|
|
Labor force
|
Country |
Labor force |
Rank |
Date of information |
|
 |
World |
3,001,000,000 |
0 |
2005 est. |
|
 |
China |
798,000,000 |
1 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
India |
509,300,000 |
2 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
European Union |
222,700,000 |
3 |
2005 est. |
|
 |
United States |
151,400,000 |
4 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Indonesia |
108,200,000 |
5 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Brazil |
96,340,000 |
6 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Russia |
73,880,000 |
7 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Bangladesh |
68,000,000 |
8 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Japan |
66,440,000 |
9 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Nigeria |
48,990,000 |
10 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Pakistan |
48,290,000 |
11 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Vietnam |
44,580,000 |
12 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Germany |
43,660,000 |
13 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Mexico |
38,090,000 |
14 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Thailand |
36,410,000 |
15 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Philippines |
35,790,000 |
16 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
United Kingdom |
31,100,000 |
17 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Burma |
28,490,000 |
18 |
2006 est. |
|
|
Burma |
28,490,000 |
18 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
France |
27,880,000 |
19 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Ethiopia |
27,270,000 |
20 |
1999 |
|
 |
Turkey |
24,800,000 |
21 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Italy |
24,630,000 |
22 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Iran |
24,360,000 |
23 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Korea, South |
23,770,000 |
24 |
31 December 2006 est. |
|
 |
Ukraine |
22,300,000 |
25 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Egypt |
21,800,000 |
26 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Spain |
21,770,000 |
27 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Colombia |
20,810,000 |
28 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Tanzania |
19,350,000 |
29 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Canada |
17,590,000 |
30 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Poland |
17,260,000 |
31 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
South Africa |
16,090,000 |
32 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Argentina |
15,350,000 |
33 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Afghanistan |
15,000,000 |
34 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
15,000,000 |
35 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Uzbekistan |
14,440,000 |
36 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Uganda |
13,760,000 |
37 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Venezuela |
12,500,000 |
38 |
November 2006 est. |
|
 |
Morocco |
11,250,000 |
39 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Nepal |
11,110,000 |
40 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Ghana |
10,870,000 |
41 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Malaysia |
10,730,000 |
42 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Australia |
10,660,000 |
43 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Taiwan |
10,460,000 |
44 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Korea, North |
9,600,000 |
45 |
NA |
|
 |
Mozambique |
9,400,000 |
46 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Romania |
9,330,000 |
47 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Algeria |
9,310,000 |
48 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Peru |
9,210,000 |
49 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Kazakhstan |
7,834,000 |
50 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Netherlands |
7,600,000 |
51 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Sri Lanka |
7,500,000 |
52 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Sudan |
7,415,000 |
53 |
1996 est. |
|
 |
Iraq |
7,400,000 |
54 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Madagascar |
7,300,000 |
55 |
2000 |
|
 |
Saudi Arabia |
7,125,000 |
56 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Cambodia |
7,000,000 |
57 |
2003 est. |
|
 |
Chile |
6,940,000 |
58 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
6,738,000 |
59 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Cameroon |
6,394,000 |
60 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Angola |
6,393,000 |
61 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Yemen |
5,759,000 |
62 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Portugal |
5,580,000 |
63 |
2006 |
|
 |
Syria |
5,505,000 |
64 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Czech Republic |
5,310,000 |
65 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Azerbaijan |
5,191,000 |
66 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Guatemala |
5,020,000 |
67 |
2005 est. |
|
 |
Burkina Faso |
5,000,000 |
68 |
2003 |
|
 |
Zambia |
4,903,000 |
69 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Belgium |
4,890,000 |
70 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Greece |
4,880,000 |
71 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Cuba |
4,820,000 |
72 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Senegal |
4,749,000 |
73 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Rwanda |
4,600,000 |
74 |
2000 |
|
 |
Sweden |
4,590,000 |
75 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Ecuador |
4,570,000 |
76 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Malawi |
4,500,000 |
77 |
2001 est. |
|
 |
Bolivia |
4,300,000 |
78 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Belarus |
4,300,000 |
79 |
31-Dec-05 |
|
 |
Hungary |
4,200,000 |
80 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Zimbabwe |
3,958,000 |
81 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Mali |
3,930,000 |
82 |
2001 est. |
|
 |
Dominican Republic |
3,896,000 |
83 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Austria |
3,880,000 |
84 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Switzerland |
3,810,000 |
85 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Guinea |
3,700,000 |
86 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Somalia |
3,700,000 |
87 |
1975 est. |
|
 |
Tajikistan |
3,700,000 |
88 |
2003 |
|
 |
Hong Kong |
3,630,000 |
89 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Haiti |
3,600,000 |
90 |
1995 |
|
 |
Bulgaria |
3,510,000 |
91 |
30 September 2006 est. |
|
 |
Tunisia |
3,502,000 |
92 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Papua New Guinea |
3,477,000 |
93 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Benin |
3,211,000 |
94 |
1996 |
|
 |
Burundi |
2,990,000 |
95 |
2002 |
|
 |
United Arab Emirates |
2,968,000 |
96 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Serbia |
2,961,000 |
97 |
2002 est. |
|
 |
Denmark |
2,910,000 |
98 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
El Salvador |
2,856,000 |
99 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Paraguay |
2,742,000 |
100 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Chad |
2,719,000 |
101 |
1993 |
|
 |
Kyrgyzstan |
2,700,000 |
102 |
2000 |
|
 |
Slovakia |
2,629,000 |
103 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Finland |
2,620,000 |
104 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Israel |
2,600,000 |
105 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Honduras |
2,589,000 |
106 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Norway |
2,420,000 |
107 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Singapore |
2,400,000 |
108 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Turkmenistan |
2,320,000 |
109 |
2003 est. |
|
 |
Nicaragua |
2,261,000 |
110 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
New Zealand |
2,180,000 |
111 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Ireland |
2,120,000 |
112 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Laos |
2,100,000 |
113 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Georgia |
2,040,000 |
114 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Kenya |
1,955,000 |
115 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Costa Rica |
1,866,000 |
116 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Libya |
1,787,000 |
117 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Croatia |
1,720,000 |
118 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Lithuania |
1,617,000 |
119 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Mongolia |
1,577,000 |
120 |
2005 |
|
 |
Jordan |
1,512,000 |
121 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Lebanon |
1,500,000 |
122 |
2005 est. |
|
 |
Panama |
1,441,000 |
123 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Sierra Leone |
1,369,000 |
124 |
1981 est. |
|
 |
Moldova |
1,339,000 |
125 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Togo |
1,302,000 |
126 |
1998 |
|
 |
Puerto Rico |
1,300,000 |
127 |
2000 |
|
 |
Uruguay |
1,270,000 |
128 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Armenia |
1,200,000 |
129 |
Nov-06 |
|
 |
Kuwait |
1,136,000 |
130 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Latvia |
1,136,000 |
131 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Jamaica |
1,100,000 |
132 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Albania |
1,090,000 |
133 |
September 2006 est. |
|
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,026,000 |
134 |
2001 |
|
 |
Slovenia |
1,026,000 |
135 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Oman |
920,000 |
136 |
2002 est. |
|
 |
Macedonia |
899,000 |
137 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Lesotho |
838,000 |
138 |
2000 |
|
 |
Mauritania |
786,000 |
139 |
2001 |
|
 |
Estonia |
673,000 |
140 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Namibia |
653,000 |
141 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
618,000 |
142 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Gabon |
581,000 |
143 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
West Bank |
568,000 |
144 |
2005 |
|
 |
Mauritius |
555,000 |
145 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Qatar |
508,000 |
146 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Guinea-Bissau |
480,000 |
147 |
1999 |
|
 |
Guyana |
418,000 |
148 |
2001 est. |
|
 |
Gambia, The |
400,000 |
149 |
1996 |
|
 |
Bahrain |
352,000 |
151 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Swaziland |
300,000 |
152 |
2006 |
|
 |
Botswana |
288,400 |
153 |
2004 |
|
 |
Djibouti |
282,000 |
154 |
2000 |
|
 |
Montenegro |
259,100 |
155 |
2004 |
|
|
Gaza Strip |
259,000 |
156 |
2005 |
|
 |
Solomon Islands |
249,200 |
157 |
1999 |
|
 |
Macau |
248,000 |
158 |
2005 |
|
 |
Luxembourg |
203,000 |
159 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Brunei |
180,400 |
160 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Bahamas, The |
176,300 |
161 |
2004 |
|
 |
Iceland |
173,000 |
162 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Malta |
164,000 |
163 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Suriname |
156,700 |
164 |
2004 |
|
 |
Comoros |
144,500 |
165 |
1996 est. |
|
 |
Fiji |
137,000 |
166 |
1999 |
|
 |
Barbados |
128,500 |
167 |
2001 est. |
|
 |
Cape Verde |
120,600 |
168 |
1990 |
|
 |
Belize |
113,000 |
169 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Maldives |
101,300 |
170 |
2004 |
|
 |
Cyprus |
95,025 |
171 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Samoa |
90,000 |
172 |
2000 est. |
|
 |
Netherlands Antilles |
83,600 |
173 |
2005 |
|
 |
New Caledonia |
78,990 |
174 |
2004 |
|
 |
Vanuatu |
76,410 |
175 |
1999 |
|
 |
Niger |
70,000 |
176 |
2002 est. |
|
 |
French Polynesia |
65,930 |
177 |
Dec-05 |
|
 |
Guam |
62,050 |
178 |
2002 est. |
|
 |
Jersey |
53,560 |
179 |
Jun-06 |
|
 |
Mayotte |
44,560 |
180 |
2002 |
|
 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
44,470 |
181 |
2000 |
|
 |
Monaco |
44,000 |
182 |
2005 est. |
|
 |
American Virgin Islands |
43,980 |
183 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Saint Lucia |
43,800 |
184 |
2001 est. |
|
 |
Andorra |
42,420 |
185 |
2005 |
|
 |
Grenada |
42,300 |
186 |
1996 |
|
 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
41,680 |
187 |
1991 est. |
|
 |
Aruba |
41,500 |
188 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Isle of Man |
39,690 |
189 |
2001 |
|
 |
Bermuda |
38,360 |
190 |
2004 |
|
 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
37,410 |
191 |
2000 |
|
 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
35,050 |
192 |
1991 |
|
 |
Tonga |
33,910 |
193 |
2003 |
|
 |
Greenland |
32,120 |
194 |
2004 |
|
 |
Guernsey |
31,470 |
195 |
Mar-06 |
|
 |
Seychelles |
30,900 |
196 |
1996 |
|
 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
30,000 |
197 |
1991 est. |
|
 |
Liechtenstein |
29,500 |
198 |
31-Dec-01 |
|
 |
Dominica |
25,000 |
199 |
1999 est. |
|
 |
Faroe Islands |
24,250 |
200 |
Oct-00 |
|
 |
Cayman Islands |
23,450 |
201 |
2004 |
|
 |
San Marino |
20,470 |
202 |
2004 |
|
 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18,170 |
203 |
Jun-95 |
|
 |
American Samoa |
17,630 |
204 |
2005 |
|
 |
Marshall Islands |
14,680 |
205 |
2000 |
|
 |
British Virgin Islands |
12,770 |
206 |
2004 |
|
 |
Gibraltar |
12,690 |
207 |
2001 |
|
 |
Western Sahara |
12,000 |
208 |
NA |
|
 |
Palau |
9,777 |
209 |
2005 |
|
 |
Kiribati |
7,870 |
210 |
2001 est. |
|
 |
Cook Islands |
6,820 |
211 |
2001 |
|
 |
Anguilla |
6,049 |
212 |
2001 |
|
 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
4,848 |
213 |
1990 est. |
|
 |
Montserrat |
4,521 |
214 |
2000 est. |
|
 |
Tuvalu |
3,615 |
215 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
3,450 |
216 |
2005 |
|
 |
Wallis and Futuna |
3,104 |
217 |
2003 |
|
 |
Saint Helena |
2,486 |
218 |
1998 est. |
|
 |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
1,724 |
219 |
1996 |
|
 |
Niue |
663 |
220 |
2001 |
|
 |
Tokelau |
440 |
221 |
2001 |
|
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
15 |
222 |
2004 |
Source:
CIA
World Factbook. This page was last updated on
23 February, 2010
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