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DEFINITION:
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation 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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 776.88 million | 2008 | ||
| 2 | India | 449.89 million | 2008 | ||
| 3 | European Union | 241.08 million | 2008 | ||
| 4 | United States | 158.37 million | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 118.42 million | 2008 | |||
| 5 | Indonesia | 112.8 million | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Brazil | 99.95 million | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 83.44 million | 2008 | |||
| 7 | Bangladesh | 76.77 million | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Russia | 76.03 million | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 75.37 million | 2008 | |||
| 9 | Japan | 66.88 million | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Pakistan | 55.84 million | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.09 million | 2008 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 49.37 million | 2008 | |||
| 11 | Nigeria | 48.62 million | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Mexico | 46.71 million | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Vietnam | 45.61 million | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Germany | 42.38 million | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 38.54 million | 2008 | |||
| 15 | Thailand | 38.49 million | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Ethiopia | 38.15 million | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Philippines | 37.88 million | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 33.72 million | 2008 | |||
| 18 | United Kingdom | 31.49 million | 2008 | ||
| 19 | France | 28.61 million | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Burma | 26.82 million | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Turkey | 25.76 million | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Italy | 25.21 million | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.03 million | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Ukraine | 23.09 million | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Spain | 22.77 million | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 22.43 million | 2008 | |||
| 26 | Tanzania | 20.78 million | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Argentina | 19.07 million | 2008 | ||
| 28 | South Africa | 18.68 million | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Canada | 18.66 million | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Colombia | 18.55 million | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Kenya | 18.17 million | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Poland | 17.65 million | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 16.51 million | 2008 | |||
| 33 | Algeria | 14.48 million | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Uganda | 13.64 million | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 13.63 million | 2008 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 13.59 million | 2008 | |||
| 35 | Peru | 13.3 million | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Sudan | 13.1 million | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Nepal | 12.94 million | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Venezuela | 12.72 million | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 12.26 million | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Morocco | 11.79 million | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Malaysia | 11.73 million | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 11.43 million | 2008 | |||
| 42 | Australia | 11.31 million | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.09 million | 2008 | |||
| 43 | Mozambique | 10.76 million | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Ghana | 10.65 million | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 10.26 million | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Romania | 9.96 million | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 9.85 million | 2008 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 9.7 million | 2008 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 9.61 million | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 9.58 million | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Madagascar | 9.35 million | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Afghanistan | 9.3 million | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 9.09 million | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Netherlands | 8.93 million | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 8.85 million | 2008 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 8.68 million | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 8.47 million | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 8.29 million | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.12 million | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Chile | 7.68 million | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Cambodia | 7.53 million | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Cameroon | 7.52 million | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Iraq | 7.46 million | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 7.15 million | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 6.99 million | 2008 | |||
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 6.91 million | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Syria | 6.73 million | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Malawi | 6.11 million | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Ecuador | 5.74 million | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Portugal | 5.63 million | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Guatemala | 5.3 million | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Senegal | 5.24 million | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Czech Republic | 5.24 million | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Greece | 5.2 million | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Cuba | 5.08 million | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Sweden | 5 million | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 4.94 million | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Belarus | 4.93 million | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Rwanda | 4.82 million | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Belgium | 4.78 million | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Guinea | 4.72 million | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Zambia | 4.69 million | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Niger | 4.59 million | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 4.58 million | 2008 | |||
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 4.42 million | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Bolivia | 4.41 million | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Burundi | 4.41 million | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Switzerland | 4.39 million | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Haiti | 4.38 million | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Austria | 4.29 million | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Hungary | 4.27 million | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Chad | 4.19 million | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 4.15 million | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Tunisia | 3.79 million | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Bulgaria | 3.67 million | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Mali | 3.67 million | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Benin | 3.58 million | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Somalia | 3.46 million | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Israel | 3.15 million | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Laos | 3 million | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Denmark | 2.96 million | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Paraguay | 2.94 million | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Togo | 2.87 million | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 2.85 million | 2008 | ||
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 2.81 million | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Honduras | 2.81 million | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Tajikistan | 2.81 million | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Finland | 2.72 million | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Slovakia | 2.7 million | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Norway | 2.64 million | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Singapore | 2.61 million | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.51 million | 2008 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | 2.5 million | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 2.36 million | 2008 | ||
| 105 | New Zealand | 2.31 million | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Libya | 2.29 million | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Nicaragua | 2.28 million | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Georgia | 2.27 million | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Ireland | 2.22 million | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Costa Rica | 2.11 million | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 2.1 million | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Eritrea | 2.06 million | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Central African Republic | 2.02 million | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Croatia | 1.99 million | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.94 million | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Jordan | 1.88 million | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Uruguay | 1.64 million | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Lithuania | 1.61 million | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Armenia | 1.6 million | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Panama | 1.6 million | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Congo, Republic of the | 1.56 million | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Liberia | 1.54 million | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Moldova | 1.48 million | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 1.46 million | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Kuwait | 1.43 million | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Albania | 1.41 million | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Lebanon | 1.41 million | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Mongolia | 1.4 million | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Mauritania | 1.35 million | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Jamaica | 1.23 million | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Latvia | 1.22 million | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Oman | 1.05 million | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Slovenia | 1.03 million | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Botswana | 971,808.94 | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Lesotho | 918,895.73 | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Qatar | 899,391.18 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Namibia | 760,296.99 | 2008 | ||
| 138 | The Gambia | 742,994.67 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Estonia | 701,102.38 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 688,272.72 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Gabon | 687,011.17 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 645,086.45 | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Mauritius | 572,174.26 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Swaziland | 444,595.54 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Cyprus | 437,897.42 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | East Timor | 426,828.31 | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Djibouti | 376,642.84 | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Bahrain | 363,209.35 | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Guyana | 341,815.81 | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Fiji | 339,769.57 | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Comoros | 315,470.32 | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Bhutan | 287,384.89 | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 251,474.67 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Luxembourg | 220,418.46 | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Cape Verde | 206,900.2 | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Iceland | 196,790.18 | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Brunei | 192,143.92 | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Suriname | 188,961.07 | 2008 | ||
| 159 | The Bahamas | 183,389.9 | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Malta | 174,776.47 | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Barbados | 150,612.5 | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Maldives | 141,619.4 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Belize | 131,864.26 | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Vanuatu | 119,216.29 | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 112,549.38 | 2008 | ||
| 166 | French Polynesia | 112,170.48 | 2008 | ||
| 167 | New Caledonia | 104,472.17 | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Netherlands Antilles | 94,755.77 | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Guam | 81,016.71 | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 78,037.95 | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Samoa | 62,115.7 | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56,467.73 | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53,411.6 | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Virgin Islands | 51,858.34 | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Tonga | 41,582.18 | 2008 |
