Asia Rankings
Labor Force
million people
| Rank | Country | million people | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  China | 767.6M |
2 | 2 |  India | 617.6M |
3 | 3 |  Indonesia | 147.1M |
4 | 4 |  Pakistan | 85.2M |
5 | 5 |  Bangladesh | 74.7M |
6 | 6 |  Russia | 72.4M |
7 | 7 |  Japan | 69.4M |
8 | 8 |  Vietnam | 57.0M |
9 | 9 |  Philippines | 52.2M |
10 | 10 |  Thailand | 40.9M |
11 | 11 |  South Korea | 29.8M |
12 | 12 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 22.9M |
13 | 13 |  Malaysia | 18.7M |
14 | 14 |  North Korea | 17.7M |
15 | 15 |  Uzbekistan | 14.6M |
16 | 17 |  Cambodia | 10.4M |
17 | 16 |  Kazakhstan | 10.0M |
18 | 19 |  Sri Lanka | 8.4M |
19 | 18 |  Nepal | 8.4M |
20 | 20 |  Azerbaijan | 5.1M |
21 | 21 |  Hong Kong | 3.8M |
22 | 22 |  Singapore | 3.7M |
23 | 23 |  Laos | 3.7M |
24 | 24 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.9M |
25 | 25 |  Tajikistan | 2.6M |
26 | 26 |  Turkmenistan | 2.2M |
27 | 27 |  Mongolia | 1.5M |
28 | 28 |  Bhutan | 411.3K |
29 | 29 |  Macao | 396.8K |
30 | 30 |  Maldives | 272.3K |
31 | 31 |  Brunei | 237.8K |