Labor Force

Global Ranking

million peopleSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	China	792.08	2021	1	792.5
2	India	471.3	2021	2	457.78
3	United States	164.79	2021	3	164.74
4	Indonesia	139.16	2021	4	136.46
5	Brazil	99.43	2021	5	96.54
6 ↑	Pakistan	73.78	2021	7	71.81
7 ↓	Russia	71.77	2021	6	72.79
8 ↑	Bangladesh	69.82	2021	9	68.41
9 ↓	Japan	68.22	2021	8	68.54
10	Nigeria	64.48	2021	10	62.26
11 ↑	Mexico	57.3	2021	13	53.08
12 ↓	Vietnam	56.15	2021	11	55.89
13 ↓	Ethiopia	55.9	2021	12	53.55
14	Germany	43.85	2021	14	44.08
15	Philippines	43.83	2021	15	41.97
16	Thailand	39.05	2021	16	39.04
17	United Kingdom	34.65	2021	17	34.68
18 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	32.71	2021	19	31.47
19 ↓	Turkey	32.62	2021	18	31.62
20	France	30.97	2021	20	30.26
21 ↑	Tanzania	29.04	2021	22	28
22 ↓	South Korea	28.55	2021	21	28.47
23	Egypt	28.46	2021	23	27.87
24	Iran	26.41	2021	24	25.88
25 ↑	Colombia	25.91	2021	26	24.83
26 ↑	Kenya	24.97	2021	27	24.13
27 ↓	Italy	24.95	2021	25	25.09
28 ↑	Spain	23.31	2021	29	22.99
29 ↑	South Africa	22.67	2021	30	21.35
30 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	22.47	2021	28	23
31	Canada	21.01	2021	31	20.51
32 ↑	Argentina	20.95	2021	33	19.21
33 ↓	Ukraine	20.31	2021	32	20.42
34 ↑	Peru	18.57	2021	37	16.2
35 ↓	Poland	18.25	2021	34	18.02
36	Uganda	17.35	2021	36	16.5
37 ↑	Nepal	16.99	2021	39	16.05
38 ↓	North Korea	16.93	2021	35	16.88
39 ↓	Malaysia	16.28	2021	38	16.09
40	Saudi Arabia	16.14	2021	40	15.99
41 ↑	Madagascar	14.46	2021	42	13.96
42 ↓	Uzbekistan	14.36	2021	41	14.05
43	Mozambique	14.15	2021	43	13.66
44 ↑	Angola	13.97	2021	45	13.42
45 ↑	Ghana	13.7	2021	46	13.36
46 ↓	Australia	13.65	2021	44	13.48
47	Sudan	13.06	2021	47	12.58
48	Algeria	12.4	2021	48	12.1
49	Morocco	11.96	2021	49	11.67
50	Cameroon	11.95	2021	50	11.58
51 ↑	Iraq	10.72	2021	52	10.37
52 ↓	Venezuela	10.67	2021	51	10.46
53	Netherlands	9.9	2021	53	9.49
54	Afghanistan	9.7	2021	54	9.42
55 ↑	Cambodia	9.36	2021	56	9.19
56 ↓	Kazakhstan	9.29	2021	55	9.2
57 ↑	Niger	9.25	2021	58	8.87
58 ↑	Ivory Coast	8.81	2021	59	8.55
59 ↑	Malawi	8.54	2021	61	8.19
60	Chile	8.5	2021	60	8.54
61 ↑	Ecuador	8.45	2021	63	7.7
62 ↓	Romania	8.43	2021	57	8.96
63 ↓	Sri Lanka	8.24	2021	62	8.11
64	Zambia	7.84	2021	64	7.55
65	Burkina Faso	7.8	2021	65	7.53
66	Mali	7.62	2021	66	7.34
67	Zimbabwe	7.42	2021	67	7.2
68	Yemen	6.91	2021	68	6.71
69 ↑	Guatemala	6.68	2021	70	6.39
70 ↓	Rwanda	6.64	2021	69	6.44
71	United Arab Emirates	6.5	2021	71	6.38
72 ↑	Bolivia	6.31	2021	74	5.25
73 ↓	Sweden	5.56	2021	72	5.49
74 ↑	Syria	5.45	2021	76	5.17
75 ↓	Czech Republic	5.38	2021	73	5.39
76 ↑	Chad	5.31	2021	78	5.09
77 ↑	Burundi	5.27	2021	78	5.09
78 ↓	Belgium	5.22	2021	77	5.16
79 ↓	Portugal	5.19	2021	75	5.19
80	Benin	5.15	2021	80	4.99
81 ↑	Haiti	5.07	2021	83	4.96
82 ↑	Dominican Republic	4.97	2021	85	4.75
83 ↓	Switzerland	4.96	2021	81	4.98
83 ↑	Azerbaijan	4.96	2021	84	4.85
85 ↓	Belarus	4.92	2021	82	4.97
85	Hungary	4.92	2021	85	4.75
87 ↑	Guinea	4.8	2021	89	4.61
88 ↓	Greece	4.66	2021	87	4.71
88	Austria	4.66	2021	88	4.64
90	Senegal	4.42	2021	90	4.26
91 ↑	Honduras	4.25	2021	93	4.09
92	Israel	4.21	2021	92	4.11
93 ↓	Tunisia	4.15	2021	91	4.12
94 ↑	Laos	3.86	2021	95	3.79
95 ↓	Hong Kong	3.81	2021	94	3.89
96	Paraguay	3.71	2021	96	3.56
97	Singapore	3.27	2021	97	3.45
97 ↑	Bulgaria	3.27	2021	98	3.29
99	Serbia	3.14	2021	99	3.15
100	Denmark	3.05	2021	100	3.03
101	Nicaragua	3.02	2021	101	2.95
102	Somalia	2.99	2021	102	2.88
103 ↑	Norway	2.97	2021	104	2.84
104 ↑	Togo	2.91	2021	105	2.82
105 ↓	New Zealand	2.9	2021	102	2.88
106	Finland	2.81	2021	106	2.75
107	Papua New Guinea	2.8	2021	107	2.74
108	Slovakia	2.78	2021	108	2.72
109 ↑	Oman	2.75	2021	110	2.65
110 ↓	Sierra Leone	2.74	2021	109	2.67
111	El Salvador	2.72	2021	111	2.64
112	Jordan	2.66	2021	112	2.59
113	Kyrgyzstan	2.55	2021	113	2.48
114 ↑	Ireland	2.5	2021	115	2.41
115 ↓	Tajikistan	2.46	2021	114	2.42
116	Costa Rica	2.42	2021	116	2.37
117 ↑	Kuwait	2.41	2021	118	2.31
118 ↓	Libya	2.4	2021	117	2.34
119	Liberia	2.32	2021	119	2.23
120 ↑	Republic of the Congo	2.22	2021	122	2.13
121 ↓	Qatar	2.21	2021	120	2.17
122 ↓	Lebanon	2.17	2021	121	2.16
123	Central African Republic	2	2021	123	1.93
124 ↑	Panama	1.98	2021	125	1.84
125 ↓	Turkmenistan	1.94	2021	124	1.92
126	Croatia	1.74	2021	126	1.77
126 ↑	Georgia	1.74	2021	127	1.76
128	Uruguay	1.71	2021	128	1.69
129	Eritrea	1.64	2021	129	1.57
130	Lithuania	1.47	2021	130	1.48
131	Jamaica	1.44	2021	131	1.4
132	Albania	1.36	2021	132	1.36
133	Mongolia	1.35	2021	133	1.33
134	Mauritania	1.29	2021	134	1.25
135	Armenia	1.22	2021	135	1.2
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.18	2021	136	1.19
137	Puerto Rico	1.12	2021	137	1.06
138	Slovenia	1.04	2021	138	1.03
139 ↑	Bahrain	1.01	2021	140	0.97
140 ↑	Botswana	0.97	2021	141	0.95
141 ↑	Namibia	0.95	2021	142	0.93
142 ↓	Latvia	0.94	2021	139	0.98
143	Lesotho	0.93	2021	143	0.92
144	Macedonia	0.91	2021	144	0.91
145	Moldova	0.84	2021	145	0.89
146	Guinea-Bissau	0.83	2021	146	0.81
147	Gambia	0.8	2021	147	0.77
148	Estonia	0.7	2021	148	0.71
149	Gabon	0.69	2021	149	0.67
150	Trinidad and Tobago	0.64	2021	150	0.63
150	Cyprus	0.64	2021	150	0.63
152	Mauritius	0.6	2021	152	0.59
153	Equatorial Guinea	0.5	2021	153	0.48
154	Macao	0.39	2021	154	0.39
155	Swaziland	0.37	2021	155	0.36
156 ↓	Fiji	0.36	2021	155	0.36
156 ↑	Solomon Islands	0.36	2021	157	0.35
158	Bhutan	0.35	2021	158	0.34
159	Luxembourg	0.33	2021	159	0.32
160	Guyana	0.3	2021	160	0.29
161	Malta	0.28	2021	161	0.28
161 ↑	Montenegro	0.28	2021	162	0.27
163 ↑	Suriname	0.24	2021	164	0.23
163	Maldives	0.24	2021	163	0.24
163 ↑	Comoros	0.24	2021	164	0.23
166	Djibouti	0.22	2021	166	0.22
166	Brunei	0.22	2021	166	0.22
166 ↑	Cape Verde	0.22	2021	168	0.21
169 ↑	Bahamas	0.21	2021	170	0.2
170 ↓	Iceland	0.2	2021	168	0.21
171	Belize	0.18	2021	171	0.17
172	Barbados	0.14	2021	172	0.14
173	New Caledonia	0.13	2021	173	0.13
173	Vanuatu	0.13	2021	173	0.13
175	Saint Lucia	0.1	2021	175	0.1
176	Sao Tome and Principe	0.07	2021	176	0.07
177	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.06	2021	177	0.05
178 ↓	Samoa	0.05	2021	177	0.05
179	Tonga	0.03	2021	179	0.03

Definition of Labor Force

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.