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Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization 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.
Labor force, total - Labor - Education Statistics (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Low & middle income2,586,087,452
2Middle income2,212,506,367
3Lower middle income1,759,569,475
4East Asia & Pacific (developing only)1,078,276,571
5China776,880,961
6South Asia613,447,313
7High income545,835,947
8High income: OECD511,453,156
9Upper middle income452,936,891
10India449,888,200
11Low income373,581,086
12Least developed countries: UN classification357,281,590
13Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)330,720,006
14Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)265,211,263
15Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)253,772,073
16Europe & Central Asia (developing only)187,224,608
17United States158,374,589
18Euro area157,314,921
19Indonesia112,803,749
20Middle East & North Africa (developing only)111,207,691
21Brazil99,945,056
22Bangladesh76,765,042
23Russia76,025,810
24Japan66,876,995
25Pakistan55,836,770
26Nigeria48,620,127
27Mexico46,706,072
28Vietnam45,606,689
29Germany42,375,119
30Thailand38,494,894
31Ethiopia38,152,272
32Philippines37,880,026
33United Kingdom31,494,939
34France28,611,255
35Iran27,783,266
36Burma26,817,005
37Egypt26,315,732
38Turkey25,762,638
39Italy25,211,837
40South Korea24,418,073
41North Korea24,418,073
42Democratic Republic of the Congo24,030,006
43Ukraine23,089,261
44Spain22,765,847
45Tanzania20,782,369
46Argentina19,073,527
47South Africa18,682,429
48Canada18,660,182
49Colombia18,550,107
50Kenya18,173,412
51Poland17,650,258
52Algeria14,478,825
53Uganda13,642,260
54Peru13,304,234
55Sudan13,099,549
56Nepal12,935,305
57Venezuela12,720,895
58Uzbekistan12,259,919
59Morocco11,793,737
60Malaysia11,732,499
61Australia11,310,360
62Mozambique10,755,925
63Ghana10,647,454
64Romania9,955,971
65Madagascar9,354,356
66Afghanistan9,303,902
67Saudi Arabia9,089,880
68Netherlands8,933,219
69Kazakhstan8,470,415
70Sri Lanka8,289,089
71Ivory Coast8,122,617
72Angola8,006,411
73Chile7,680,180
74Cambodia7,530,222
75Cameroon7,522,289
76Iraq7,456,792
77Burkina Faso6,905,902
78Syria6,732,879
79Malawi6,108,603
80Yemen5,957,946
81Ecuador5,737,041
82Portugal5,628,102
83Guatemala5,296,301
84Senegal5,244,833
85Czech Republic5,235,543
86Greece5,204,881
87Cuba5,082,308
88Sweden4,998,697
89Zimbabwe4,938,102
90Belarus4,930,050
91Rwanda4,815,263
92Belgium4,781,476
93Guinea4,718,158
94Zambia4,687,475
95Niger4,593,125
96Dominican Republic4,423,667
97Bolivia4,409,738
98Burundi4,405,097
99Switzerland4,387,471
100Haiti4,379,669
101Austria4,291,426
102Hungary4,268,267
103Chad4,187,543
104Azerbaijan4,148,231
105Tunisia3,789,601
106Hong Kong3,721,406
107Bulgaria3,670,375
108Mali3,669,974
109Benin3,581,043
110Somalia3,460,450
111Israel3,149,932
112Laos2,998,901
113Denmark2,963,335
114Paraguay2,936,572
115Togo2,867,388
116Papua New Guinea2,854,027
117United Arab Emirates2,813,830
118Honduras2,813,639
119Tajikistan2,810,506
120Finland2,717,817
121Slovakia2,704,517
122Norway2,636,955
123Singapore2,611,441
124Kyrgyzstan2,506,661
125El Salvador2,497,814
126Turkmenistan2,361,991
127New Zealand2,312,688
128Libya2,294,912
129Nicaragua2,278,806
130Georgia2,274,709
131Ireland2,222,102
132Costa Rica2,111,247
133Sierra Leone2,101,048
134Eritrea2,057,000
135Central African Republic2,018,046
136Croatia1,994,056
137Bosnia and Herzegovina1,944,487
138Jordan1,878,268
139Uruguay1,639,924
140Lithuania1,613,087
141Armenia1,604,009
142Panama1,599,551
143Republic of the Congo1,555,021
144Liberia1,539,020
145Moldova1,477,361
146Puerto Rico1,458,734
147Kuwait1,428,972
148Albania1,414,998
149Lebanon1,405,706
150Mongolia1,402,792
151Mauritania1,353,737
152Jamaica1,230,822
153Latvia1,215,406
154Oman1,052,396
155Slovenia1,034,232
156Botswana971,809
157West Bank and Gaza943,383
158Lesotho918,896
159Macedonia904,130
160Qatar899,391
161Namibia760,297
162Gambia742,995
163Estonia701,102
164Trinidad and Tobago688,273
165Gabon687,011
166Guinea-Bissau645,086
167Mauritius572,174
168Swaziland444,596
169Cyprus437,897
170Timor-Leste426,828
171Djibouti376,643
172Bahrain363,209
173Guyana341,816
174Fiji339,770
175Macau325,960
176Comoros315,470
177Bhutan287,385
178Equatorial Guinea251,475
179Luxembourg220,418
180Cape Verde206,900
181Iceland196,790
182Brunei Darussalam192,144
183Suriname188,961
184Bahamas183,390
185Malta174,776
186Barbados150,613
187Maldives141,619
188Belize131,864
189Vanuatu119,216
190Solomon Islands112,549
191French Polynesia112,170
192New Caledonia104,472
193Netherlands Antilles94,756
194Guam81,017
195St. Lucia78,038
196Western Samoa62,116
197Sao Tome and Principe56,468
198St. Vincent and the Grenadines53,412
199Virgin Islands (U.S.)51,858
200Tonga41,582
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