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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 force structure - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Low & middle income2,601,257,394
2Middle income2,159,835,193
3Lower middle income1,727,850,694
4East Asia & Pacific1,079,769,825
5China776,880,993
6South Asia618,626,606
7High income501,517,351
8High income: OECD469,352,517
9India449,888,194
10Low income441,422,200
11Upper middle income431,984,499
12Least developed countries: UN classification357,120,405
13Sub-Saharan Africa327,236,656
14Latin America & Caribbean264,507,634
15Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)251,700,704
16Europe & Central Asia199,971,579
17United States158,210,689
18Euro area147,606,725
19Indonesia112,803,754
20Middle East & North Africa111,145,094
21Brazil99,945,051
22Bangladesh76,765,040
23Russia76,025,809
24Japan66,876,995
25Pakistan55,836,769
26Nigeria48,620,126
27Mexico46,706,073
28Vietnam45,606,689
29Germany42,375,118
30Thailand38,494,892
31Ethiopia38,152,270
32Philippines37,880,025
33High income: nonOECD32,164,834
34United Kingdom31,498,598
35France28,611,254
36Iran27,783,265
37Burma26,817,004
38Egypt26,315,732
39Turkey25,762,639
40Italy25,211,836
41South Korea24,418,073
42North Korea24,418,073
43Democratic Republic of the Congo24,030,006
44Ukraine23,089,261
45Spain22,765,847
46Tanzania20,782,369
47Argentina19,073,526
48Canada18,660,182
49South Africa18,641,834
50Colombia18,550,107
51Kenya18,173,412
52Poland17,650,257
53Algeria14,478,825
54Uganda13,642,260
55Peru13,304,233
56Sudan13,099,550
57Nepal12,935,305
58Venezuela12,720,894
59Uzbekistan12,259,918
60Morocco11,793,738
61Malaysia11,732,499
62Australia11,310,360
63Mozambique10,755,926
64Ghana10,647,454
65Romania9,955,970
66Madagascar9,354,356
67Afghanistan9,303,903
68Saudi Arabia9,030,770
69Netherlands8,933,218
70Kazakhstan8,470,865
71Sri Lanka8,289,089
72Ivory Coast8,122,616
73Angola8,006,411
74Chile7,680,180
75Cambodia7,530,222
76Cameroon7,522,289
77Iraq7,456,792
78Burkina Faso6,905,902
79Syria6,732,879
80Malawi6,108,603
81Yemen5,957,945
82Ecuador5,737,041
83Portugal5,628,102
84Guatemala5,296,301
85Senegal5,244,833
86Czech Republic5,235,543
87Greece5,204,881
88Cuba5,082,309
89Sweden4,998,697
90Zimbabwe4,938,102
91Belarus4,930,050
92Rwanda4,815,263
93Belgium4,781,476
94Guinea4,718,158
95Zambia4,687,475
96Niger4,593,125
97Dominican Republic4,423,667
98Bolivia4,409,739
99Burundi4,405,097
100Switzerland4,387,471
101Haiti4,379,669
102Austria4,291,426
103Hungary4,268,267
104Chad4,187,543
105Azerbaijan4,148,231
106Tunisia3,789,601
107Hong Kong3,721,406
108Bulgaria3,670,375
109Mali3,669,974
110Benin3,581,043
111Somalia3,460,450
112Israel3,149,932
113Laos2,998,901
114Denmark2,963,335
115Paraguay2,936,573
116Togo2,867,388
117Papua New Guinea2,854,027
118United Arab Emirates2,813,830
119Honduras2,813,639
120Tajikistan2,810,506
121Finland2,717,817
122Slovakia2,704,517
123Norway2,636,955
124Singapore2,611,441
125Kyrgyzstan2,506,661
126El Salvador2,497,814
127Turkmenistan2,361,991
128New Zealand2,312,688
129Libya2,294,912
130Nicaragua2,278,806
131Georgia2,274,709
132Ireland2,222,102
133Costa Rica2,111,247
134Sierra Leone2,101,048
135Eritrea2,057,000
136Central African Republic2,018,046
137Croatia1,994,056
138Bosnia and Herzegovina1,944,487
139Jordan1,908,660
140Uruguay1,639,924
141Lithuania1,613,087
142Armenia1,604,009
143Panama1,599,552
144Republic of the Congo1,555,021
145Liberia1,539,019
146Moldova1,477,361
147Puerto Rico1,458,544
148Kuwait1,428,972
149Albania1,414,998
150Lebanon1,405,706
151Mongolia1,402,793
152Mauritania1,353,737
153Jamaica1,230,822
154Latvia1,215,406
155Oman1,052,396
156Slovenia1,034,232
157Botswana971,809
158West Bank and Gaza943,383
159Lesotho918,896
160Macedonia904,130
161Qatar899,391
162Namibia760,297
163Gambia742,995
164Estonia701,102
165Trinidad and Tobago688,273
166Gabon687,011
167Guinea-Bissau645,086
168Mauritius572,174
169Swaziland444,596
170Cyprus437,897
171Timor-Leste426,828
172Djibouti376,643
173Bahrain363,209
174Guyana341,816
175Fiji339,770
176Macau325,960
177Comoros315,470
178Bhutan287,385
179Equatorial Guinea251,475
180Luxembourg220,418
181Cape Verde206,900
182Iceland196,790
183Brunei Darussalam192,144
184Suriname188,961
185Bahamas183,390
186Malta174,776
187Barbados150,612
188Maldives141,619
189Belize131,864
190Vanuatu119,216
191Solomon Islands112,549
192French Polynesia112,170
193New Caledonia104,472
194Netherlands Antilles94,756
195Guam81,017
196St. Lucia78,038
197Samoa62,116
198Sao Tome and Principe56,468
199St. Vincent and the Grenadines53,412
200Virgin Islands (U.S.)51,858
201Tonga41,582
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