Skip to main content
MacroVedia
Series/8db26263f4931809

Labor force, total

LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.TOTL.IN•Persons•1990 → 2024•187 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
China
CHN
768.1637M Persons
2024
India
IND
608.5008M Persons
2024
United States
USA
174.2214M Persons
2024
Indonesia
IDN
145.1981M Persons
2024
Nigeria
NGA
113.3207M Persons
2024
Brazil
BRA
107.8719M Persons
2024
Labor force, total infographic

Labor force, total by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Persons
≤ 405.23K
405.23K – 1.48M
1.48M – 3.09M
3.09M – 5.44M
5.44M – 10.31M
10.31M – 25.1M
> 25.1M
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Labor force, total
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Labor force, total
Countries
50
 
Median
26.6M
 
Mean
65.5M
 
25th pctl
17.6M
 
75th pctl
55.1M
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Labor force, total
ChinaIndiaUnited States
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
ChinaCHN768.16M Persons2024
IndiaIND608.5M Persons2024
United StatesUSA174.22M Persons2024
IndonesiaIDN145.2M Persons2024
NigeriaNGA113.32M Persons2024
BrazilBRA107.87M Persons2024
PakistanPAK83.22M Persons2024
BangladeshBGD73.62M Persons2024
Russian FederationRUS73.41M Persons2024
JapanJPN69.5M Persons2024
MexicoMEX60.89M Persons2024
Viet NamVNM56.7M Persons2024
EthiopiaETH55.1M Persons2024
PhilippinesPHL51.31M Persons2024
GermanyDEU43.8M Persons2024
ThailandTHA41.01M Persons2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD37.99M Persons2024
TurkiyeTUR36.41M Persons2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY35.34M Persons2024
United KingdomGBR35.29M Persons2024
TanzaniaTZA32.99M Persons2024
FranceFRA31.86M Persons2024
Korea, Rep.KOR29.84M Persons2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN29.31M Persons2024
ColombiaCOL26.79M Persons2024
South AfricaZAF26.36M Persons2024
ItalyITA25.76M Persons2024
SpainESP24.6M Persons2024
KenyaKEN24.03M Persons2024
MyanmarMMR22.74M Persons2024
CanadaCAN22.69M Persons2024
UgandaUGA22.58M Persons2024
ArgentinaARG22.16M Persons2024
UkraineUKR20.54M Persons2021
PeruPER18.94M Persons2024
MalaysiaMYS18.38M Persons2024
PolandPOL18.27M Persons2024
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK17.65M Persons2024
Saudi ArabiaSAU17.53M Persons2024
MadagascarMDG16.6M Persons2024
AngolaAGO15.79M Persons2024
MozambiqueMOZ15.15M Persons2024
AustraliaAUS14.91M Persons2024
UzbekistanUZB14.46M Persons2024
AlgeriaDZA13.43M Persons2024
GhanaGHA13.05M Persons2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV12.67M Persons2024
MoroccoMAR12.5M Persons2024
IraqIRQ12.13M Persons2024
NigerNER11.48M Persons2024
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)