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SOURCE
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
DEFINITION
The total labor force figure
Labor Statistics > Labor force (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
Date
|
|
# 1
|
China: |
800,700,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 2
|
India: |
516,400,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 4
|
United States: |
153,100,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 5
|
Indonesia: |
109,900,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 6
|
Brazil: |
99,230,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 7
|
Russia: |
75,100,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 8
|
Bangladesh: |
69,400,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 9
|
Japan: |
66,690,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 10
|
Nigeria: |
50,130,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 11
|
Pakistan: |
48,230,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 12
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Vietnam: |
46,420,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 13
|
Mexico: |
44,710,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 14
|
Germany: |
43,540,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 15
|
Thailand: |
36,900,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 16
|
Philippines: |
36,220,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 17
|
United Kingdom: |
30,890,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 18
|
Burma: |
29,260,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 19
|
Iran: |
28,700,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 20
|
France: |
27,910,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 21
|
Ethiopia: |
27,270,000 |
1999  |
|
|
# 22
|
Italy: |
24,740,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 23
|
Korea, South: |
24,220,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 24
|
Turkey: |
23,530,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 25
|
Spain: |
22,190,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 26
|
Egypt: |
22,100,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 27
|
Ukraine: |
21,580,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 28
|
Colombia: |
20,500,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 29
|
South Africa: |
20,490,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 30
|
Tanzania: |
20,040,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 31
|
Korea, North: |
20,000,000 |
2004  |
|
|
# 32
|
Canada: |
17,950,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 33
|
Poland: |
16,860,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 34
|
Argentina: |
16,030,000 |
2007  |
|
|
= 35
|
Afghanistan: |
15,000,000 |
2004  |
|
|
= 35
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
15,000,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 37
|
Uzbekistan: |
14,600,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 38
|
Uganda: |
14,020,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 39
|
Venezuela: |
12,370,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 40
|
Morocco: |
11,390,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 41
|
Ghana: |
11,290,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 42
|
Nepal: |
11,110,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 43
|
Australia: |
10,950,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 44
|
Malaysia: |
10,940,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 45
|
Taiwan: |
10,710,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 46
|
Peru: |
9,839,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 47
|
Mozambique: |
9,600,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 48
|
Algeria: |
9,380,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 49
|
Romania: |
9,300,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 50
|
Kazakhstan: |
8,229,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 51
|
Netherlands: |
7,604,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 52
|
Sri Lanka: |
7,489,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 53
|
Sudan: |
7,415,000 |
1996  |
|
|
# 54
|
Iraq: |
7,400,000 |
2004  |
|
|
# 55
|
Madagascar: |
7,300,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 56
|
Chile: |
7,167,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 57
|
Angola: |
7,148,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 58
|
Cambodia: |
7,000,000 |
2003  |
|
|
# 59
|
Côte d'Ivoire: |
6,907,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 60
|
Cameroon: |
6,674,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 61
|
Saudi Arabia: |
6,563,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 62
|
Yemen: |
6,305,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 63
|
Portugal: |
5,618,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 64
|
Syria: |
5,462,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 65
|
Mali: |
5,400,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 66
|
Benin: |
5,380,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 67
|
Czech Republic: |
5,360,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 68
|
Azerbaijan: |
5,243,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 69
|
Burkina Faso: |
5,000,000 |
2003  |
|
|
# 70
|
Zambia: |
4,989,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 71
|
Cuba: |
4,956,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 72
|
Belgium: |
4,940,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 73
|
Greece: |
4,920,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 74
|
Senegal: |
4,850,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 75
|
Sweden: |
4,839,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 76
|
Rwanda: |
4,600,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 77
|
Ecuador: |
4,510,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 78
|
Malawi: |
4,500,000 |
2001  |
|
|
# 79
|
Bolivia: |
4,377,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 80
|
Belarus: |
4,300,000 |
2005  |
|
|
# 81
|
Hungary: |
4,190,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 82
|
Zimbabwe: |
4,032,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 83
|
Dominican Republic: |
4,027,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 84
|
Guatemala: |
3,958,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 85
|
Switzerland: |
3,954,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 86
|
Chad: |
3,747,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 87
|
Guinea: |
3,700,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 88
|
Hong Kong: |
3,640,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 89
|
Tunisia: |
3,593,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 90
|
Austria: |
3,566,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 91
|
Papua New Guinea: |
3,557,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 92
|
Serbia and Montenegro: |
3,220,000 |
2005  |
|
|
# 93
|
United Arab Emirates: |
3,065,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 94
|
Burundi: |
2,990,000 |
2002  |
|
|
# 95
|
El Salvador: |
2,913,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 96
|
Israel: |
2,894,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 97
|
Denmark: |
2,860,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 98
|
Paraguay: |
2,787,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 99
|
Honduras: |
2,779,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 100
|
Singapore: |
2,751,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 101
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
2,700,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 102
|
Finland: |
2,675,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 103
|
Slovakia: |
2,654,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 104
|
Bulgaria: |
2,593,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 105
|
Norway: |
2,507,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 106
|
Nicaragua: |
2,262,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 107
|
New Zealand: |
2,236,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 108
|
Ireland: |
2,217,000 |
2007  |
|
|
= 109
|
Laos: |
2,100,000 |
2006  |
|
|
= 109
|
Tajikistan: |
2,100,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 111
|
Kuwait: |
2,093,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 112
|
Turkmenistan: |
2,089,000 |
2004  |
|
|
# 113
|
Georgia: |
2,020,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 114
|
Kenya: |
1,963,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 115
|
Costa Rica: |
1,920,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 116
|
Central African Republic: |
1,857,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 117
|
Libya: |
1,830,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 118
|
Croatia: |
1,749,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 119
|
Uruguay: |
1,631,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 120
|
Lithuania: |
1,603,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 121
|
Jordan: |
1,563,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 122
|
Lebanon: |
1,500,000 |
2005  |
|
|
# 123
|
Panama: |
1,362,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 124
|
Moldova: |
1,333,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 125
|
Togo: |
1,302,000 |
1998  |
|
|
# 126
|
Puerto Rico: |
1,300,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 127
|
Jamaica: |
1,255,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 128
|
Armenia: |
1,200,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 129
|
Latvia: |
1,167,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 130
|
Albania: |
1,090,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 131
|
Mongolia: |
1,042,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 132
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1,026,000 |
2001  |
|
|
# 133
|
Slovenia: |
925,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 134
|
Oman: |
920,000 |
2002  |
|
|
# 135
|
Macedonia, Republic of: |
890,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 136
|
Qatar: |
881,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 137
|
Lesotho: |
838,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 138
|
Mauritania: |
786,000 |
2001  |
|
|
# 139
|
Estonia: |
687,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 140
|
Namibia: |
660,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 141
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
622,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 142
|
West Bank: |
605,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 143
|
Gabon: |
582,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 144
|
Mauritius: |
574,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 145
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
480,000 |
1999  |
|
|
# 146
|
Bahrain: |
437,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 147
|
Guyana: |
418,000 |
2001  |
|
|
# 148
|
Gambia, The: |
400,000 |
1996  |
|
|
# 149
|
Cyprus: |
393,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 150
|
Swaziland: |
300,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 151
|
Réunion: |
299,000 |
2002  |
|
|
# 152
|
Botswana: |
288,400 |
2004  |
|
|
# 153
|
Djibouti: |
282,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 154
|
Macau: |
275,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 155
|
Gaza Strip: |
267,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 156
|
Montenegro: |
259,100 |
2004  |
|
|
# 157
|
Solomon Islands: |
249,200 |
1999  |
|
|
# 158
|
Luxembourg: |
200,000 |
2005  |
|
|
# 159
|
Guadeloupe: |
191,400 |
1999  |
|
|
# 160
|
Bahamas, The: |
181,900 |
2006  |
|
|
# 161
|
Iceland: |
181,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 162
|
Brunei: |
180,400 |
2006  |
|
|
# 163
|
Malta: |
166,000 |
2007  |
|
|
# 164
|
Martinique: |
165,900 |
1998  |
|
|
# 165
|
Suriname: |
156,700 |
2004  |
|
|
# 166
|
Comoros: |
144,500 |
1996  |
|
|
# 167
|
Barbados: |
128,500 |
2001  |
|
|
# 168
|
Fiji: |
117,500 |
2006  |
|
|
# 169
|
Belize: |
113,000 |
2006  |
|
|
# 170
|
Maldives: |
101,300 |
2004  |
|
|
# 171
|
Samoa: |
90,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 172
|
Netherlands Antilles: |
83,600 |
2005  |
|
|
# 173
|
New Caledonia: |
78,990 |
2004  |
|
|
# 174
|
Vanuatu: |
76,410 |
1999  |
|
|
# 175
|
Niger: |
70,000 |
2002  |
|
|
# 176
|
French Polynesia: |
65,930 |
2005  |
|
|
# 177
|
French Guiana: |
62,630 |
1999  |
|
|
# 178
|
Guam: |
62,050 |
2002  |
|
|
# 179
|
Jersey: |
53,560 |
2006  |
|
|
# 180
|
Mayotte: |
44,560 |
2002  |
|
|
# 181
|
Monaco: |
44,000 |
2005  |
|
|
# 182
|
Virgin Islands: |
43,980 |
2004  |
|
|
# 183
|
Saint Lucia: |
43,800 |
2001  |
|
|
# 184
|
Andorra: |
42,420 |
2005  |
|
|
# 185
|
Grenada: |
42,300 |
1996  |
|
|
# 186
|
Aruba: |
41,500 |
2004  |
|
|
# 187
|
Man, Isle of: |
39,690 |
2001  |
|
|
# 188
|
Seychelles: |
39,560 |
2006  |
|
|
# 189
|
Bermuda: |
38,360 |
2004  |
|
|
# 190
|
Micronesia, Federated States of: |
37,410 |
2000  |
|
|
# 191
|
Tonga: |
33,910 |
2003  |
|
|
# 192
|
Greenland: |
32,120 |
2004  |
|
|
# 193
|
Guernsey: |
31,470 |
2006  |
|
|
# 194
|
Dominica: |
25,000 |
2000  |
|
|
# 195
|
Faroe Islands: |
24,250 |
2000  |
|
|
# 196
|
Cayman Islands: |
23,450 |
2004  |
|
|
# 197
|
San Marino: |
20,470 |
2004  |
|
|
# 198
|
American Samoa: |
17,630 |
2005  |
|
|
# 199
|
Marshall Islands: |
14,680 |
2000  |
|
|
# 200
|
British Virgin Islands: |
12,770 |
2004  |
|
|
# 201
|
Gibraltar: |
12,690 |
2001  |
|
|
# 202
|
Western Sahara: |
12,000 |
2005  |
|
|
# 203
|
Palau: |
9,777 |
2005  |
|
|
# 204
|
Kiribati: |
7,870 |
2001  |
|
|
# 205
|
Cook Islands: |
6,820 |
2001  |
|
|
# 206
|
Anguilla: |
6,049 |
2001  |
|
|
# 207
|
Montserrat: |
4,521 |
2000  |
|
|
# 208
|
Tuvalu: |
3,615 |
2004  |
|
|
# 209
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
3,450 |
2005  |
|
|
# 210
|
Wallis and Futuna: |
3,104 |
2003  |
|
|
# 211
|
Saint Helena: |
2,486 |
1998  |
|
|
# 212
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): |
1,724 |
1996  |
|
|
# 213
|
Norfolk Island: |
1,345 |
2006  |
|
|
# 214
|
Niue: |
663 |
2001  |
|
|
# 215
|
Tokelau: |
440 |
2001  |
|
|
# 216
|
Pitcairn Islands: |
15 |
2004  |
|
| |
Total: |
3,111,794,869 |
|
|
| |
Weighted average: |
14,406,457.7 |
|
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Historical countries, unions or other regions: |
| European Union |
222,700,000 |
|
|
DEFINITION: The total labor force figure
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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