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Labor force
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This entry contains the total labor force figure.
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Source: CIA-World Factbook
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Country |
Labor force |
Rank |
Date of information |
|
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World |
3,001,000,000 |
0 |
2005 est. |
|
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China |
798,000,000 |
1 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
India |
509,300,000 |
2 |
2006 est. |
|
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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. |
|
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Russia |
73,880,000 |
7 |
2006 est. |
|
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Bangladesh |
68,000,000 |
8 |
2006 est. |
|
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Japan |
66,440,000 |
9 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Nigeria |
48,990,000 |
10 |
2006 est. |
|
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Pakistan |
48,290,000 |
11 |
2006 est. |
|
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Vietnam |
44,580,000 |
12 |
2006 est. |
|
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Germany |
43,660,000 |
13 |
2006 est. |
|
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Mexico |
38,090,000 |
14 |
2006 est. |
|
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Thailand |
36,410,000 |
15 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Philippines |
35,790,000 |
16 |
2006 est. |
|
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United Kingdom |
31,100,000 |
17 |
2006 est. |
|
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Burma |
28,490,000 |
18 |
2006 est. |
|
|
Burma |
28,490,000 |
18 |
2006 est. |
|
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France |
27,880,000 |
19 |
2006 est. |
|
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Ethiopia |
27,270,000 |
20 |
1999 |
|
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Turkey |
24,800,000 |
21 |
2006 est. |
|
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Italy |
24,630,000 |
22 |
2006 est. |
|
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Iran |
24,360,000 |
23 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Korea, South |
23,770,000 |
24 |
31 December 2006 est. |
|
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Ukraine |
22,300,000 |
25 |
2006 est. |
|
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Egypt |
21,800,000 |
26 |
2006 est. |
|
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Spain |
21,770,000 |
27 |
2006 est. |
|
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Colombia |
20,810,000 |
28 |
2006 est. |
|
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Tanzania |
19,350,000 |
29 |
2006 est. |
|
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Canada |
17,590,000 |
30 |
2006 est. |
|
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Poland |
17,260,000 |
31 |
2006 est. |
|
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South Africa |
16,090,000 |
32 |
2006 est. |
|
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Argentina |
15,350,000 |
33 |
2006 est. |
|
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Afghanistan |
15,000,000 |
34 |
2004 est. |
|
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
15,000,000 |
35 |
2006 est. |
|
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Uzbekistan |
14,440,000 |
36 |
2006 est. |
|
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Uganda |
13,760,000 |
37 |
2006 est. |
|
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Venezuela |
12,500,000 |
38 |
November 2006 est. |
|
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Morocco |
11,250,000 |
39 |
2006 est. |
|
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Nepal |
11,110,000 |
40 |
2006 est. |
|
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Ghana |
10,870,000 |
41 |
2006 est. |
|
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Malaysia |
10,730,000 |
42 |
2006 est. |
|
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Australia |
10,660,000 |
43 |
2006 est. |
|
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Taiwan |
10,460,000 |
44 |
2006 est. |
|
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Korea, North |
9,600,000 |
45 |
NA |
|
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Mozambique |
9,400,000 |
46 |
2006 est. |
|
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Romania |
9,330,000 |
47 |
2006 est. |
|
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Algeria |
9,310,000 |
48 |
2006 est. |
|
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Peru |
9,210,000 |
49 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Kazakhstan |
7,834,000 |
50 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Netherlands |
7,600,000 |
51 |
2006 est. |
|
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Sri Lanka |
7,500,000 |
52 |
2006 est. |
|
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Sudan |
7,415,000 |
53 |
1996 est. |
|
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Iraq |
7,400,000 |
54 |
2004 est. |
|
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Madagascar |
7,300,000 |
55 |
2000 |
|
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Saudi Arabia |
7,125,000 |
56 |
2006 est. |
|
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Cambodia |
7,000,000 |
57 |
2003 est. |
|
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Chile |
6,940,000 |
58 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
6,738,000 |
59 |
2006 est. |
|
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Cameroon |
6,394,000 |
60 |
2006 est. |
|
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Angola |
6,393,000 |
61 |
2006 est. |
|
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Yemen |
5,759,000 |
62 |
2006 est. |
|
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Portugal |
5,580,000 |
63 |
2006 |
|
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Syria |
5,505,000 |
64 |
2006 est. |
|
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Czech Republic |
5,310,000 |
65 |
2006 est. |
|
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Azerbaijan |
5,191,000 |
66 |
2006 est. |
|
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Guatemala |
5,020,000 |
67 |
2005 est. |
|
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Burkina Faso |
5,000,000 |
68 |
2003 |
|
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Zambia |
4,903,000 |
69 |
2006 est. |
|
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Belgium |
4,890,000 |
70 |
2006 est. |
|
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Greece |
4,880,000 |
71 |
2006 est. |
|
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Cuba |
4,820,000 |
72 |
2006 est. |
|
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Senegal |
4,749,000 |
73 |
2006 est. |
|
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Rwanda |
4,600,000 |
74 |
2000 |
|
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Sweden |
4,590,000 |
75 |
2006 est. |
|
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Ecuador |
4,570,000 |
76 |
2006 est. |
|
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Malawi |
4,500,000 |
77 |
2001 est. |
|
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Bolivia |
4,300,000 |
78 |
2006 est. |
|
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Belarus |
4,300,000 |
79 |
31-Dec-05 |
|
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Hungary |
4,200,000 |
80 |
2006 est. |
|
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Zimbabwe |
3,958,000 |
81 |
2006 est. |
|
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Mali |
3,930,000 |
82 |
2001 est. |
|
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Dominican Republic |
3,896,000 |
83 |
2006 est. |
|
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Austria |
3,880,000 |
84 |
2006 est. |
|
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Switzerland |
3,810,000 |
85 |
2006 est. |
|
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Guinea |
3,700,000 |
86 |
2006 est. |
|
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Somalia |
3,700,000 |
87 |
1975 est. |
|
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Tajikistan |
3,700,000 |
88 |
2003 |
|
 |
Hong Kong |
3,630,000 |
89 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Haiti |
3,600,000 |
90 |
1995 |
|
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Bulgaria |
3,510,000 |
91 |
30 September 2006 est. |
|
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Tunisia |
3,502,000 |
92 |
2006 est. |
|
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Papua New Guinea |
3,477,000 |
93 |
2006 est. |
|
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Benin |
3,211,000 |
94 |
1996 |
|
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Burundi |
2,990,000 |
95 |
2002 |
|
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United Arab Emirates |
2,968,000 |
96 |
2006 est. |
|
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Serbia |
2,961,000 |
97 |
2002 est. |
|
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Denmark |
2,910,000 |
98 |
2006 est. |
|
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El Salvador |
2,856,000 |
99 |
2006 est. |
|
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Paraguay |
2,742,000 |
100 |
2006 est. |
|
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Chad |
2,719,000 |
101 |
1993 |
|
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Kyrgyzstan |
2,700,000 |
102 |
2000 |
|
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Slovakia |
2,629,000 |
103 |
2006 est. |
|
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Finland |
2,620,000 |
104 |
2006 est. |
|
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Israel |
2,600,000 |
105 |
2006 est. |
|
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Honduras |
2,589,000 |
106 |
2006 est. |
|
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Norway |
2,420,000 |
107 |
2006 est. |
|
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Singapore |
2,400,000 |
108 |
2006 est. |
|
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Turkmenistan |
2,320,000 |
109 |
2003 est. |
|
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Nicaragua |
2,261,000 |
110 |
2006 est. |
|
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New Zealand |
2,180,000 |
111 |
2006 est. |
|
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Ireland |
2,120,000 |
112 |
2006 est. |
|
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Laos |
2,100,000 |
113 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Georgia |
2,040,000 |
114 |
2004 est. |
|
 |
Kenya |
1,955,000 |
115 |
2006 est. |
|
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Costa Rica |
1,866,000 |
116 |
2006 est. |
|
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Libya |
1,787,000 |
117 |
2006 est. |
|
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Croatia |
1,720,000 |
118 |
2006 est. |
|
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Lithuania |
1,617,000 |
119 |
2006 est. |
|
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Mongolia |
1,577,000 |
120 |
2005 |
|
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Jordan |
1,512,000 |
121 |
2006 est. |
|
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Lebanon |
1,500,000 |
122 |
2005 est. |
|
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Panama |
1,441,000 |
123 |
2006 est. |
|
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Sierra Leone |
1,369,000 |
124 |
1981 est. |
|
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Moldova |
1,339,000 |
125 |
2006 est. |
|
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Togo |
1,302,000 |
126 |
1998 |
|
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Puerto Rico |
1,300,000 |
127 |
2000 |
|
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Uruguay |
1,270,000 |
128 |
2006 est. |
|
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Armenia |
1,200,000 |
129 |
Nov-06 |
|
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Kuwait |
1,136,000 |
130 |
2006 est. |
|
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Latvia |
1,136,000 |
131 |
2006 est. |
|
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Jamaica |
1,100,000 |
132 |
2006 est. |
|
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Albania |
1,090,000 |
133 |
September 2006 est. |
|
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,026,000 |
134 |
2001 |
|
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Slovenia |
1,026,000 |
135 |
2006 est. |
|
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Oman |
920,000 |
136 |
2002 est. |
|
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Macedonia |
899,000 |
137 |
2006 est. |
|
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Lesotho |
838,000 |
138 |
2000 |
|
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Mauritania |
786,000 |
139 |
2001 |
|
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Estonia |
673,000 |
140 |
2006 est. |
|
 |
Namibia |
653,000 |
141 |
2006 est. |
|
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Trinidad and Tobago |
618,000 |
142 |
2006 est. |
|
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Gabon |
581,000 |
143 |
2006 est. |
|
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West Bank |
568,000 |
144 |
2005 |
|
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Mauritius |
555,000 |
145 |
2006 est. |
|
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Qatar |
508,000 |
146 |
2006 est. |
|
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Guinea-Bissau |
480,000 |
147 |
1999 |
|
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Guyana |
418,000&n | |
