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Countries in Asia Ranked by Labour force size (2025)

Labour force size: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

China ranks #1 with 768.07 million people. India is second with 617.63 million people, 24.4% behind. The top five are China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Together the top 10 account for 87.3% of the total across the 49 countries in Asia listed. The median across all 49 is 7.6 million people; Brunei Darussalam is last at 237,760 people. China's figure has risen 7% since 2001 (715.93 million people to 768.07 million people in 2025).

#1
China · 768.07 million people
Median
7.6 million people
Coverage
49 countries in Asia
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Labour force sizeBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 768.07 million; 2. India 617.63 million; 3. Indonesia 147.1 million; 4. Pakistan 85.16 million; 5. Bangladesh 74.74 million; 6. Japan 69.48 million; 7. Viet Nam 57.04 million; 8. Philippines 52.2 million; 9. Thailand 40.87 million; 10. Türkiye 36.88 million.China768.07 millionIndia617.63 millionIndonesia147.1 millionPakistan85.16 millionBangladesh74.74 millionJapan69.48 millionViet Nam57.04 millionPhilippines52.2 millionThailand40.87 millionTürkiye36.88 million
Top 10: Labour force size (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 768.07 million; 2. India 617.63 million; 3. Indonesia 147.1 million; 4. Pakistan 85.16 million; 5. Bangladesh 74.74 million; 6. Japan 69.48 million; 7. Viet Nam 57.04 million; 8. Philippines 52.2 million; 9. Thailand 40.87 million; 10. Türkiye 36.88 million.
Labour force size over time, top 5China: 715.93 million in 2001 to 768.07 million in 2025; India: 418.76 million in 2001 to 617.63 million in 2025; Indonesia: 102.35 million in 2001 to 147.1 million in 2025; Pakistan: 45.85 million in 2001 to 85.16 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 50.23 million in 2001 to 74.74 million in 2025.0195.3 million390.6 million585.89 million781.19 million200120132025ChinaIndiaIndonesiaPakistanBangladesh
Labour force size over time, top 5 (people). China: 715.93 million in 2001 to 768.07 million in 2025; India: 418.76 million in 2001 to 617.63 million in 2025; Indonesia: 102.35 million in 2001 to 147.1 million in 2025; Pakistan: 45.85 million in 2001 to 85.16 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 50.23 million in 2001 to 74.74 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Labour force sizeChina 34.4%; India 27.7%; Indonesia 6.6%; Pakistan 3.8%; Bangladesh 3.3%; All others 24.2%34%28%24%

China 34.4%India 27.7%Indonesia 6.6%Pakistan 3.8%Bangladesh 3.3%All others 24.2%

Share of the total: Labour force size, as a share of 49 countries in Asia. China 34.4%; India 27.7%; Indonesia 6.6%; Pakistan 3.8%; Bangladesh 3.3%; All others 24.2%.

Full ranking

Countries in Asia Ranked by Labour force size, 2025
RankCountryLabour force size (people)Year
1China768,070,0002025
2India617,630,0002025
3Indonesia147,100,0002025
4Pakistan85,158,0002025
5Bangladesh74,740,0002025
6Japan69,477,0002025
7Viet Nam57,041,0002025
8Philippines52,204,0002025
9Thailand40,871,0002025
10Türkiye36,882,0002025
11Korea, Rep.29,866,0002025
12Iran, Islamic Rep.29,522,0002025
13Myanmar22,940,0002025
14Malaysia18,719,0002025
15Saudi Arabia18,384,0002025
16Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17,697,0002025
17Uzbekistan14,639,0002025
18Iraq12,493,0002025
19Cambodia10,368,0002025
20Kazakhstan10,010,0002025
21Afghanistan9,433,0002025
22Nepal8,362,8002025
23Sri Lanka8,264,8002025
24Yemen, Rep.8,155,9002025
25United Arab Emirates7,602,9002025
26Syrian Arab Republic6,764,8002025
27Azerbaijan5,110,2002025
28Israel4,828,5002025
29Hong Kong SAR, China3,790,3002025
30Singapore3,760,1002025
31Lao PDR3,650,5002025
32Jordan3,220,9002025
33Kuwait2,927,9002025
34Kyrgyz Republic2,868,3002025
35Oman2,843,4002025
36Tajikistan2,647,9002025
37Turkmenistan2,202,6002025
38Qatar2,198,3002025
39Georgia2,012,6002025
40Lebanon1,837,3002023
41Armenia1,485,1002025
42Mongolia1,458,0002025
43West Bank and Gaza1,391,2002022
44Bahrain919,5002025
45Timor-Leste635,4902025
46Bhutan411,2602025
47Macao SAR, China401,5702025
48Maldives272,3202025
49Brunei Darussalam237,7602025

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Source and method

Labour force size: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SL.TLF.TOTL.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Labor force, total: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database; United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.