| Field Listing :: Labor force |
| This entry contains the total labor force figure. | |
| Country Comparison to the World |
Country |
Labor force |
|---|
| Afghanistan | 7.512 million (2012 est.) |
| Albania | 1.098 million (2013 est.) |
| Algeria | 11.15 million (2013 est.) |
| American Samoa | 17,630 (2005) |
| Andorra | 36,060 (2012) |
| Angola | 9.018 million (2013 est.) |
| Anguilla | 6,049 (2001) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 (1991) |
| Argentina |
17.32 million
note: urban areas only (2013 est.) |
| Armenia | 1.394 million (2013 est.) |
| Aruba |
51,610
note: of the 51,610 workers aged 15 and over in the labor force, 32,252 were born in Aruba and 19,353 came from abroad; foreign workers are 38% of the employed population (2007 est.) |
| Australia | 12.44 million (2013 est.) |
| Austria | 3.737 million (2013 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | 4.68 million (2012 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | 196,900 (2013 est.) |
| Bahrain |
716,500
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2013 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
78.62 million
note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances were $10.9 billion in FY09/10 (2013 est.) |
| Barbados | 141,800 (2013 est.) |
| Belarus | 5 million (2009) |
| Belgium | 5.15 million (2013 est.) |
| Belize |
120,500
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2008 est.) |
| Benin | 3.662 million (2007 est.) |
| Bermuda | 37,400 (2011) |
| Bhutan |
336,400
note: major shortage of skilled labor (2012) |
| Bolivia | 4.922 million (2012 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 million (2012 est.) |
| Botswana | 1.308 million (2013 est.) |
| Brazil | 107.3 million (2013 est.) |
| British Virgin Islands | 12,770 (2004) |
| Brunei | 205,800 (2011 est.) |
| Bulgaria | 2.551 million (2013 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
6.668 million
note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2007) |
| Burma | 34.31 million (2013 est.) |
| Burundi | 4.245 million (2007) |
| Cabo Verde | 196,100 (2007) |
| Cambodia | 7.9 million (2011 est.) |
| Cameroon | 8.426 million (2013 est.) |
| Canada | 19.08 million (2013 est.) |
| Cayman Islands |
39,000
note: nearly 55% are non-nationals (2007) |
| Central African Republic | 2.082 million (2011 est.) |
| Chad | 4.293 million (2007) |
| Chile | 8.367 million (2013 est.) |
| China |
797.6 million
note: by the end of 2012, China's population at working age (15-64 years) was 1.0040 billion (2013 est.) |
| Christmas Island | NA |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA |
| Colombia | 23.75 million (2013 est.) |
| Comoros | 233,500 (2011 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.18 million (2013 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 2.89 million (2011 est.) |
| Cook Islands | 6,820 (2001) |
| Costa Rica |
2.222 million
note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2013 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 7.928 million (2013 est.) |
| Croatia | 1.715 million (2013 est.) |
| Cuba |
5.233 million
note: state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% (2013 est.) |
| Curacao | 73,010 (2013) |
| Cyprus | 443,500 (2013 est.) |
| Czech Republic | 5.304 million (2013 est.) |
| Denmark | 2.795 million (2013 est.) |
| Djibouti | 294,600 (2012) |
| Dominica | 25,000 (2000 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | 4.912 million (2013 est.) |
| Ecuador | 6.953 million (2013 est.) |
| Egypt | 27.69 million (2013 est.) |
| El Salvador | 2.738 million (2013 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 195,200 (2007) |
| Eritrea | 2.955 million (2012 est.) |
| Estonia | 692,900 (2013 est.) |
| Ethiopia | 45.65 million (2013 est.) |
| European Union | 228.6 million (2013 est.) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 5,246 (2006) |
| Faroe Islands | 34,710 (November 2010) |
| Fiji | 335,000 (2007 est.) |
| Finland | 2.685 million (2013 est.) |
| France | 29.94 million (2013 est.) |
| French Polynesia | 116,000 (2007) |
| Gabon | 629,100 (2013 est.) |
| Gambia, The | 777,100 (2007) |
| Gaza Strip | 348,200 (2010 est.) |
| Georgia | 1.959 million (2011 est.) |
| Germany | 44.2 million (2013 est.) |
| Ghana | 12.07 million (2013 est.) |
| Gibraltar | 12,690 (2001) (2001) |
| Greece | 4.918 million (2013 est.) |
| Greenland | 28,600 (2011) |
| Grenada | 59,900 (2013 est.) |
| Guam |
69,390
note: this number is for the civilian labor force only (2010 est.) |
| Guatemala | 4.465 million (2013 est.) |
| Guernsey | 31,470 (March 2006) |
| Guinea | 5.409 million (2013 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 632,700 (2007) |
| Guyana | 313,100 (2009 est.) |
| Haiti |
4.81 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (2010 est.) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 2,832 (December 2011) |
| Honduras | 3.507 million (2013 est.) |
| Hong Kong | 3.873 million (2013 est.) |
| Hungary | 4.263 million (2013 est.) |
| Iceland | 181,100 (2013 est.) |
| India | 487.3 million (2013 est.) |
| Indonesia | 120 million (2013 est.) |
| Iran |
27.72 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2013 est.) |
| Iraq | 8.9 million (2010 est.) |
| Ireland | 2.161 million (2013 est.) |
| Isle of Man | 41,790 (2006) |
| Israel | 3.493 million (2013 est.) |
| Italy | 25.74 million (2013 est.) |
| Jamaica | 1.261 million (2013 est.) |
| Japan | 65.62 million (2013 est.) |
| Jersey | 53,380 (June 2012) |
| Jordan | 1.898 million (2013 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | 9.022 million (2013 est.) |
| Kenya | 19.67 million (2013 est.) |
| Kiribati |
7,870
note: economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001) |
| Korea, North |
12.6 million
note: estimates vary widely (2012 est.) |
| Korea, South | 25.86 million (2013 est.) |
| Kosovo |
800,000
note: includes those estimated to be employed in the grey economy (2011 est.) |
| Kuwait |
2.38 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2013 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.344 million (2007) |
| Laos | 3.373 million (2013 est.) |
| Latvia | 1.022 million (2013 est.) |
| Lebanon |
1.481 million
note: does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.) |
| Lesotho | 874,200 (2013 est.) |
| Liberia | 1.372 million (2007) |
| Libya | 1.644 million (2013 est.) |
| Liechtenstein |
35,830 (2012)
note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commuted daily from Austria, Switzerland, or Germany (2012) |
| Lithuania | 1.452 million (2013 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
208,800
note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2013 est.) |
| Macau | 367,800 (2013 est.) |
| Macedonia | 960,700 (2013 est.) |
| Madagascar | 9.504 million (2007) |
| Malawi | 5.747 million (2007 est.) |
| Malaysia | 13.19 million (2013 est.) |
| Maldives | 159,700 (2012) |
| Mali | 3.241 million (2007 est.) |
| Malta | 190,400 (2013 est.) |
| Marshall Islands | 10,480 (2011 est.) |
| Mauritania | 1.318 million (2007) |
| Mauritius | 637,600 (2013 est.) |
| Mexico | 51.48 million (2013 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 15,920 (2011) |
| Moldova | 1.206 million (2013 est.) |
| Monaco |
52,490
note: includes all foreign workers (2012 est.) |
| Mongolia | 1.037 million (2011 est.) |
| Montenegro | 251,300 (2011 est.) |
| Montserrat | 4,521 (2012) |
| Morocco | 11.73 million (2013 est.) |
| Mozambique | 10.55 million (2013 est.) |
| Namibia | 880,400 (2013 est.) |
| Nepal |
16 million
note: severe lack of skilled labor (2011 est.) |
| Netherlands | 7.939 million (2013 est.) |
| New Caledonia | 106,400 (2010) |
| New Zealand | 2.413 million (2013 est.) |
| Nicaragua | 3.039 million (2013 est.) |
| Niger | 4.688 million (2007) |
| Nigeria | 51.53 million (2011 est.) |
| Niue | 663 (2001) |
| Norfolk Island | 978 (2006) |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
38,450
note: includes nearly 29,000 foreign workers (2005 est.) |
| Norway | 2.707 million (2014 est.) |
| Oman |
968,800
note: about 60% of the labor force is non-national (2007) |
| Pakistan |
59.21 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2012 est.) |
| Palau | 9,777 (2005) |
| Panama |
1.54 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2013 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 4.077 million (2013 est.) |
| Paraguay | 3.19 million (2013 est.) |
| Peru |
16.16 million
note: individuals older than 14 years of age (2012 est.) |
| Philippines | 41.33 million (2013 est.) |
| Pitcairn Islands | 15 (2004) |
| Poland | 18.22 million (2013 est.) |
| Portugal | 5.395 million (2013 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | 1.286 million (March 2012) |
| Qatar | 1.424 million (2013 est.) |
| Romania | 9.451 million (2013 est.) |
| Russia | 75.29 million (2013 est.) |
| Rwanda | 4.446 million (2007) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 2,486 (1998 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 (June 1995) |
| Saint Lucia | 79,700 (2012) |
| Saint Martin | 17,300 (2008 est.) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3,194 (2006) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57,520 (2007 est.) |
| Samoa | 47,930 (2011 est.) |
| San Marino | 21,960 (September 2013) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 52,490 (2007) |
| Saudi Arabia |
8.412 million
note: about 80% of the labor force is non-national (2013 est.) |
| Senegal | 6.096 million (2013 est.) |
| Serbia | 1.703 million (2013 est.) |
| Seychelles | 39,560 (2006) |
| Sierra Leone | 2.207 million (2007 est.) |
| Singapore |
3.444 million
note: excludes non-residents (2013 est.) |
| Sint Maarten | 23,200 (2008 est.) |
| Slovakia | 2.727 million (2013 est.) |
| Slovenia | 913,400 (2013 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | 202,500 (2007) |
| Somalia | 3.447 million (2007) |
| South Africa | 18.54 million (2013 est.) |
| Spain | 23.2 million (2013 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | 8.528 million (2013 est.) |
| Sudan | 11.92 million (2007 est.) |
| Suriname | 165,600 (2007) |
| Svalbard | 1,234 (2003) |
| Swaziland | 424,100 (2011 est.) |
| Sweden | 5.107 million (2013 est.) |
| Switzerland | 4.976 million (2013 est.) |
| Syria | 5.014 million (2013 est.) |
| Taiwan | 11.55 million (2013 est.) |
| Tajikistan | 2.209 million (2013 est.) |
| Tanzania | 25.59 million (2013 est.) |
| Thailand | 39.38 million (2013 est.) |
| Timor-Leste | 418,200 (2009) |
| Togo | 2.595 million (2007) |
| Tokelau | 440 (2001) |
| Tonga | 39,960 (2007) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 621,000 (2013 est.) |
| Tunisia | 3.974 million (2013 est.) |
| Turkey |
27.91 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2013 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | 2.3 million (2008 est.) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,848 (1990 est.) |
| Tuvalu | 3,615 (2004 est.) |
| Uganda | 17.4 million (2013 est.) |
| Ukraine | 22.17 million (2013 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
4.588 million
note: expatriates account for about 85% of the work force (2013 est.) |
| United Kingdom | 30.15 million (2013 est.) |
| United States |
155.4 million
note: includes unemployed (2013 est.) |
| Uruguay | 1.7 million (2013 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | 16.99 million (2013 est.) |
| Vanuatu | 115,900 (2007) |
| Venezuela | 14.01 million (2013 est.) |
| Vietnam | 52.93 million (2013 est.) |
| Virgin Islands | 49,820 (2007 est.) |
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,104 (2003) |
| West Bank | 1.025 million (2013 est.) |
| Western Sahara | 144,000 (2010 est.) |
| World | 3.308 billion (2013 est.) |
| Yemen | 7.1 million (2013 est.) |
| Zambia | 6.275 million (2013 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | 3.939 million (2013 est.) |