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Labor force of the countries of the world
| Rank (total) | Country | Total (persons) | per Capita (per cent) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 805,900,000 | 58.5 | 2016 est. |
| 2 | India | 513,700,000 | 40.5 | 2016 est. |
| 3 | United States of America | 158,600,000 | 49.1 | 2016 est. |
| 4 | Indonesia | 123,700,000 | 48.0 | 2016 est. |
| 5 | Brazil | 110,400,000 | 53.6 | 2016 est. |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 83,590,000 | 50.3 | 2016 est. |
| 7 | Russia | 77,410,000 | 53.6 | 2016 est. |
| 8 | Japan | 65,930,000 | 51.9 | 2016 est. |
| 9 | Pakistan | 65,100,000 | 32.2 | 2016 est. |
| 10 | Nigeria | 58,800,000 | 31.6 | 2016 est. |
| 11 | Vietnam | 54,930,000 | 59.3 | 2016 est. |
| 12 | Mexico | 53,740,000 | 44.4 | 2016 est. |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 50,970,000 | 55.3 | 2016 est. |
| 14 | Germany | 45,300,000 | 55.0 | 2016 est. |
| 15 | Philippines | 42,800,000 | 41.6 | 2016 est. |
| 16 | Thailand | 38,450,000 | 57.0 | 2016 est. |
| 17 | Myanmar (Burma) | 37,150,000 | 70.7 | 2016 est. |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 33,170,000 | 50.5 | 2016 est. |
| 19 | Egypt | 31,960,000 | 35.1 | 2016 est. |
| 20 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 31,080,000 | 38.2 | 2016 est. |
| 21 | France | 30,480,000 | 47.1 | 2016 est. |
| 22 | Turkey | 30,240,000 | 38.2 | 2016 est. |
| 23 | Iran | 29,750,000 | 37.3 | 2016 est. |
| 24 | Korea (South) | 27,250,000 | 51.6 | 2016 est. |
| 25 | Tanzania | 26,960,000 | 53.8 | 2016 est. |
| 26 | Italy | 25,600,000 | 42.2 | 2016 est. |
| 27 | Colombia | 24,430,000 | 50.1 | 2016 est. |
| 28 | Spain | 22,890,000 | 49.2 | 2016 est. |
| 29 | South Africa | 21,700,000 | 39.0 | 2016 est. |
| 30 | Canada | 19,420,000 | 53.5 | 2016 est. |
| 31 | Uganda | 19,030,000 | 52.0 | 2016 est. |
| 32 | Kenya | 18,660,000 | 41.2 | 2016 est. |
| 33 | Ukraine | 18,040,000 | 40.1 | 2016 est. |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 17,800,000 | 55.9 | 2016 est. |
| 35 | Poland | 17,780,000 | 46.3 | 2016 est. |
| 36 | Argentina | 17,710,000 | 40.6 | 2016 est. |
| 37 | Peru | 17,120,000 | 54.4 | 2016 est. |
| 38 | Nepal | 15,200,000 | 50.0 | 2013 est. |
| 39 | Malaysia | 14,770,000 | 46.7 | 2016 est. |
| 40 | Venezuela | 14,160,000 | 45.6 | 2016 est. |
| 41 | Korea (North) | 14,000,000 | 56.3 | 2014 est. |
| 42 | Mozambique | 13,310,000 | 50.4 | 2016 est. |
| 43 | Madagascar | 12,980,000 | 54.8 | 2016 est. |
| 44 | Australia | 12,630,000 | 52.3 | 2016 est. |
| 45 | Morocco | 12,230,000 | 35.8 | 2016 est. |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 12,020,000 | 37.3 | 2016 est. |
| 47 | Ghana | 11,990,000 | 42.4 | 2016 est. |
| 48 | Sudan | 11,920,000 | 30.3 | 2007 est. |
| 49 | Algeria | 11,780,000 | 29.2 | 2016 est. |
| 50 | Taiwan | 11,680,000 | 49.7 | 2016 est. |
| 51 | Angola | 10,850,000 | 39.9 | 2016 est. |
| 52 | Cameroon | 9,612,000 | 42.3 | 2016 est. |
| 53 | Romania | 9,133,000 | 46.3 | 2016 est. |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 9,062,000 | 42.7 | 2016 est. |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 9,059,000 | 50.9 | 2016 est. |
| 56 | Iraq | 8,900,000 | 30.0 | 2010 est. |
| 57 | Chile | 8,777,000 | 48.2 | 2016 est. |
| 58 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 8,543,000 | 36.3 | 2016 est. |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 8,098,000 | 56.9 | 2016 est. |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 7,983,000 | 25.7 | 2013 est. |
| 61 | Netherlands | 7,919,000 | 46.5 | 2016 est. |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 7,692,000 | 43.2 | 2013 est. |
| 63 | Yemen | 7,470,000 | 27.3 | 2016 est. |
| 64 | Zambia | 7,116,000 | 44.7 | 2016 est. |
| 65 | Senegal | 6,737,000 | 45.5 | 2016 est. |
| 66 | Cambodia | 6,643,000 | 42.5 | 2016 est. |
| 67 | Niger | 6,500,000 | 32.7 | 2016 est. |
| 68 | Mali | 6,283,000 | 34.2 | 2016 est. |
| 69 | Rwanda | 6,030,000 | 52.3 | 2016 est. |
| 70 | Malawi | 5,747,000 | 42.2 | 2007 est. |
| 71 | Czech Republic | 5,494,000 | 52.0 | 2016 est. |
| 72 | Chad | 5,457,000 | 46.0 | 2016 est. |
| 73 | Guinea | 5,392,000 | 48.7 | 2016 est. |
| 74 | Sweden | 5,277,000 | 53.3 | 2016 est. |
| 75 | Belgium | 5,272,000 | 46.7 | 2016 est. |
| 76 | Burundi | 5,255,000 | 52.0 | 2016 est. |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 5,242,000 | 58.9 | 2016 est. |
| 78 | Switzerland | 5,173,000 | 61.8 | 2016 est. |
| 79 | Portugal | 5,167,000 | 50.0 | 2016 est. |
| 80 | Cuba | 5,117,000 | 45.5 | 2016 est. |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 5,113,000 | 50.7 | 2016 est. |
| 82 | Bolivia | 4,993,000 | 45.5 | 2016 est. |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 4,961,000 | 50.8 | 2016 est. |
| 84 | Ecuador | 4,848,000 | 29.3 | 2016 est. |
| 85 | Greece | 4,761,000 | 44.3 | 2016 est. |
| 86 | Guatemala | 4,623,000 | 27.9 | 2016 est. |
| 87 | Haiti | 4,594,000 | 46.0 | 2014 est. |
| 88 | Hungary | 4,564,000 | 46.5 | 2016 est. |
| 89 | Belarus | 4,546,000 | 47.2 | 2013 est. |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 4,365,000 | 52.5 | 2016 est. |
| 91 | Tunisia | 4,038,000 | 35.7 | 2016 est. |
| 92 | Austria | 3,944,000 | 45.0 | 2016 est. |
| 93 | Israel | 3,927,000 | 45.9 | 2016 est. |
| 94 | Hong Kong | 3,911,000 | 53.2 | 2016 est. |
| 95 | Benin | 3,662,000 | 45.3 | 2007 est. |
| 96 | Singapore | 3,661,000 | 65.3 | 2016 est. |
| 97 | Honduras | 3,625,000 | 41.6 | 2016 est. |
| 98 | Laos | 3,500,000 | 53.1 | 2016 est. |
| 99 | Syria | 3,370,000 | 19.6 | 2016 est. |
| 100 | Paraguay | 3,291,000 | 48.0 | 2016 est. |
| 101 | Somalia | 3,109,000 | 30.3 | 2013 est. |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 3,013,000 | 47.6 | 2016 est. |
| 103 | Serbia | 2,910,000 | 41.2 | 2016 est. |
| 104 | Denmark | 2,825,000 | 49.3 | 2016 est. |
| 105 | Norway | 2,794,000 | 53.3 | 2016 est. |
| 106 | El Salvador | 2,788,000 | 42.8 | 2016 est. |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,778,000 | 45.7 | 2016 est. |
| 108 | Slovakia | 2,724,000 | 50.2 | 2016 est. |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 2,678,000 | 36.9 | 2016 est. |
| 110 | Finland | 2,675,000 | 48.7 | 2016 est. |
| 111 | Eritrea | 2,620,000 | 44.6 | 2016 est. |
| 112 | Togo | 2,595,000 | 45.5 | 2007 est. |
| 113 | New Zealand | 2,562,000 | 54.6 | 2016 est. |
| 114 | Kuwait | 2,546,000 | 58.8 | 2016 est. |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 2,525,000 | 35.4 | 2016 est. |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 2,421,000 | 44.0 | 2016 est. |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 2,305,000 | 45.1 | 2013 est. |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 2,295,000 | 46.9 | 2016 est. |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 2,209,000 | 27.9 | 2013 est. |
| 120 | Jordan | 2,205,000 | 22.9 | 2016 est. |
| 121 | Ireland | 2,181,000 | 45.8 | 2016 est. |
| 122 | Palestinian Territories | 1,985,000 | 42.4 | 2015 est. |
| 123 | Georgia | 1,959,000 | 42.7 | 2011 est. |
| 124 | Congo (Republic) | 1,807,000 | 40.2 | 2013 est. |
| 125 | Uruguay | 1,736,000 | 49.9 | 2016 est. |
| 126 | Qatar | 1,691,000 | 68.3 | 2016 est. |
| 127 | Liberia | 1,654,000 | 38.5 | 2016 est. |
| 128 | Lebanon | 1,628,000 | 39.4 | 2013 est. |
| 129 | Panama | 1,611,000 | 39.9 | 2016 est. |
| 130 | Croatia | 1,610,000 | 38.5 | 2016 est. |
| 131 | Armenia | 1,559,000 | 52.1 | 2016 est. |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,480,000 | 42.1 | 2016 est. |
| 133 | Lithuania | 1,459,000 | 50.8 | 2016 est. |
| 134 | Mauritania | 1,356,000 | 35.9 | 2016 est. |
| 135 | Jamaica | 1,312,000 | 48.0 | 2016 est. |
| 136 | Moldova | 1,253,000 | 36.7 | 2016 est. |
| 137 | Namibia | 1,210,000 | 52.1 | 2016 est. |
| 138 | Albania | 1,179,000 | 40.9 | 2016 est. |
| 139 | Botswana | 1,177,000 | 52.8 | 2016 est. |
| 140 | Mongolia | 1,164,000 | 38.4 | 2015 est. |
| 141 | Libya | 1,153,000 | 17.6 | 2016 est. |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 1,139,000 | 31.5 | December 2014 est. |
| 143 | Oman | 968,800 | 30.2 | 2007 est. |
| 144 | Latvia | 968,700 | 49.4 | 2016 est. |
| 145 | Macedonia | 957,400 | 46.2 | 2016 est. |
| 146 | Lesotho | 919,900 | 47.8 | 2016 est. |
| 147 | Slovenia | 918,700 | 44.5 | 2016 est. |
| 148 | Bahrain | 809,700 | 56.9 | 2016 est. |
| 149 | Gambia | 777,100 | 46.0 | 2007 est. |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 731,300 | 44.0 | 2013 est. |
| 151 | Gabon | 674,700 | 35.2 | 2016 est. |
| 152 | Estonia | 651,200 | 49.5 | 2016 est. |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 629,700 | 46.5 | 2016 est. |
| 154 | Mauritius | 624,700 | 49.4 | 2016 est. |
| 155 | Kosovo | 483,200 | 26.2 | 2013 est. |
| 156 | Swaziland | 446,100 | 31.8 | 2013 est. |
| 157 | Cyprus | 415,100 | 35.0 | 2016 est. |
| 158 | Macau | 400,000 | 61.5 | 2016 est. |
| 159 | Fiji | 350,100 | 40.1 | 2016 est. |
| 160 | Bhutan | 348,800 | 46.1 | 2015 est. |
| 161 | Guyana | 313,800 | 42.4 | 2013 est. |
| 162 | Djibouti | 294,600 | 38.0 | 2012 |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 272,000 | 46.7 | 2016 est. |
| 164 | Montenegro | 263,200 | 40.5 | 2014 est. |
| 165 | East Timor | 259,800 | 22.2 | 2013 est. |
| 166 | Comoros | 245,200 | 32.6 | 2013 est. |
| 167 | Brunei | 203,600 | 48.2 | 2014 est. |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 202,500 | 35.7 | 2007 est. |
| 169 | Malta | 201,600 | 46.2 | 2016 est. |
| 170 | Bahamas | 196,900 | 61.7 | 2013 est. |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 196,100 | 46.3 | 2007 est. |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 195,200 | 35.4 | 2007 est. |
| 173 | Maldives | 195,100 | 49.6 | 2014 |
| 174 | Iceland | 195,000 | 58.3 | 2016 est. |
| 175 | Suriname | 165,600 | 35.2 | 2007 est. |
| 176 | Western Sahara | 144,000 | 29.3 | 2010 est. |
| 177 | Barbados | 142,500 | 50.4 | 2016 est. |
| 178 | Belize | 120,500 | 40.0 | 2008 est. |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 115,900 | 54.7 | 2007 est. |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 114,300 | 41.6 | 2012 est. |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 106,400 | 46.3 | 2010 est. |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 79,700 | 49.1 | 2012 est. |
| 183 | Curacao | 73,010 | 47.1 | 2013 |
| 184 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 70,620 | 35.7 | 2016 est. |
| 185 | Guam | 70,490 | 44.0 | 2013 est. |
| 186 | Grenada | 59,900 | 54.7 | 2013 est. |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57,520 | 48.7 | 2007 est. |
| 188 | Jersey | 53,380 | 56.2 | June 2012 |
| 189 | Monaco | 52,000 | 170.4 | 2014 est. |
| 190 | Aruba | 51,610 | 51.6 | 2007 est. |
| 191 | Virgin Islands of the U.S. | 50,580 | 48.0 | 2012 est. |
| 192 | Samoa | 49,180 | 25.2 | 2013 est. |
| 193 | Isle of Man | 41,790 | 55.4 | 2006 |
| 194 | Seychelles | 39,560 | 48.5 | 2006 est. |
| 195 | Cayman Islands | 39,000 | 83.7 | 2007 est. |
| 195 | Kiribati | 39,000 | 39.2 | 2010 est. |
| 197 | Micronesia | 37,920 | 35.4 | 2010 est. |
| 198 | Andorra | 36,060 | 42.4 | 2012 |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | 35,830 | 97.6 | 2012 est. |
| 200 | Tonga | 33,800 | 31.9 | 2011 est. |
| 201 | Bermuda | 33,490 | 48.0 | 2014 est. |
| 202 | Guernsey | 31,470 | 48.1 | March 2006 |
| 203 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 | ... | 1991 |
| 204 | Northern Mariana Islands | 27,970 | 57.9 | 2010 est. |
| 205 | Greenland | 26,990 | 46.8 | 2012 est. |
| 206 | Dominica | 25,000 | 34.9 | 2000 est. |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 25,000 | 51.1 | 2015 est. |
| 208 | Sint Maarten | 23,200 | 62.7 | 2008 est. |
| 209 | Gibraltar | 22,910 | 78.7 | 2013 est. |
| 210 | San Marino | 21,960 | 67.7 | September 2013 est. |
| 211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 | ... | June 1995 est. |
| 212 | Saint Martin | 17,300 | 58.9 | 2008 est. |
| 213 | American Samoa | 16,090 | 29.4 | 2013 |
| 214 | British Virgin Islands | 12,770 | 57.6 | 2004 |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 10,670 | 15.3 | 2013 est. |
| 216 | Palau | 10,470 | 49.4 | 2014 |
| 217 | Cook Islands | 6,820 | 33.1 | 2001 |
| 218 | Anguilla | 6,049 | 49.9 | 2001 |
| 219 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,848 | ... | 1990 est. |
| 220 | Montserrat | 4,521 | 87.5 | 2012 |
| 221 | Tuvalu | 3,615 | 31.1 | 2004 est. |
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3,194 | 45.5 | 2006 |
| 223 | Wallis and Futuna | 3,104 | 19.7 | 2003 |
| 224 | Vatican City | 2,885 | 346.8 | December 2011 |
| 225 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 2,486 | 34.5 | 1998 est. |
| 226 | Falkland Islands | 1,944 | 66.3 | 2012 est. |
| 227 | Svalbard | 1,590 | 82.8 | 2013 |
| 228 | Norfolk Island | 978 | 53.5 | 2006 |
| 229 | Niue | 663 | 31.2 | 2001 |
| 230 | Tokelau | 440 | 30.4 | 2001 |
| 231 | Pitcairn | 15 | 32.6 | 2004 |
| World | 3,435,000,000 | 46.9 | 2016 est. |
No information is available for non-listed countries.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2017-01-17)