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Country | Labor force |
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Afghanistan |
8.478 million
(2017 est.)
|
Albania |
1.104 million
(2020 est.)
|
Algeria |
10.859 million
(2017 est.)
|
American Samoa |
17,850
(2015 est.)
|
Andorra |
39,750
(2016)
|
Angola |
12.51 million
(2017 est.)
|
Anguilla |
6,049
(2001)
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
30,000
(1991)
|
Argentina |
18 million
(2017 est.)
note: urban areas only |
Armenia |
1.507 million
(2017 est.)
|
Aruba |
51,610
(2007 est.)
note: of the 51,610 workers aged 15 and over in the labor force, 32,252 were born in Aruba and 19,353 came from abroad; foreign workers are 38% of the employed population |
Australia |
12.568 million
(2020 est.)
|
Austria |
3.739 million
(2020 est.)
|
Azerbaijan |
4.939 million
(2019 est.)
|
Bahamas, The |
196,900
(2013 est.)
|
Bahrain |
831,600
(2017 est.)
note: excludes unemployed; 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national |
Bangladesh |
66.64 million
(2017 est.)
note: extensive migration of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia |
Barbados |
144,000
(2017 est.)
|
Belarus |
4.381 million
(2016 est.)
|
Belgium |
4.122 million
(2020 est.)
|
Belize |
120,500
(2008 est.)
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel |
Benin |
3.662 million
(2007 est.)
|
Bermuda |
33,480
(2016 est.)
|
Bhutan |
397,900
(2017 est.)
note: major shortage of skilled labor |
Bolivia |
5.719 million
(2016 est.)
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
806,000
(2020 est.)
|
Botswana |
1.177 million
(2017 est.)
|
Brazil |
86.621 million
(2020 est.)
|
British Virgin Islands |
12,770
(2004)
|
Brunei |
203,600
(2014 est.)
|
Bulgaria |
3.113 million
(2020 est.)
note: number of employed persons |
Burkina Faso |
8.501 million
(2016 est.)
note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment |
Burma |
22.3 million
(2017 est.)
|
Burundi |
5.012 million
(2017 est.)
|
Cabo Verde |
196,100
(2007 est.)
|
Cambodia |
8.913 million
(2017 est.)
|
Cameroon |
9.912 million
(2017 est.)
|
Canada |
18.136 million
(2020 est.)
|
Cayman Islands |
39,000
(2007 est.)
note: nearly 55% are non-nationals |
Central African Republic |
2.242 million
(2017 est.)
|
Chad |
5.654 million
(2017 est.)
|
Chile |
7.249 million
(2020 est.)
|
China |
774.71 million
(2019 est.)
note: by the end of 2012, China's working age population (15-64 years) was 1.004 billion |
Christmas Island |
NA
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
NA
|
Colombia |
19.309 million
(2020 est.)
|
Comoros |
278,500
(2016 est.)
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
20.692 million
(2012 est.)
|
Congo, Republic of the |
2.055 million
(2016 est.)
|
Cook Islands |
6,820
(2001)
|
Costa Rica |
1.843 million
(2020 est.)
note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica |
Cote d'Ivoire |
8.747 million
(2017 est.)
|
Croatia |
1.656 million
(2020 est.)
|
Cuba |
4.691 million
(2017 est.)
note: state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% |
Curacao |
73,010
(2013)
|
Cyprus |
416,000
(2019 est.)
|
Czechia |
5.222 million
(2020 est.)
|
Denmark |
2.736 million
(2020 est.)
|
Djibouti |
294,600
(2012)
|
Dominica |
25,000
(2000 est.)
|
Dominican Republic |
4.732 million
(2017 est.)
|
Ecuador |
8.086 million
(2017 est.)
|
Egypt |
24.113 million
(2020 est.)
|
El Salvador |
2.908 million
(2019 est.)
|
Equatorial Guinea |
195,200
(2007 est.)
|
Eritrea |
2.71 million
(2017 est.)
|
Estonia |
648,000
(2020 est.)
|
Eswatini |
427,900
(2016 est.)
|
Ethiopia |
52.82 million
(2017 est.)
|
European Union |
238.9 million
(2016 est.)
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
1,850
(2016 est.)
|
Faroe Islands |
27,540
(2017 est.)
|
Fiji |
353,100
(2017 est.)
|
Finland |
2.52 million
(2020 est.)
|
France |
27.742 million
(2020 est.)
|
French Polynesia |
126,300
(2016 est.)
|
Gabon |
557,800
(2017 est.)
|
Gambia, The |
777,100
(2007 est.)
|
Gaza Strip |
1.24 million
(2017 est.)
note: excludes the West Bank |
Georgia |
686,000
(2019 est.)
|
Germany |
44.585 million
(2020 est.)
|
Ghana |
12.49 million
(2017 est.)
|
Gibraltar |
24,420
(2014 est.)
|
Greece |
4 million
(2020 est.)
|
Greenland |
26,840
(2015 est.)
|
Grenada |
55,270
(2017 est.)
|
Guam |
73,210
(2016 est.)
note: includes only the civilian labor force |
Guatemala |
6.664 million
(2017 est.)
|
Guernsey |
31,470
(March 2006)
|
Guinea |
5.558 million
(2017 est.)
|
Guinea-Bissau |
731,300
(2013 est.)
|
Guyana |
313,800
(2013 est.)
|
Haiti |
4.594 million
(2014 est.)
note: shortage of skilled labor; unskilled labor abundant |
Holy See (Vatican City) |
4,822
(2016)
|
Honduras |
3.735 million
(2017 est.)
|
Hong Kong |
3.627 million
(2020 est.)
|
Hungary |
4.414 million
(2020 est.)
|
Iceland |
200,000
(2020 est.)
|
India |
521.9 million
(2017 est.)
|
Indonesia |
129.366 million
(2019 est.)
|
Iran |
30.5 million
(2017 est.)
note: shortage of skilled labor |
Iraq |
8.9 million
(2010 est.)
|
Ireland |
2.289 million
(2020 est.)
|
Isle of Man |
41,790
(2006)
|
Israel |
3.893 million
(2020 est.)
|
Italy |
22.92 million
(2020 est.)
|
Jamaica |
1.113 million
(2020 est.)
|
Japan |
66.54 million
(2020 est.)
|
Jersey |
59,950
(2017 est.)
|
Jordan |
731,000
(2020 est.)
|
Kazakhstan |
8.685 million
(2020 est.)
|
Kenya |
19.6 million
(2017 est.)
|
Kiribati |
39,000
(2010 est.)
note: economically active, not including subsistence farmers |
Korea, North |
14 million
(2014 est.)
note: estimates vary widely |
Korea, South |
26.839 million
(2020 est.)
|
Kosovo |
500,300
(2017 est.)
note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy |
Kuwait |
2.695 million
(2017 est.)
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force |
Kyrgyzstan |
2.841 million
(2017 est.)
|
Laos |
3.582 million
(2017 est.)
|
Latvia |
885,000
(2020 est.)
|
Lebanon |
2.166 million
(2016 est.)
note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees |
Lesotho |
930,800
(2017 est.)
|
Liberia |
1.677 million
(2017 est.)
|
Libya |
1.114 million
(2017 est.)
|
Liechtenstein |
38,520
(2012)
(2015 est.)
note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany |
Lithuania |
1.333 million
(2020 est.)
|
Luxembourg |
476,000
(2020 est.)
note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany |
Macau |
392,000
(2020 est.)
|
Madagascar |
13.4 million
(2017 est.)
|
Malawi |
7 million
(2013 est.)
|
Malaysia |
15.139 million
(2020 est.)
|
Maldives |
222,200
(2017 est.)
|
Mali |
6.447 million
(2017 est.)
|
Malta |
223,000
(2019 est.)
|
Marshall Islands |
10,670
(2013 est.)
|
Mauritania |
1.437 million
(2017 est.)
|
Mauritius |
554,000
(2020 est.)
|
Mexico |
50.914 million
(2020 est.)
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
37,920
(2010 est.)
|
Moldova |
1.295 million
(2017 est.)
|
Monaco |
52,000
(2014 est.)
note: includes all foreign workers |
Mongolia |
1.241 million
(2017 est.)
|
Montenegro |
167,000
(2020 est.)
|
Montserrat |
4,521
(2012)
|
Morocco |
10.399 million
(2020 est.)
|
Mozambique |
12.9 million
(2017 est.)
|
Namibia |
956,800
(2017 est.)
|
Nauru |
NA
|
Nepal |
16.81 million
(2017 est.)
note: severe lack of skilled labor |
Netherlands |
8.907 million
(2020 est.)
|
New Caledonia |
119,500
(2016 est.)
|
New Zealand |
2.709 million
(2020 est.)
|
Nicaragua |
3.046 million
(2017 est.)
|
Niger |
6.5 million
(2017 est.)
|
Nigeria |
60.08 million
(2017 est.)
|
Niue |
663
(2001)
|
Norfolk Island |
978
(2006)
|
North Macedonia |
793,000
(2020 est.)
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
27,970
(2010 est.)
note: includes foreign workers |
Norway |
2.699 million
(2020 est.)
|
Oman |
2.255 million
(2016 est.)
note: about 60% of the labor force is non-national |
Pakistan |
61.71 million
(2017 est.)
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor |
Palau |
11,610
(2016)
|
Panama |
1.633 million
(2017 est.)
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor |
Papua New Guinea |
3.681 million
(2017 est.)
|
Paraguay |
3.428 million
(2017 est.)
|
Peru |
3.421 million
(2020 est.)
note: individuals older than 14 years of age |
Philippines |
41.533 million
(2020 est.)
|
Pitcairn Islands |
15
(2004)
|
Poland |
9.561 million
(2020 est.)
|
Portugal |
4.717 million
(2020 est.)
|
Puerto Rico |
1.139 million
(December 2014 est.)
|
Qatar |
1.953 million
(2017 est.)
|
Romania |
4.889 million
(2020 est.)
|
Russia |
69.923 million
(2020 est.)
|
Rwanda |
6.227 million
(2017 est.)
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
2,486
(1998 est.)
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18,170
(June 1995 est.)
|
Saint Lucia |
79,700
(2012 est.)
|
Saint Martin |
17,300
(2008 est.)
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
4,429
(2015)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
57,520
(2007 est.)
|
Samoa |
50,700
(2016 est.)
|
San Marino |
21,960
(September 2013 est.)
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
72,600
(2017 est.)
|
Saudi Arabia |
13.8 million
(2017 est.)
note: comprised of 3.1 million Saudis and 10.7 million non-Saudis |
Senegal |
6.966 million
(2017 est.)
|
Serbia |
3 million
(2020 est.)
|
Seychelles |
51,000
(2018 est.)
|
Sierra Leone |
132,000
(2013 est.)
|
Singapore |
3.778 million
(2019 est.)
note: excludes non-residents |
Sint Maarten |
23,200
(2008 est.)
|
Slovakia |
2.511 million
(2020 est.)
|
Slovenia |
885,000
(2020 est.)
|
Solomon Islands |
202,500
(2007 est.)
|
Somalia |
4.154 million
(2016 est.)
|
South Africa |
14.687 million
(2020 est.)
|
Spain |
19.057 million
(2020 est.)
|
Sri Lanka |
8 million
(2020 est.)
|
Sudan |
11.92 million
(2007 est.)
|
Suriname |
144,000
(2014 est.)
|
Svalbard |
1,590
(2013)
|
Sweden |
5.029 million
(2020 est.)
|
Switzerland |
5.067 million
(2020 est.)
|
Syria |
3.767 million
(2017 est.)
|
Taiwan |
11.498 million
(2020 est.)
|
Tajikistan |
2.295 million
(2016 est.)
|
Tanzania |
24.89 million
(2017 est.)
|
Thailand |
37.546 million
(2020 est.)
|
Timor-Leste |
286,700
(2016 est.)
|
Togo |
2.595 million
(2007 est.)
|
Tokelau |
1,100
(2019 est.)
|
Tonga |
33,800
(2011 est.)
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
629,400
(2017 est.)
|
Tunisia |
4.054 million
(2017 est.)
|
Turkey |
25.677 million
(2020 est.)
note: this number is for the domestic labor force only; number does not include about 1.2 million Turks working abroad, nor refugees |
Turkmenistan |
2.305 million
(2013 est.)
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
4,848
(1990 est.)
|
Tuvalu |
3,615
(2004 est.)
|
Uganda |
15.84 million
(2015 est.)
|
Ukraine |
17.99 million
(2017 est.)
|
United Arab Emirates |
5.344 million
(2017 est.)
note: expatriates account for about 85% of the workforce |
United Kingdom |
16.033 million
(2020 est.)
|
United States |
35.412 million
(2020 est.)
note: includes unemployed |
Uruguay |
1.748 million
(2017 est.)
|
Uzbekistan |
13.273 million
(2018 est.)
|
Vanuatu |
115,900
(2007 est.)
|
Venezuela |
14.21 million
(2017 est.)
|
Vietnam |
54.659 million
(2019 est.)
|
Virgin Islands |
48,550
(2016 est.)
|
Wallis and Futuna |
4,482
(2013)
|
West Bank |
1.24 million
(2017 est.)
note: excludes Gaza Strip |
World |
3.432 billion
(2017 est.)
|
Yemen |
7.425 million
(2017 est.)
|
Zambia |
6.898 million
(2017 est.)
|
Zimbabwe |
7.907 million
(2017 est.)
|