Labor force, total - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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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 - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Low & middle income2,629,233,852
2Middle income2,244,780,160
3Lower middle income1,786,544,079
4East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)1,202,351,236
5East Asia & Pacific (developing only)1,090,729,269
6China783,157,007
7South Asia625,896,931
8OECD members597,601,292
9High income546,602,346
10High income: OECD517,289,556
11Upper middle income458,236,080
12India457,459,478
13Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)422,539,711
14Low income384,453,692
15Least developed countries: UN classification367,886,714
16Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)341,229,210
17Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)340,967,682
18Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)271,929,917
19Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)269,283,590
20Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)262,025,810
21European Union241,054,896
22Europe & Central Asia (developing only)187,174,672
23North America178,091,543
24United States158,995,068
25Euro area158,497,100
26Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)133,797,649
27Arab World120,040,243
28Indonesia115,643,697
29Middle East & North Africa (developing only)115,181,707
30Brazil101,452,980
31Bangladesh78,619,079
32Russia75,883,745
33Japan65,787,018
34Pakistan58,115,799
35Nigeria49,972,446
36Mexico47,168,892
37Vietnam46,599,589
38Germany42,342,912
39Ethiopia39,952,287
40Philippines38,807,200
41Thailand38,681,133
42United Kingdom31,753,627
43High income: nonOECD29,312,790
44Iran29,232,771
45France28,664,716
46Egypt27,417,364
47Burma27,019,812
48Turkey25,625,750
49Italy25,377,206
50Democratic Republic of the Congo24,927,235
51North Korea24,706,350
52South Korea24,706,350
53Ukraine23,018,662
54Spain22,939,493
55Tanzania21,381,882
56Argentina19,599,155
57Canada19,096,475
58Colombia18,955,694
59South Africa18,848,869
60Kenya18,712,130
61Poland17,422,562
62Algeria14,839,565
63Uganda14,134,130
64Peru13,635,472
65Sudan13,462,264
66Nepal13,307,188
67Venezuela13,149,035
68Uzbekistan12,682,189
69Malaysia12,006,802
70Morocco11,982,099
71Australia11,549,289
72Mozambique11,003,829
73Ghana10,951,408
74Madagascar9,681,415
75Afghanistan9,607,047
76Romania9,541,533
77Netherlands8,983,799
78Saudi Arabia8,564,426
79Kazakhstan8,556,551
80Ivory Coast8,368,662
81Sri Lanka8,335,101
82Angola8,277,848
83Cambodia7,833,526
84Cameroon7,727,247
85Iraq7,663,186
86Chile7,517,094
87Burkina Faso7,139,602
88Syria6,908,985
89Malawi6,308,657
90Yemen6,206,793
91Ecuador5,852,050
92Portugal5,629,836
93Guatemala5,453,325
94Senegal5,404,583
95Czech Republic5,218,890
96Greece5,197,643
97Sweden5,029,665
98Zimbabwe5,028,052
99Cuba4,970,545
100Rwanda4,963,328
101Belarus4,960,323
102Guinea4,849,994
103Zambia4,812,349
104Belgium4,802,560
105Niger4,799,376
106Burundi4,569,295
107Bolivia4,520,880
108Dominican Republic4,502,718
109Haiti4,465,034
110Switzerland4,379,137
111Austria4,296,671
112Chad4,283,236
113Hungary4,276,697
114Azerbaijan4,192,796
115Tunisia3,843,982
116Mali3,769,987
117Benin3,699,064
118Hong Kong3,697,451
119Bulgaria3,578,560
120Somalia3,538,470
121Laos3,091,722
122Israel3,070,542
123Paraguay3,013,617
124Togo2,959,733
125Denmark2,957,473
126Papua New Guinea2,955,530
127Tajikistan2,938,200
128United Arab Emirates2,884,889
129Honduras2,800,321
130Slovakia2,728,264
131Finland2,709,122
132Singapore2,700,927
133Norway2,616,758
134Kyrgyzstan2,502,932
135El Salvador2,500,364
136Turkmenistan2,449,679
137Libya2,368,400
138New Zealand2,355,572
139Nicaragua2,324,996
140Georgia2,256,741
141Ireland2,245,561
142Eritrea2,153,834
143Sierra Leone2,141,155
144Costa Rica2,128,794
145Central African Republic2,073,996
146Croatia1,993,704
147Bosnia and Herzegovina1,949,487
148Jordan1,922,562
149Uruguay1,656,107
150Armenia1,628,942
151Liberia1,610,532
152Republic of the Congo1,594,287
153Lithuania1,582,734
154Panama1,578,194
155Moldova1,486,105
156Kuwait1,467,023
157Puerto Rico1,457,023
158Lebanon1,454,721
159Mongolia1,440,401
160Albania1,435,294
161Mauritania1,393,694
162Jamaica1,232,542
163Latvia1,196,056
164Oman1,086,421
165Slovenia1,036,956
166Qatar997,735
167Botswana996,375
168West Bank and Gaza954,038
169Lesotho935,451
170Macedonia904,448
171Namibia782,861
172Gambia765,581
173Gabon711,006
174Trinidad and Tobago701,990
175Estonia696,122
176Guinea-Bissau660,582
177Mauritius567,298
178Swaziland457,133
179Cyprus446,038
180Timor-Leste442,943
181Djibouti387,241
182Bahrain371,848
183Fiji342,261
184Guyana340,607
185Macau325,134
186Comoros324,536
187Bhutan303,694
188Equatorial Guinea261,527
189Luxembourg227,143
190Cape Verde214,222
191Brunei Darussalam197,440
192Iceland196,428
193Suriname192,877
194Bahamas186,603
195Malta173,058
196Barbados151,746
197Maldives149,545
198Belize138,465
199Vanuatu123,545
200Solomon Islands119,570
201French Polynesia113,896
202New Caledonia106,257
203Netherlands Antilles97,402
204Guam82,632
205St. Lucia79,943
206Western Samoa62,306
207Sao Tome and Principe57,761
208St. Vincent and the Grenadines53,888
209Virgin Islands (U.S.)51,563
210Tonga42,012
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