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Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) by country

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Countries reporting
189
Highest
771,810
China
Lowest
33.51
Tonga
Median
4,438
Years covered
38
1990–2027
Data points
10,464

What the numbers show

Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 771,810 in China; the lowest is 33.51 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,438, and the mean is 20,418.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,032.

Over the past decade 159 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 64.8%), and the largest decrease in United States Virgin Islands (down 18.5%).

Labour force (ILO modelled estimates): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 771,810 2027 down 2.1% rising
2 India 635,848 2027 up 23.1% rising
3 United States of America 178,849 2027 up 6.2% rising
4 Indonesia 150,937 2027 up 15.3% rising
5 Nigeria 123,342 2027 up 35.7% rising
6 Brazil 109,032 2027 up 5.4% rising
7 Pakistan 89,226 2027 up 26.6% rising
8 Bangladesh 76,980 2027 up 16.4% rising
9 Russian Federation 71,526 2027 down 5.2% flat
10 Japan 69,077 2027 up 2.9% flat
11 Mexico 63,308 2027 up 17.0% rising
12 Ethiopia 60,179 2027 up 26.1% rising
13 Viet Nam 57,816 2027 up 4.1% rising
14 Philippines 54,020 2027 up 24.9% rising
15 Germany 42,980 2027 down 1.5% rising
16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 41,856 2027 up 37.0% rising
17 Thailand 40,597 2027 up 2.2% rising
18 Türkiye 38,497 2027 up 14.4% rising
19 Egypt 37,658 2027 up 22.6% rising
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 36,231 2027 up 38.5% rising
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35,770 2027 up 5.4% rising
22 France 31,690 2027 up 4.2% rising
23 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29,874 2027 up 4.4% rising
24 Republic of Korea 29,824 2027 up 5.9% rising
25 Colombia 27,686 2027 up 13.6% rising
26 South Africa 27,412 2027 up 19.8% rising
27 Kenya 26,040 2027 up 24.1% rising
28 Italy 25,337 2027 down 2.1% rising
29 Uganda 25,081 2027 up 63.8% rising
30 Spain 23,742 2027 up 2.5% rising
31 Myanmar 23,310 2027 down 2.3% rising
32 Argentina 22,928 2027 up 16.7% rising
33 Canada 22,260 2027 up 9.7% rising
34 Ukraine 20,539 2021 down 8.1% falling
35 Peru 19,811 2027 up 12.3% rising
36 Malaysia 19,353 2027 up 22.6% rising
37 Poland 18,722 2027 up 0.3% rising
38 Madagascar 18,089 2027 up 34.2% rising
39 Saudi Arabia 17,818 2027 up 31.1% volatile
40 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 17,790 2027 up 4.1% rising
41 Angola 17,452 2027 up 39.4% rising
42 Mozambique 16,720 2027 up 37.8% rising
43 Australia 15,007 2027 up 14.6% rising
44 Uzbekistan 14,966 2027 up 16.9% rising
45 Côte d'Ivoire 13,867 2027 up 36.2% rising
46 Algeria 13,828 2027 up 11.9% rising
47 Ghana 13,723 2027 up 10.6% rising
48 Iraq 13,280 2027 up 33.7% rising
49 Niger 12,971 2027 up 62.2% rising
50 Morocco 12,909 2027 up 10.6% rising
51 Taiwan, China 12,110 2027 up 0.3% rising
52 Cameroon 12,086 2027 up 26.7% rising
53 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11,326 2027 down 14.3% rising
54 Sudan 10,949 2022 up 11.8% rising
55 Cambodia 10,688 2027 up 19.6% rising
56 Burkina Faso 10,565 2027 up 23.9% rising
57 Netherlands 10,535 2027 up 9.8% rising
58 Chile 10,520 2027 up 11.6% rising
59 Kazakhstan, Republic of 10,322 2027 up 10.3% rising
60 Afghanistan 10,025 2027 up 8.7% rising
61 Mali 9,791 2027 up 37.1% rising
62 Ecuador 9,251 2027 up 12.4% rising
63 Sri Lanka 8,959 2027 down 0.8% rising
64 Malawi 8,837 2027 up 39.4% rising
65 Yemen 8,619 2027 up 37.3% rising
66 Zambia 8,596 2027 up 51.6% rising
67 Nepal 8,462 2027 up 11.4% rising
68 Romania 8,098 2027 down 5.7% falling
69 Guatemala 8,021 2027 up 22.9% rising
70 United Arab Emirates 7,786 2027 up 28.6% volatile
71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7,271 2027 up 37.2% rising
72 Zimbabwe 7,268 2027 up 31.1% rising
73 Syrian Arab Republic 7,259 2027 up 64.8% rising
74 Chad 7,097 2027 up 45.5% rising
75 Benin 7,055 2027 up 38.8% rising
76 Burundi 6,756 2027 up 40.8% rising
77 Senegal 6,524 2027 up 57.4% rising
78 Rwanda 6,187 2027 up 41.0% rising
79 Sweden 5,787 2027 up 8.5% rising
80 Dominican Republic 5,679 2027 up 19.4% rising
81 Haiti 5,442 2027 up 14.9% rising
82 Belgium 5,370 2027 up 6.6% rising
83 Czechia 5,367 2027 up 0.4% rising
84 Azerbaijan, Republic of 5,222 2027 up 5.9% rising
85 Portugal 5,216 2027 down 0.4% rising
86 Switzerland 5,086 2027 up 3.2% rising
87 South Sudan 5,070 2023 up 6.2% rising
88 Guinea 4,973 2027 up 29.5% rising
89 Hungary 4,951 2027 up 2.4% rising
90 Cuba 4,758 2027 down 9.1% rising
91 Israel 4,698 2027 up 19.6% rising
92 Belarus 4,653 2027 down 8.7% flat
93 Austria 4,641 2027 up 1.6% rising
94 Honduras 4,519 2027 up 10.4% rising
95 Greece 4,438 2027 down 5.5% rising
96 Tunisia 4,321 2027 up 4.1% rising
97 Papua New Guinea 3,926 2027 up 31.8% rising
98 Somalia 3,793 2027 up 41.8% rising
99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,788 2027 up 33.8% rising
100 Singapore 3,691 2027 up 9.1% rising
101 Hong Kong, China 3,663 2027 down 8.0% rising
102 Paraguay 3,633 2027 up 14.7% rising
103 Togo 3,607 2027 up 31.2% rising
104 Nicaragua 3,448 2027 up 21.9% rising
105 Jordan 3,367 2027 up 24.1% rising
106 Serbia 3,348 2027 up 3.1% falling
107 Denmark 3,301 2027 up 11.1% rising
108 Bulgaria 3,160 2027 down 6.1% falling
109 Norway 3,122 2027 up 9.6% rising
110 Kuwait 3,114 2027 up 29.9% volatile
111 Sierra Leone 3,078 2027 up 29.3% rising
112 New Zealand 3,072 2027 up 12.4% rising
113 El Salvador 3,060 2027 up 15.1% rising
114 Oman 3,022 2027 up 21.2% volatile
115 Kyrgyzstan 2,962 2027 up 23.5% rising
116 Ireland 2,882 2027 up 22.4% rising
117 Finland 2,872 2027 up 6.1% rising
118 Liberia 2,834 2027 up 31.3% rising
119 Congo 2,815 2027 up 33.3% rising
120 Tajikistan 2,770 2027 up 23.0% rising
121 Slovakia 2,750 2027 up 0.0% rising
122 Libya 2,684 2027 up 16.3% rising
123 Costa Rica 2,475 2027 up 7.6% rising
124 Qatar 2,371 2027 up 16.1% volatile
125 Panama 2,361 2027 up 20.4% rising
126 Turkmenistan 2,287 2027 up 16.7% rising
127 Central African Republic 2,253 2027 up 25.6% rising
128 Georgia 1,958 2027 down 1.7% falling
129 Eritrea, The State of 1,868 2027 up 29.2% rising
130 Lebanon 1,837 2023 down 6.6% rising
131 Uruguay 1,820 2027 up 5.7% rising
132 Republic of Moldova 1,725 2027 down 2.3% falling
133 Croatia 1,699 2027 down 5.1% falling
134 Jamaica 1,625 2027 up 13.1% rising
135 Lithuania 1,486 2027 up 1.8% falling
136 Albania 1,483 2027 up 7.8% flat
137 Mongolia 1,465 2027 up 15.5% rising
138 Palestine, State of 1,463 2022 up 41.4% rising
139 Armenia 1,386 2027 down 2.7% falling
140 Mauritania 1,327 2027 up 37.4% rising
141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,308 2027 down 10.2% falling
142 Botswana 1,253 2027 up 33.3% rising
143 Puerto Rico 1,234 2027 up 13.0% falling
144 Namibia 1,210 2027 up 27.7% rising
145 Slovenia 1,029 2027 up 0.2% rising
146 Bahrain 979.76 2027 up 13.8% rising
147 Guinea-Bissau 953.73 2027 up 38.3% rising
148 Latvia 929.81 2027 down 6.6% falling
149 Lesotho 915.18 2027 up 10.9% rising
150 Gabon 878.87 2027 up 26.0% rising
151 Gambia 857.42 2027 up 34.6% rising
152 Cyprus 777.67 2027 up 14.6% rising
153 North Macedonia 775.24 2027 down 8.9% flat
154 Equatorial Guinea 769.26 2027 up 30.1% rising
155 Estonia 729.75 2027 up 4.6% flat
156 Trinidad and Tobago 715.87 2027 down 0.3% rising
157 Timor-Leste 667.78 2027 up 27.9% rising
158 Mauritius 631.41 2027 down 0.5% rising
159 Solomon Islands 476.34 2027 up 35.9% rising
160 Eswatini 445.08 2027 up 18.1% rising
161 Bhutan 421.58 2027 up 20.0% rising
162 Macau, China 420.81 2027 up 7.7% rising
163 Fiji 395.86 2027 up 6.0% rising
164 Luxembourg 355.98 2027 up 21.2% rising
165 Guyana 331.71 2027 up 11.0% rising
166 Comoros 328.39 2027 up 45.1% rising
167 Malta 305.43 2027 up 31.7% rising
168 Montenegro 295.53 2027 up 11.1% rising
169 Maldives 280.29 2027 up 33.3% rising
170 Djibouti 276.79 2027 up 21.0% rising
171 Western Sahara 273.75 2027 up 21.1% rising
172 Suriname 263.41 2027 up 9.6% rising
173 Iceland 250.5 2027 up 17.9% rising
174 Bahamas 247.09 2027 up 7.4% rising
175 Brunei Darussalam 240.28 2027 up 10.2% rising
176 Cape Verde 233.52 2027 up 7.5% rising
177 Belize 190.45 2027 up 14.5% rising
178 Barbados 150.76 2027 down 0.0% rising
179 New Caledonia 132.64 2027 up 1.4% rising
180 Vanuatu 127.06 2027 up 24.5% rising
181 French Polynesia 120.93 2027 up 0.8% rising
182 Saint Lucia 102.55 2027 up 4.6% rising
183 Channel Islands 86.19 2027 up 2.8% rising
184 Guam 79.54 2027 up 5.1% rising
185 Samoa 58.01 2027 down 16.0% rising
186 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2 2027 down 2.6% rising
187 United States Virgin Islands 37.44 2027 down 18.5% falling
188 Sao Tome and Principe 36.73 2027 up 26.7% rising
189 Tonga 33.51 2027 down 8.0% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,464 data points, 1990–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.