Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) by country
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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.
What the numbers show
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 170,807 in United States; the lowest is 108.98 in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,761, and the mean is 14,160.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,567.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 327.6%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 28.0%).
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 170,807 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 152,108 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 104,074 | 2015 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 62,265 | 2026 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 52,615 | 2024 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 44,246 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 35,877 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 8 | TΓΌrkiye | 35,533 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | France | 31,834 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 31,808 | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 26,020 | 2025 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 25,693 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 24,829 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 22,135 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 17,830 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Angola | 15,607 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 15,244 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 14,474 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 19 | Uganda | 11,012 | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 10,334 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 10,295 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 9,419 | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 8,608 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 8,195 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 8,187 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 7,586 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 6,780 | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia | 5,985 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 5,910 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 5,839 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 5,671 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 5,612 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 5,486 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 5,420 | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 5,404 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 36 | Switzerland | 5,134 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 4,903 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 4,776 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 4,761 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 4,493 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 41 | Honduras | 3,929 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 3,734 | 2022 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 3,308 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Denmark | 3,307 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 3,059 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 3,037 | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 2,955 | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 2,933 | 2022 | β | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 2,891 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 50 | Slovak Republic | 2,760 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Kuwait | 2,457 | 2014 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 2,381 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Panama | 2,105 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 1,838 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 1,789 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 56 | Lithuania | 1,571 | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,516 | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 58 | Mongolia | 1,446 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 1,357 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 1,284 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 1,037 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 62 | Latvia | 955.45 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 791.18 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 64 | Estonia | 754.94 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 589.05 | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Cyprus | 527.62 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 67 | Kosovo | 475.34 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 68 | Timor-Leste | 408.36 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 351.07 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 70 | Malta | 340.03 | 2025 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 71 | Fiji | 337.11 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 72 | Montenegro | 319.42 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 73 | Iceland | 237.78 | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | 234.39 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 214.01 | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 76 | Belize | 163.11 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 108.98 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
About this data
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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.