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Countries 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, United States, Indonesia and Nigeria. Together the top 10 account for 59.4% of the total across the 187 countries listed. The median across all 187 is 4.34 million people; Tonga is last at 33,628 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
4.34 million people
Coverage
187 countries
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. United States 174.83 million; 4. Indonesia 147.1 million; 5. Nigeria 116.58 million; 6. Brazil 108.32 million; 7. Pakistan 85.16 million; 8. Bangladesh 74.74 million; 9. Russian Federation 72.77 million; 10. Japan 69.48 million.China768.07 millionIndia617.63 millionUnited States174.83 millionIndonesia147.1 millionNigeria116.58 millionBrazil108.32 millionPakistan85.16 millionBangladesh74.74 millionRussian Federation72.77 millionJapan69.48 million
Top 10: Labour force size (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 768.07 million; 2. India 617.63 million; 3. United States 174.83 million; 4. Indonesia 147.1 million; 5. Nigeria 116.58 million; 6. Brazil 108.32 million; 7. Pakistan 85.16 million; 8. Bangladesh 74.74 million; 9. Russian Federation 72.77 million; 10. Japan 69.48 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; United States: 148.21 million in 2001 to 174.83 million in 2025; Indonesia: 102.35 million in 2001 to 147.1 million in 2025; Nigeria: 60.77 million in 2001 to 116.58 million in 2025.0195.3 million390.6 million585.89 million781.19 million200120132025ChinaIndiaUnited StatesIndonesiaNigeria
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; United States: 148.21 million in 2001 to 174.83 million in 2025; Indonesia: 102.35 million in 2001 to 147.1 million in 2025; Nigeria: 60.77 million in 2001 to 116.58 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Labour force sizeChina 20.4%; India 16.4%; United States 4.6%; Indonesia 3.9%; Nigeria 3.1%; All others 51.5%20%16%52%

China 20.4%India 16.4%United States 4.6%Indonesia 3.9%Nigeria 3.1%All others 51.5%

Share of the total: Labour force size, as a share of 187 countries. China 20.4%; India 16.4%; United States 4.6%; Indonesia 3.9%; Nigeria 3.1%; All others 51.5%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Labour force size, 2025
RankCountryLabour force size (people)Year
1China768,070,0002025
2India617,630,0002025
3United States174,830,0002025
4Indonesia147,100,0002025
5Nigeria116,580,0002025
6Brazil108,320,0002025
7Pakistan85,158,0002025
8Bangladesh74,740,0002025
9Russian Federation72,771,0002025
10Japan69,477,0002025
11Mexico61,707,0002025
12Viet Nam57,041,0002025
13Ethiopia56,779,0002025
14Philippines52,204,0002025
15Germany43,549,0002025
16Thailand40,871,0002025
17Congo, Dem. Rep.39,218,0002025
18Türkiye36,882,0002025
19Egypt, Arab Rep.36,106,0002025
20United Kingdom35,409,0002025
21Tanzania34,053,0002025
22France31,863,0002025
23Korea, Rep.29,866,0002025
24Iran, Islamic Rep.29,522,0002025
25Colombia27,099,0002025
26South Africa26,732,0002025
27Italy25,661,0002025
28Spain24,759,0002025
29Kenya24,712,0002025
30Uganda23,394,0002025
31Myanmar22,940,0002025
32Canada22,846,0002025
33Argentina22,422,0002025
34Ukraine20,539,0002021
35Peru19,243,0002025
36Malaysia18,719,0002025
37Saudi Arabia18,384,0002025
38Poland18,174,0002025
39Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17,697,0002025
40Madagascar17,092,0002025
41Angola16,321,0002025
42Mozambique15,658,0002025
43Australia15,125,0002025
44Uzbekistan14,639,0002025
45Algeria13,557,0002025
46Ghana13,250,0002025
47Côte d'Ivoire13,068,0002025
48Morocco12,631,0002025
49Iraq12,493,0002025
50Niger11,971,0002025
51Cameroon11,466,0002025
52Venezuela, RB11,118,0002025
53Sudan10,949,0002022
54Cambodia10,368,0002025
55Netherlands10,347,0002025
56Chile10,326,0002025
57Kazakhstan10,010,0002025
58Burkina Faso9,914,9002025
59Afghanistan9,433,0002025
60Mali9,156,6002025
61Ecuador8,977,2002025
62Nepal8,362,8002025
63Malawi8,323,7002025
64Sri Lanka8,264,8002025
65Romania8,244,6002025
66Yemen, Rep.8,155,9002025
67Zambia8,011,4002025
68Guatemala7,684,8002025
69United Arab Emirates7,602,9002025
70Bolivia6,980,2002025
71Zimbabwe6,854,7002025
72Syrian Arab Republic6,764,8002025
73Chad6,746,5002025
74Benin6,644,6002025
75Burundi6,308,2002025
76Senegal6,131,2002025
77Rwanda5,843,3002025
78Sweden5,701,3002025
79Czechia5,578,2002025
80Dominican Republic5,512,8002025
81Portugal5,485,2002025
82Belgium5,463,5002025
83Haiti5,268,2002025
84Switzerland5,165,7002025
85Azerbaijan5,110,2002025
86South Sudan5,070,3002023
87Hungary4,936,3002025
88Cuba4,855,9002025
89Israel4,828,5002025
90Belarus4,795,3002025
91Austria4,753,1002025
92Guinea4,722,8002025
93Greece4,715,5002025
94Honduras4,340,8002025
95Tunisia4,268,3002025
96Hong Kong SAR, China3,790,3002025
97Singapore3,760,1002025
98Papua New Guinea3,746,7002025
99Lao PDR3,650,5002025
100Somalia, Fed. Rep.3,555,4002025

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About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 on this list with 174.83 million people.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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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.