Working-age population by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Working-age population is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 273,653 in United States of America; the lowest is 80.14 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,689, and the mean is 22,149.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,415.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 44.8%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 11.1%).
Working-age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 273,653 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 212,088 | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 69,480 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 57,091 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | France | 54,748 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 51,003 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 49,939 | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 41,873 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 40,674 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 37,295 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 30,200 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 25,996 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 20,263 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17,662 | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 17,548 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 16,146 | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 15,705 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 14,851 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 19 | Cambodia | 13,118 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 12,021 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 11,995 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 11,117 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 9,619 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 9,288 | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9,042 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 8,938 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 8,831 | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 8,732 | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 29 | Czechia | 8,689 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Sweden | 8,681 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 7,843 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 7,621 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 7,398 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 6,855 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 5,549 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 5,466 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 37 | Denmark | 4,957 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 38 | Togo | 4,852 | 2022 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 39 | Finland | 4,672 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 4,587 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 4,499 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 4,450 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 43 | Ireland | 4,286 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 44 | Palestine, State of | 3,341 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 3,189 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 46 | Lithuania | 2,451 | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 47 | Mongolia | 2,354 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 48 | Armenia | 2,038 | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 1,974 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 50 | Slovenia | 1,759 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 51 | Botswana | 1,652 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 52 | Latvia | 1,538 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 1,124 | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 54 | Cyprus | 818.25 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 553.86 | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 56 | Iceland | 292.47 | 2020 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 57 | Seychelles | 80.14 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The working-age population is commonly defined as persons aged 15 years and older, but this varies from country to country. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.