
75 The GambiaThe Gambia 457.84 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 457.18 2005
76 MaliMali 457.15 2005
77 MauritiusMauritius 457.02 2005
78 El SalvadorEl Salvador 456.36 2005
79 PolandPoland 454.29 2005
80 HondurasHonduras 454.02 2005
81 ZimbabweZimbabwe 453.37 2005
82 Costa RicaCosta Rica 452.82 2005
83 NigerNiger 450 2005
84 North KoreaNorth Korea 449 2005
85 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 447.43 2005
86 BangladeshBangladesh 446.21 2005
87 BruneiBrunei 445.08 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 444.96 2005
88 BoliviaBolivia 444.18 2005
89 RwandaRwanda 443.6 2005
90 MozambiqueMozambique 442.27 2005
91 CroatiaCroatia 440.29 2005
92 JamaicaJamaica 440.2 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 439.15 2005
93 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 439.05 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 438.29 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 437.54 2005
94 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 437.39 2005
95 TogoTogo 436.29 2005
96 PanamaPanama 435.92 2005
97 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 434.68 2005
98 LuxembourgLuxembourg 433.91 2005
99 GuyanaGuyana 433.22 2005
100 KenyaKenya 433.06 2005
101 PhilippinesPhilippines 432.47 2005
102 GabonGabon 432.43 2005
103 ZambiaZambia 431.53 2005
104 UzbekistanUzbekistan 431.03 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 430.5 2005
105 AfghanistanAfghanistan 429.35 1989
106 BelgiumBelgium 429.3 2005
107 FranceFrance 428.93 2005
108 Sri LankaSri Lanka 427.73 2005
109 BelizeBelize 426.9 2005
110 MalaysiaMalaysia 426.39 2005
111 AlbaniaAlbania 425.58 2005
112 AngolaAngola 425.05 2005
113 ArmeniaArmenia 424.74 2005
114 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 424.59 2005
115 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 422.15 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 420.46 2005
116 MaltaMalta 420 2005
117 ComorosComoros 419.99 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 419.23 1999
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 418.5 2005
118 LibyaLibya 417.83 2005
119 HungaryHungary 417.12 2005
120 ItalyItaly 417.01 2005
121 SyriaSyria 416.96 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 416.25 2005
122 NepalNepal 416 2005
123 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 415.95 2005
124 SomaliaSomalia 415.94 2005
125 EthiopiaEthiopia 414.7 2005
126 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 414.6 2005
127 South AfricaSouth Africa 414.44 2005
128 UgandaUganda 412.99 2005
129 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 411.81 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 410.06 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 409.7 2005
130 SenegalSenegal 407.33 2005
131 LaosLaos 406.64 2005
132 DjiboutiDjibouti 405.17 2005
133 BeninBenin 402.87 2005
134 BulgariaBulgaria 401.89 2005
135 East TimorEast Timor 401.76 2005
136 ChileChile 398.6 2005
137 HaitiHaiti 395.98 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 395.8 2005
138 TongaTonga 394.86 2005
139 AlgeriaAlgeria 394.74 2005
140 MaldivesMaldives 394.22 2005
141 IsraelIsrael 393.99 2005
142 TurkeyTurkey 393.24 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 393.1 2005
143 IranIran 392.61 2005
144 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 390.82 2005
145 IndiaIndia 385.96 2005
146 TunisiaTunisia 383.68 2005
147 BahrainBahrain 383.47 2005
148 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 382.84 2005
149 MauritaniaMauritania 382.37 2005
150 BhutanBhutan 382.36 2005
151 MexicoMexico 381.66 2005
152 OmanOman 379.37 2005
153 MoroccoMorocco 369.17 2005
154 EritreaEritrea 368.21 2005
155 ChadChad 366.12 2005
156 LiberiaLiberia 365.63 2005
157 CyprusCyprus 363.38 2005
158 SamoaSamoa 361.18 2005
159 PakistanPakistan 357.86 2005
160 LebanonLebanon 353.35 2005
161 NicaraguaNicaragua 349.91 2005
162 CameroonCameroon 346.99 2005
163 Cape VerdeCape Verde 343.79 2005
164 NigeriaNigeria 342.93 2005
165 JordanJordan 340.71 2005
166 SudanSudan 333.15 2005
167 LesothoLesotho 329.05 2005
168 BotswanaBotswana 327.98 2005
169 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 326.1 2005
170 GuatemalaGuatemala 321.57 2005
171 NamibiaNamibia 319.43 2005
172 EgyptEgypt 318.7 2005
173 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 318 2005
174 TajikistanTajikistan 315.63 2005
175 SwazilandSwaziland 305.21 2005
176 SurinameSuriname 305.03 2005
177 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 301.87 2005
178 YemenYemen 295.01 2005
179 IraqIraq 290.91 1999

Citation

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Interesting observations about Labor > Force > Total per 1000

  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for force > total per 1000 globally in 2005.
  • 6 of the bottom 40 countries by force > total per 1000 are Densely populated.
  • 29 of the bottom 173 countries by force > total per 1000 are Latin American and Caribbean.
  • 14 of the bottom 143 countries by force > total per 1000 are East Asian and Pacific.
  • 9 of the bottom 172 countries by force > total per 1000 are Western European.
  • 24 of the bottom 148 countries by force > total per 1000 are Former French colonies'.
  • 18 of the bottom 162 countries by force > total per 1000 are Eurozone.
  • 2 of the bottom 21 countries by force > total per 1000 are South and Central Asian.
  • 7 of the bottom 168 countries by force > total per 1000 are G7.
  • 7 of the bottom 168 countries by force > total per 1000 are English speaking .
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