Labor > Labor force, total: Countries Compared

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
1	ChinaChina	787.63 million	2012
2	IndiaIndia	484.34 million	2012
3	European UnionEuropean Union	250.03 million	2012
4	United StatesUnited States	158.69 million	2012
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	126.41 million	2012
5	IndonesiaIndonesia	118.38 million	2012
6	BrazilBrazil	104.75 million	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	79.16 million	2012
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	78.85 million	2012
7	RussiaRussia	77.06 million	2012
8	BangladeshBangladesh	76.04 million	2012
9	JapanJapan	65.28 million	2012
10	PakistanPakistan	63.78 million	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	53.43 million	2012
11	VietnamVietnam	52.86 million	2012
12	MexicoMexico	52.85 million	2012
13	NigeriaNigeria	52.64 million	2012
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	52.41 million	2012
14	EthiopiaEthiopia	43.59 million	2012
15	GermanyGermany	42.52 million	2012
16	PhilippinesPhilippines	41.28 million	2012
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	39.62 million	2012
17	ThailandThailand	39.42 million	2012
18	BurmaBurma	33.3 million	2012
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	32.76 million	2012
19	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	32.38 million	2012
20	FranceFrance	30.13 million	2012
21	EgyptEgypt	27.19 million	2012
22	TurkeyTurkey	27.05 million	2012
23	IranIran	26.13 million	2012
24	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	25.93 million	2012
25	South KoreaSouth Korea	25.77 million	2012
26	ItalyItaly	25.66 million	2012
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	23.63 million	2012
27	TanzaniaTanzania	23.51 million	2012
28	SpainSpain	23.28 million	2012
29	UkraineUkraine	23.13 million	2012
30	ColombiaColombia	23.11 million	2012
31	CanadaCanada	19.34 million	2012
32	ArgentinaArgentina	18.85 million	2012
33	South AfricaSouth Africa	18.69 million	2012
34	PolandPoland	18.53 million	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	17.1 million	2012
35	KenyaKenya	16.7 million	2012
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	16.52 million	2012
36	PeruPeru	16.16 million	2012
37	North KoreaNorth Korea	15.09 million	2012
38	UgandaUganda	14.51 million	2012
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	14.21 million	2012
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	14.06 million	2012
39	VenezuelaVenezuela	13.86 million	2012
40	UzbekistanUzbekistan	13 million	2012
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	12.98 million	2012
41	MalaysiaMalaysia	12.72 million	2012
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	12.57 million	2012
42	AlgeriaAlgeria	12.21 million	2012
43	AustraliaAustralia	12.01 million	2012
44	MoroccoMorocco	11.73 million	2012
45	SudanSudan	11.65 million	2012
46	NetherlandsNetherlands	11.58 million	2012
47	MadagascarMadagascar	11.33 million	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	11.03 million	2012
48	GhanaGhana	10.78 million	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	10.57 million	2012
49	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	10.38 million	2012
50	NepalNepal	10.35 million	2012
51	RomaniaRomania	10.2 million	2012
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	9.88 million	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	9.69 million	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	9.59 million	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	9.14 million	2012
52	KazakhstanKazakhstan	9.04 million	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	8.93 million	2012
53	CameroonCameroon	8.66 million	2012
54	ChileChile	8.46 million	2012
55	CambodiaCambodia	8.43 million	2012
56	Sri LankaSri Lanka	8.37 million	2012
57	IraqIraq	8.18 million	2012
58	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	7.81 million	2012
59	AngolaAngola	7.63 million	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	7.52 million	2012
60	AfghanistanAfghanistan	7.51 million	2012
61	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	7.47 million	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	7.45 million	2012
62	EcuadorEcuador	7.39 million	2012
63	MalawiMalawi	7.2 million	2012
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	7.16 million	2012
64	ZimbabweZimbabwe	7.09 million	2012
65	MozambiqueMozambique	6.92 million	2012
66	YemenYemen	6.86 million	2012
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	6.32 million	2012
67	SyriaSyria	6.31 million	2012
68	United Arab EmiratesUAE	6.25 million	2012
69	GuatemalaGuatemala	6.04 million	2012
70	ZambiaZambia	5.95 million	2012
71	SenegalSenegal	5.93 million	2012
72	RwandaRwanda	5.56 million	2012
73	NigerNiger	5.55 million	2012
74	PortugalPortugal	5.47 million	2012
75	CubaCuba	5.33 million	2012
76	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	5.28 million	2012
77	MaliMali	5.17 million	2012
78	GreeceGreece	5.13 million	2012
79	SwedenSweden	5.08 million	2012
80	BoliviaBolivia	4.92 million	2012
81	BelgiumBelgium	4.91 million	2012
82	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	4.74 million	2012
83	GuineaGuinea	4.74 million	2012
84	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	4.64 million	2012
85	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	4.63 million	2012
86	ChadChad	4.59 million	2012
87	BurundiBurundi	4.53 million	2012
88	BelarusBelarus	4.48 million	2012
89	AustriaAustria	4.41 million	2012
90	HungaryHungary	4.4 million	2012
91	HaitiHaiti	4.31 million	2012
92	BeninBenin	4.17 million	2012
93	TunisiaTunisia	3.93 million	2012
94	Hong KongHong Kong	3.73 million	2012
95	IsraelIsrael	3.65 million	2012
96	TajikistanTajikistan	3.48 million	2012
97	BulgariaBulgaria	3.35 million	2012
98	LaosLaos	3.32 million	2012
99	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	3.19 million	2012
100	HondurasHonduras	3.19 million	2012
101	ParaguayParaguay	3.16 million	2012
102	TogoTogo	3.12 million	2012
103	SingaporeSingapore	3.02 million	2012
104	SomaliaSomalia	3.01 million	2012
105	EritreaEritrea	2.95 million	2012
106	DenmarkDenmark	2.91 million	2012
107	SlovakiaSlovakia	2.74 million	2012
108	FinlandFinland	2.72 million	2012
109	El SalvadorEl Salvador	2.71 million	2012
110	NorwayNorway	2.67 million	2012
111	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	2.61 million	2012
112	NicaraguaNicaragua	2.52 million	2012
113	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.4 million	2012
114	New ZealandNew Zealand	2.4 million	2012
115	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.34 million	2012
116	LibyaLibya	2.31 million	2012
117	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2.3 million	2012
118	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	2.26 million	2012
119	IrelandIreland	2.17 million	2012
120	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	2.13 million	2012
121	CroatiaCroatia	1.86 million	2012
122	PanamaPanama	1.78 million	2012
123	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	1.77 million	2012
124	UruguayUruguay	1.74 million	2012
125	JordanJordan	1.72 million	2012
126	KuwaitKuwait	1.66 million	2012
127	LebanonLebanon	1.64 million	2012
128	OmanOman	1.6 million	2012
129	QatarQatar	1.54 million	2012
130	LithuaniaLithuania	1.54 million	2012
131	ArmeniaArmenia	1.48 million	2012
132	LiberiaLiberia	1.47 million	2012
133	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.45 million	2012
134	AlbaniaAlbania	1.37 million	2012
135	MongoliaMongolia	1.27 million	2012
136	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1.25 million	2012
137	JamaicaJamaica	1.24 million	2012
138	MauritaniaMauritania	1.22 million	2012
139	MoldovaMoldova	1.19 million	2012
140	NamibiaNamibia	1.13 million	2012
141	LatviaLatvia	1.04 million	2012
142	SloveniaSlovenia	1.02 million	2012
143	BotswanaBotswana	1.02 million	2012
144	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	964,226.83	2012
145	LesothoLesotho	855,109.85	2012
146	The GambiaThe Gambia	751,037.77	2012
147	BahrainBahrain	741,723.44	2012
148	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	711,710.39	2012
149	EstoniaEstonia	697,884.19	2012
150	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	678,520.96	2012
151	GabonGabon	608,561.54	2012
152	MauritiusMauritius	604,130.69	2012
153	CyprusCyprus	593,905.35	2012
154	SwazilandSwaziland	435,474.86	2012
155	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	389,259.21	2012
156	BhutanBhutan	382,768.27	2012
157	MacauMacau	348,913.23	2012
158	FijiFiji	342,173.72	2012
159	GuyanaGuyana	308,766.49	2012
160	DjiboutiDjibouti	294,585.57	2012
161	LuxembourgLuxembourg	253,115.73	2012
162	East TimorEast Timor	247,468.52	2012
163	ComorosComoros	239,019.26	2012
164	Cape VerdeCape Verde	232,008.67	2012
165	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	217,269.08	2012
166	The BahamasThe Bahamas	216,028.17	2012
167	SurinameSuriname	210,246.83	2012
168	BruneiBrunei	196,800.46	2012
169	IcelandIceland	187,844.96	2012
170	MaltaMalta	185,672.7	2012
171	BarbadosBarbados	163,583.59	2012
172	MaldivesMaldives	159,736.99	2012
173	BelizeBelize	139,455.76	2012
174	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	117,780.41	2012
175	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	112,790.15	2012
176	VanuatuVanuatu	109,790.07	2012
177	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	94,602.73	2012
178	GuamGuam	74,883.87	2012
179	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	66,674.7	2012
180	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	54,525.46	2012
181	SamoaSamoa	48,577.11	2012
182	TongaTonga	42,090.24	2012

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