DEFINITION
Labor Statistics > force, total (most recent) by country
Most recent
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
China
776,047,400
2005 ...
#2
India
435,035,700
2005 ...
#3
United States
155,462,400
2005 ...
#4
Indonesia
107,214,600
2005 ...
#5
Brazil
91,313,050
2005 ...
#6
Russia
73,229,580
2005 ...
#7
Japan
66,592,120
2005 ...
#8
Bangladesh
63,868,780
2005 ...
#9
Pakistan
56,532,190
2005 ...
#10
Nigeria
47,868,360
2005 ...
#11
Vietnam
44,041,490
2005 ...
#12
Mexico
42,262,110
2005 ...
#13
Germany
40,991,820
2005 ...
#14
Philippines
37,115,290
2005 ...
#15
Thailand
35,724,940
2005 ...
#16
Ethiopia
31,586,610
2005 ...
#17
United Kingdom
30,644,970
2005 ...
#18
Iran
27,542,660
2005 ...
#19
Burma
27,431,220
2005 ...
#20
France
27,098,340
2005 ...
#21
Turkey
26,639,210
2005 ...
#22
Italy
24,439,710
2005 ...
#23
Korea, South
24,375,370
2005 ...
#24
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
22,940,010
2005 ...
#25
Egypt
22,875,570
2005 ...
#26
Colombia
22,339,580
2005 ...
#27
Ukraine
22,324,960
2005 ...
#28
Spain
20,854,260
2005 ...
#29
South Africa
19,561,090
2005 ...
#30
Tanzania
19,339,900
2005 ...
#31
Argentina
18,360,640
2005 ...
#32
Canada
17,645,480
2005 ...
#33
Poland
17,338,370
2005 ...
#34
Kenya
15,497,540
2005 ...
#35
Algeria
13,405,860
2005 ...
#36
Peru
13,346,850
2005 ...
#37
Venezuela
12,853,710
2005 ...
#38
Uganda
11,863,220
2005 ...
#39
Uzbekistan
11,278,690
2005 ...
#40
Morocco
11,121,400
2005 ...
#41
Malaysia
11,019,490
2005 ...
#42
Korea, North
10,692,240
2005 ...
#43
Sudan
10,522,860
2005 ...
#44
Nepal
10,521,580
2005 ...
#45
Australia
10,342,760
2005 ...
#46
Romania
10,263,490
2005 ...
#47
Ghana
9,802,989
2005 ...
#48
Mozambique
9,292,185
2005 ...
#49
Netherlands
8,611,269
2005 ...
#50
Madagascar
8,585,634
2005 ...
#51
Sri Lanka
8,402,256
2005 ...
#52
Kazakhstan
8,124,631
2005 ...
#53
Syria
7,575,065
2005 ...
#54
Saudi Arabia
7,453,088
2005 ...
#55
Angola
7,032,155
2005 ...
#56
Cambodia
6,817,566
2005 ...
#57
Côte d'Ivoire
6,797,935
2005 ...
#58
Iraq
6,717,590
1999 ...
#59
Chile
6,512,221
2005 ...
#60
Ecuador
6,359,009
2005 ...
#61
Cameroon
6,293,538
2005 ...
#62
Yemen
5,941,432
2005 ...
#63
Niger
5,932,698
2005 ...
#64
Malawi
5,929,696
2005 ...
#65
Burkina Faso
5,834,261
2005 ...
#66
Zimbabwe
5,762,575
2005 ...
#67
Portugal
5,563,768
2005 ...
#68
Mali
5,458,978
2005 ...
#69
Cuba
5,372,200
2005 ...
#70
Czech Republic
5,198,163
2005 ...
#71
Greece
5,147,345
2005 ...
#72
Zambia
4,949,675
2005 ...
#73
Afghanistan
4,815,286
1989 ...
#74
Belarus
4,775,947
2005 ...
#75
Sweden
4,683,586
2005 ...
#76
Senegal
4,590,989
2005 ...
#77
Belgium
4,498,422
2005 ...
#78
Guinea
4,416,825
2005 ...
#79
Hungary
4,207,541
2005 ...
#80
Switzerland
4,192,487
2005 ...
#81
Rwanda
4,182,898
2005 ...
#82
Bolivia
4,155,201
2005 ...
#83
Azerbaijan
4,127,473
2005 ...
#84
Guatemala
4,077,174
2005 ...
#85
Austria
3,979,321
2005 ...
#86
Serbia and Montenegro
3,933,303
2005 ...
#87
Tunisia
3,847,898
2005 ...
#88
Dominican Republic
3,847,696
2005 ...
#89
Burundi
3,834,790
2005 ...
#90
Haiti
3,667,167
2005 ...
#91
Chad
3,666,486
2005 ...
#92
Hong Kong
3,665,160
2005 ...
#93
Somalia
3,521,762
2005 ...
#94
Benin
3,296,439
2005 ...
#95
Honduras
3,132,212
2005 ...
#96
Bulgaria
3,110,602
2005 ...
#97
Denmark
2,840,531
2005 ...
#98
El Salvador
2,771,291
2005 ...
#99
Paraguay
2,753,346
2005 ...
#100
Israel
2,730,372
2005 ...
#101
United Arab Emirates
2,723,070
2005 ...
#102
Slovakia
2,678,466
2005 ...
#103
Finland
2,655,549
2005 ...
#104
Papua New Guinea
2,573,380
2005 ...
#105
Norway
2,524,817
2005 ...
#106
Togo
2,417,155
2005 ...
#107
Sierra Leone
2,357,038
2005 ...
#108
Laos
2,354,696
2005 ...
#109
Libya
2,337,507
2005 ...
#110
Kyrgyzstan
2,266,647
2005 ...
#111
Georgia
2,256,952
2005 ...
#112
Singapore
2,214,821
2005 ...
#113
Turkmenistan
2,196,039
2005 ...
#114
Moldova
2,157,903
2005 ...
#115
New Zealand
2,153,526
2005 ...
#116
Tajikistan
2,148,086
2005 ...
#117
Ireland
2,081,803
2005 ...
#118
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,054,993
2005 ...
#119
Costa Rica
1,956,228
2005 ...
#120
Croatia
1,955,769
2005 ...
#121
Nicaragua
1,908,840
2005 ...
#122
Jordan
1,843,594
2005 ...
#123
Central African Republic
1,825,717
2005 ...
#124
Eritrea
1,787,313
2005 ...
#125
Uruguay
1,752,297
2005 ...
#126
Lithuania
1,620,551
2005 ...
#127
Congo, Republic of the
1,507,104
2005 ...
#128
Panama
1,467,271
2005 ...
#129
Puerto Rico
1,462,982
2005 ...
#130
Lebanon
1,408,747
2005 ...
#131
Kuwait
1,374,111
2005 ...
#132
Albania
1,360,195
2005 ...
#133
Armenia
1,280,542
2005 ...
#134
Mauritania
1,203,014
2005 ...
#135
Mongolia
1,200,535
2005 ...
#136
Liberia
1,195,519
2005 ...
