Labor > Labor force, total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	China	787.63 million	2012
2	India	484.34 million	2012
3	European Union	250.03 million	2012
4	United States	158.69 million	2012
	South Asia average (profile)	126.41 million	2012
5	Indonesia	118.38 million	2012
6	Brazil	104.75 million	2012
	Non-religious countries average (profile)	79.16 million	2012
	Emerging markets average (profile)	78.85 million	2012
7	Russia	77.06 million	2012
8	Bangladesh	76.04 million	2012
9	Japan	65.28 million	2012
10	Pakistan	63.78 million	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	53.43 million	2012
11	Vietnam	52.86 million	2012
12	Mexico	52.85 million	2012
13	Nigeria	52.64 million	2012
	South and Central Asia average (profile)	52.41 million	2012
14	Ethiopia	43.59 million	2012
15	Germany	42.52 million	2012
16	Philippines	41.28 million	2012
	Religious countries average (profile)	39.62 million	2012
17	Thailand	39.42 million	2012
18	Burma	33.3 million	2012
	Cold countries average (profile)	32.76 million	2012
19	United Kingdom	32.38 million	2012
20	France	30.13 million	2012
21	Egypt	27.19 million	2012
22	Turkey	27.05 million	2012
23	Iran	26.13 million	2012
24	Democratic Republic of the Congo	25.93 million	2012
25	South Korea	25.77 million	2012
26	Italy	25.66 million	2012
	Former British colonies average (profile)	23.63 million	2012
27	Tanzania	23.51 million	2012
28	Spain	23.28 million	2012
29	Ukraine	23.13 million	2012
30	Colombia	23.11 million	2012
31	Canada	19.34 million	2012
32	Argentina	18.85 million	2012
33	South Africa	18.69 million	2012
34	Poland	18.53 million	2012
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	17.1 million	2012
35	Kenya	16.7 million	2012
	Hot countries average (profile)	16.52 million	2012
36	Peru	16.16 million	2012
37	North Korea	15.09 million	2012
38	Uganda	14.51 million	2012
	Heavily indebted countries average (profile)	14.21 million	2012
	failed states average (profile)	14.06 million	2012
39	Venezuela	13.86 million	2012
40	Uzbekistan	13 million	2012
	OPEC countries average (profile)	12.98 million	2012
41	Malaysia	12.72 million	2012
	Muslim countries average (profile)	12.57 million	2012
42	Algeria	12.21 million	2012
43	Australia	12.01 million	2012
44	Morocco	11.73 million	2012
45	Sudan	11.65 million	2012
46	Netherlands	11.58 million	2012
47	Madagascar	11.33 million	2012
	Former Spanish colonies average (profile)	11.03 million	2012
48	Ghana	10.78 million	2012
	NATO countries average (profile)	10.57 million	2012
49	Saudi Arabia	10.38 million	2012
50	Nepal	10.35 million	2012
51	Romania	10.2 million	2012
	Former Soviet republics average (profile)	9.88 million	2012
	Eastern Europe average (profile)	9.69 million	2012
	Europe average (profile)	9.59 million	2012
	Eurozone average (profile)	9.14 million	2012
52	Kazakhstan	9.04 million	2012
	European Union average (profile)	8.93 million	2012
53	Cameroon	8.66 million	2012
54	Chile	8.46 million	2012
55	Cambodia	8.43 million	2012
56	Sri Lanka	8.37 million	2012
57	Iraq	8.18 million	2012
58	Cote d'Ivoire	7.81 million	2012
59	Angola	7.63 million	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	7.52 million	2012
60	Afghanistan	7.51 million	2012
61	Burkina Faso	7.47 million	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	7.45 million	2012
62	Ecuador	7.39 million	2012
63	Malawi	7.2 million	2012
	Former French colonies average (profile)	7.16 million	2012
64	Zimbabwe	7.09 million	2012
65	Mozambique	6.92 million	2012
66	Yemen	6.86 million	2012
	Sparsely populated countries average (profile)	6.32 million	2012
67	Syria	6.31 million	2012
68	United Arab Emirates	6.25 million	2012
69	Guatemala	6.04 million	2012
70	Zambia	5.95 million	2012
71	Senegal	5.93 million	2012
72	Rwanda	5.56 million	2012
73	Niger	5.55 million	2012
74	Portugal	5.47 million	2012
75	Cuba	5.33 million	2012
76	Czech Republic	5.28 million	2012
77	Mali	5.17 million	2012
78	Greece	5.13 million	2012
79	Sweden	5.08 million	2012
80	Bolivia	4.92 million	2012
81	Belgium	4.91 million	2012
82	Azerbaijan	4.74 million	2012
83	Guinea	4.74 million	2012
84	Switzerland	4.64 million	2012
85	Dominican Republic	4.63 million	2012
86	Chad	4.59 million	2012
87	Burundi	4.53 million	2012
88	Belarus	4.48 million	2012
89	Austria	4.41 million	2012
90	Hungary	4.4 million	2012
91	Haiti	4.31 million	2012
92	Benin	4.17 million	2012
93	Tunisia	3.93 million	2012
94	Hong Kong	3.73 million	2012
95	Israel	3.65 million	2012
96	Tajikistan	3.48 million	2012
97	Bulgaria	3.35 million	2012
98	Laos	3.32 million	2012
99	Papua New Guinea	3.19 million	2012
100	Honduras	3.19 million	2012
101	Paraguay	3.16 million	2012
102	Togo	3.12 million	2012
103	Singapore	3.02 million	2012
104	Somalia	3.01 million	2012
105	Eritrea	2.95 million	2012
106	Denmark	2.91 million	2012
107	Slovakia	2.74 million	2012
108	Finland	2.72 million	2012
109	El Salvador	2.71 million	2012
110	Norway	2.67 million	2012
111	Kyrgyzstan	2.61 million	2012
112	Nicaragua	2.52 million	2012
113	Georgia	2.4 million	2012
114	New Zealand	2.4 million	2012
115	Sierra Leone	2.34 million	2012
116	Libya	2.31 million	2012
117	Costa Rica	2.3 million	2012
118	Turkmenistan	2.26 million	2012
119	Ireland	2.17 million	2012
120	Central African Republic	2.13 million	2012
121	Croatia	1.86 million	2012
122	Panama	1.78 million	2012
123	Republic of the Congo	1.77 million	2012
124	Uruguay	1.74 million	2012
125	Jordan	1.72 million	2012
126	Kuwait	1.66 million	2012
127	Lebanon	1.64 million	2012
128	Oman	1.6 million	2012
129	Qatar	1.54 million	2012
130	Lithuania	1.54 million	2012
131	Armenia	1.48 million	2012
132	Liberia	1.47 million	2012
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.45 million	2012
134	Albania	1.37 million	2012
135	Mongolia	1.27 million	2012
136	Puerto Rico	1.25 million	2012
137	Jamaica	1.24 million	2012
138	Mauritania	1.22 million	2012
139	Moldova	1.19 million	2012
140	Namibia	1.13 million	2012
141	Latvia	1.04 million	2012
142	Slovenia	1.02 million	2012
143	Botswana	1.02 million	2012
144	Republic of Macedonia	964,226.83	2012
145	Lesotho	855,109.85	2012
146	The Gambia	751,037.77	2012
147	Bahrain	741,723.44	2012
148	Guinea-Bissau	711,710.39	2012
149	Estonia	697,884.19	2012
150	Trinidad and Tobago	678,520.96	2012
151	Gabon	608,561.54	2012
152	Mauritius	604,130.69	2012
153	Cyprus	593,905.35	2012
154	Swaziland	435,474.86	2012
155	Equatorial Guinea	389,259.21	2012
156	Bhutan	382,768.27	2012
157	Macau	348,913.23	2012
158	Fiji	342,173.72	2012
159	Guyana	308,766.49	2012
160	Djibouti	294,585.57	2012
161	Luxembourg	253,115.73	2012
162	East Timor	247,468.52	2012
163	Comoros	239,019.26	2012
164	Cape Verde	232,008.67	2012
165	Solomon Islands	217,269.08	2012
166	The Bahamas	216,028.17	2012
167	Suriname	210,246.83	2012
168	Brunei	196,800.46	2012
169	Iceland	187,844.96	2012
170	Malta	185,672.7	2012
171	Barbados	163,583.59	2012
172	Maldives	159,736.99	2012
173	Belize	139,455.76	2012
174	French Polynesia	117,780.41	2012
175	New Caledonia	112,790.15	2012
176	Vanuatu	109,790.07	2012
177	Saint Lucia	94,602.73	2012
178	Guam	74,883.87	2012
179	Sao Tome and Principe	66,674.7	2012
180	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	54,525.46	2012
181	Samoa	48,577.11	2012
182	Tonga	42,090.24	2012

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