Labor > Labor force > Total: Countries Compared

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.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ChinaChina	776.88 million	2008
2	IndiaIndia	449.89 million	2008
3	European UnionEuropean Union	241.08 million	2008
4	United StatesUnited States	158.37 million	2008
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	118.42 million	2008
5	IndonesiaIndonesia	112.8 million	2008
6	BrazilBrazil	99.95 million	2008
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	83.44 million	2008
7	BangladeshBangladesh	76.77 million	2008
8	RussiaRussia	76.03 million	2008
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	75.37 million	2008
9	JapanJapan	66.88 million	2008
10	PakistanPakistan	55.84 million	2008
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	53.09 million	2008
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	49.37 million	2008
11	NigeriaNigeria	48.62 million	2008
12	MexicoMexico	46.71 million	2008
13	VietnamVietnam	45.61 million	2008
14	GermanyGermany	42.38 million	2008
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	38.54 million	2008
15	ThailandThailand	38.49 million	2008
16	EthiopiaEthiopia	38.15 million	2008
17	PhilippinesPhilippines	37.88 million	2008
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	33.72 million	2008
18	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	31.49 million	2008
19	FranceFrance	28.61 million	2008
20	BurmaBurma	26.82 million	2008
21	TurkeyTurkey	25.76 million	2008
22	ItalyItaly	25.21 million	2008
23	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	24.03 million	2008
24	UkraineUkraine	23.09 million	2008
25	SpainSpain	22.77 million	2008
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	22.43 million	2008
26	TanzaniaTanzania	20.78 million	2008
27	ArgentinaArgentina	19.07 million	2008
28	South AfricaSouth Africa	18.68 million	2008
29	CanadaCanada	18.66 million	2008
30	ColombiaColombia	18.55 million	2008
31	KenyaKenya	18.17 million	2008
32	PolandPoland	17.65 million	2008
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	16.51 million	2008
33	AlgeriaAlgeria	14.48 million	2008
34	UgandaUganda	13.64 million	2008
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	13.63 million	2008
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	13.59 million	2008
35	PeruPeru	13.3 million	2008
36	SudanSudan	13.1 million	2008
37	NepalNepal	12.94 million	2008
38	VenezuelaVenezuela	12.72 million	2008
39	UzbekistanUzbekistan	12.26 million	2008
40	MoroccoMorocco	11.79 million	2008
41	MalaysiaMalaysia	11.73 million	2008
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	11.43 million	2008
42	AustraliaAustralia	11.31 million	2008
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	11.09 million	2008
43	MozambiqueMozambique	10.76 million	2008
44	GhanaGhana	10.65 million	2008
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	10.26 million	2008
45	RomaniaRomania	9.96 million	2008
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	9.85 million	2008
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	9.7 million	2008
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	9.61 million	2008
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	9.58 million	2008
46	MadagascarMadagascar	9.35 million	2008
47	AfghanistanAfghanistan	9.3 million	2008
48	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	9.09 million	2008
49	NetherlandsNetherlands	8.93 million	2008
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	8.85 million	2008
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	8.68 million	2008
50	KazakhstanKazakhstan	8.47 million	2008
51	Sri LankaSri Lanka	8.29 million	2008
52	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	8.12 million	2008
53	ChileChile	7.68 million	2008
54	CambodiaCambodia	7.53 million	2008
55	CameroonCameroon	7.52 million	2008
56	IraqIraq	7.46 million	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	7.15 million	2008
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	6.99 million	2008
57	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	6.91 million	2008
58	SyriaSyria	6.73 million	2008
59	MalawiMalawi	6.11 million	2008
60	EcuadorEcuador	5.74 million	2008
61	PortugalPortugal	5.63 million	2008
62	GuatemalaGuatemala	5.3 million	2008
63	SenegalSenegal	5.24 million	2008
64	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	5.24 million	2008
65	GreeceGreece	5.2 million	2008
66	CubaCuba	5.08 million	2008
67	SwedenSweden	5 million	2008
68	ZimbabweZimbabwe	4.94 million	2008
69	BelarusBelarus	4.93 million	2008
70	RwandaRwanda	4.82 million	2008
71	BelgiumBelgium	4.78 million	2008
72	GuineaGuinea	4.72 million	2008
73	ZambiaZambia	4.69 million	2008
74	NigerNiger	4.59 million	2008
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	4.58 million	2008
75	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	4.42 million	2008
76	BoliviaBolivia	4.41 million	2008
77	BurundiBurundi	4.41 million	2008
78	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	4.39 million	2008
79	HaitiHaiti	4.38 million	2008
80	AustriaAustria	4.29 million	2008
81	HungaryHungary	4.27 million	2008
82	ChadChad	4.19 million	2008
83	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	4.15 million	2008
84	TunisiaTunisia	3.79 million	2008
85	BulgariaBulgaria	3.67 million	2008
86	MaliMali	3.67 million	2008
87	BeninBenin	3.58 million	2008
88	SomaliaSomalia	3.46 million	2008
89	IsraelIsrael	3.15 million	2008
90	LaosLaos	3 million	2008
91	DenmarkDenmark	2.96 million	2008
92	ParaguayParaguay	2.94 million	2008
93	TogoTogo	2.87 million	2008
94	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	2.85 million	2008
95	United Arab EmiratesUAE	2.81 million	2008
96	HondurasHonduras	2.81 million	2008
97	TajikistanTajikistan	2.81 million	2008
98	FinlandFinland	2.72 million	2008
99	SlovakiaSlovakia	2.7 million	2008
100	NorwayNorway	2.64 million	2008
101	SingaporeSingapore	2.61 million	2008
102	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	2.51 million	2008
103	El SalvadorEl Salvador	2.5 million	2008
104	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	2.36 million	2008
105	New ZealandNew Zealand	2.31 million	2008
106	LibyaLibya	2.29 million	2008
107	NicaraguaNicaragua	2.28 million	2008
108	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.27 million	2008
109	IrelandIreland	2.22 million	2008
110	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2.11 million	2008
111	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.1 million	2008
112	EritreaEritrea	2.06 million	2008
113	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	2.02 million	2008
114	CroatiaCroatia	1.99 million	2008
115	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.94 million	2008
116	JordanJordan	1.88 million	2008
117	UruguayUruguay	1.64 million	2008
118	LithuaniaLithuania	1.61 million	2008
119	ArmeniaArmenia	1.6 million	2008
120	PanamaPanama	1.6 million	2008
121	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	1.56 million	2008
122	LiberiaLiberia	1.54 million	2008
123	MoldovaMoldova	1.48 million	2008
124	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1.46 million	2008
125	KuwaitKuwait	1.43 million	2008
126	AlbaniaAlbania	1.41 million	2008
127	LebanonLebanon	1.41 million	2008
128	MongoliaMongolia	1.4 million	2008
129	MauritaniaMauritania	1.35 million	2008
130	JamaicaJamaica	1.23 million	2008
131	LatviaLatvia	1.22 million	2008
132	OmanOman	1.05 million	2008
133	SloveniaSlovenia	1.03 million	2008
134	BotswanaBotswana	971,808.94	2008
135	LesothoLesotho	918,895.73	2008
136	QatarQatar	899,391.18	2008
137	NamibiaNamibia	760,296.99	2008
138	The GambiaThe Gambia	742,994.67	2008
139	EstoniaEstonia	701,102.38	2008
140	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	688,272.72	2008
141	GabonGabon	687,011.17	2008
142	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	645,086.45	2008
143	MauritiusMauritius	572,174.26	2008
144	SwazilandSwaziland	444,595.54	2008
145	CyprusCyprus	437,897.42	2008
146	East TimorEast Timor	426,828.31	2008
147	DjiboutiDjibouti	376,642.84	2008
148	BahrainBahrain	363,209.35	2008
149	GuyanaGuyana	341,815.81	2008
150	FijiFiji	339,769.57	2008
151	ComorosComoros	315,470.32	2008
152	BhutanBhutan	287,384.89	2008
153	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	251,474.67	2008
154	LuxembourgLuxembourg	220,418.46	2008
155	Cape VerdeCape Verde	206,900.2	2008
156	IcelandIceland	196,790.18	2008
157	BruneiBrunei	192,143.92	2008
158	SurinameSuriname	188,961.07	2008
159	The BahamasThe Bahamas	183,389.9	2008
160	MaltaMalta	174,776.47	2008
161	BarbadosBarbados	150,612.5	2008
162	MaldivesMaldives	141,619.4	2008
163	BelizeBelize	131,864.26	2008
164	VanuatuVanuatu	119,216.29	2008
165	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	112,549.38	2008
166	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	112,170.48	2008
167	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	104,472.17	2008
168	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	94,755.77	2008
169	GuamGuam	81,016.71	2008
170	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	78,037.95	2008
171	SamoaSamoa	62,115.7	2008
172	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	56,467.73	2008
173	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	53,411.6	2008
174	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	51,858.34	2008
175	TongaTonga	41,582.18	2008

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