All👷 Labor force, total
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Asia60% · 47 entries
- Africa16% · 51 entries
- Americas14% · 33 entries
- Europe9.4% · 39 entries
- Oceania0.6% · 11 entries
1
🇨🇳China
768.1M
2
🇮🇳India
617.6M
3
🇺🇸United States
174.8M
4
🇮🇩Indonesia
147.1M
5
🇳🇬Nigeria
116.6M
6
🇧🇷Brazil
108.3M
7
🇵🇰Pakistan
85.2M
8
🇧🇩Bangladesh
74.7M
9
🇷🇺Russia
72.8M
10
🇯🇵Japan
69.5M
11
🇲🇽Mexico
61.7M
12
🇻🇳Vietnam
57.0M
13
🇪🇹Ethiopia
56.8M
14
🇵🇭Philippines
52.2M
15
🇩🇪Germany
43.5M
16
🇹🇭Thailand
40.9M
17
🇨🇩DR Congo
39.2M
18
🇹🇷Türkiye
36.9M
19
🇪🇬Egypt
36.1M
20
🇬🇧United Kingdom
35.4M
21
🇹🇿Tanzania
34.1M
22
🇫🇷France
31.9M
23
🇰🇷South Korea
29.9M
24
🇮🇷Iran
29.5M
25
🇨🇴Colombia
27.1M
26
🇿🇦South Africa
26.7M
27
🇮🇹Italy
25.7M
28
🇪🇸Spain
24.8M
29
🇰🇪Kenya
24.7M
30
🇺🇬Uganda
23.4M
31
🇲🇲Myanmar
22.9M
32
🇨🇦Canada
22.8M
33
🇦🇷Argentina
22.4M
34
🇵🇪Peru
19.2M
35
🇲🇾Malaysia
18.7M
36
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
18.4M
37
🇵🇱Poland
18.2M
38
🇰🇵North Korea
17.7M
39
🇲🇬Madagascar
17.1M
40
🇦🇴Angola
16.3M
41
🇲🇿Mozambique
15.7M
42
🇦🇺Australia
15.1M
43
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
14.6M
44
🇩🇿Algeria
13.6M
45
🇬🇭Ghana
13.3M
46
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
13.1M
47
🇲🇦Morocco
12.6M
48
🇮🇶Iraq
12.5M
49
🇳🇪Niger
12.0M
50
🇨🇲Cameroon
11.5M
Highlights
As of 2025, China ranks first with 768.1M, followed by India (617.6M) and United States (174.8M).
Across 181 countries and territories, values run from 768.1M (China) to 0.0M (Tonga), with a median of 4.3M.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 6 from Asia, 2 from the Americas, 1 from Africa and 1 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Labor force, total, 2025. Unit: million.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Labor force, total · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 16, 2026