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Lower middle income 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

India ranks #1 with 617.63 million people. That is 5.3 times Nigeria in second place (116.58 million people). The top five are India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt, Arab Rep.. Together the top 10 account for 86.4% of the total across the 46 Lower middle income countries listed. The median across all 46 is 5 million people; São Tomé and Principe is last at 35,075 people. India's figure has risen 47% since 2001 (418.76 million people to 617.63 million people in 2025).

#1
India · 617.63 million people
Median
5 million people
Coverage
46 Lower middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Labour force sizeBar chart of the top 10: 1. India 617.63 million; 2. Nigeria 116.58 million; 3. Pakistan 85.16 million; 4. Bangladesh 74.74 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 36.11 million; 6. Tanzania 34.05 million; 7. Kenya 24.71 million; 8. Myanmar 22.94 million; 9. Angola 16.32 million; 10. Uzbekistan 14.64 million.India617.63 millionNigeria116.58 millionPakistan85.16 millionBangladesh74.74 millionEgypt, Arab Rep.36.11 millionTanzania34.05 millionKenya24.71 millionMyanmar22.94 millionAngola16.32 millionUzbekistan14.64 million
Top 10: Labour force size (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. India 617.63 million; 2. Nigeria 116.58 million; 3. Pakistan 85.16 million; 4. Bangladesh 74.74 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 36.11 million; 6. Tanzania 34.05 million; 7. Kenya 24.71 million; 8. Myanmar 22.94 million; 9. Angola 16.32 million; 10. Uzbekistan 14.64 million.
Labour force size over time, top 5India: 418.76 million in 2001 to 617.63 million in 2025; Nigeria: 60.77 million in 2001 to 116.58 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; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 21.32 million in 2001 to 36.11 million in 2025.0154.41 million308.82 million463.22 million617.63 million200120132025IndiaNigeriaPakistanBangladeshEgypt, Arab Rep.
Labour force size over time, top 5 (people). India: 418.76 million in 2001 to 617.63 million in 2025; Nigeria: 60.77 million in 2001 to 116.58 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; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 21.32 million in 2001 to 36.11 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Labour force sizeIndia 51.2%; Nigeria 9.7%; Pakistan 7.1%; Bangladesh 6.2%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 3.0%; All others 23.0%51%10%23%

India 51.2%Nigeria 9.7%Pakistan 7.1%Bangladesh 6.2%Egypt, Arab Rep. 3.0%All others 23.0%

Share of the total: Labour force size, as a share of 46 Lower middle income countries. India 51.2%; Nigeria 9.7%; Pakistan 7.1%; Bangladesh 6.2%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 3.0%; All others 23.0%.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Labour force size, 2025
RankCountryLabour force size (people)Year
1India617,630,0002025
2Nigeria116,580,0002025
3Pakistan85,158,0002025
4Bangladesh74,740,0002025
5Egypt, Arab Rep.36,106,0002025
6Tanzania34,053,0002025
7Kenya24,712,0002025
8Myanmar22,940,0002025
9Angola16,321,0002025
10Uzbekistan14,639,0002025
11Ghana13,250,0002025
12Côte d'Ivoire13,068,0002025
13Morocco12,631,0002025
14Cameroon11,466,0002025
15Venezuela, RB11,118,0002025
16Cambodia10,368,0002025
17Nepal8,362,8002025
18Zambia8,011,4002025
19Bolivia6,980,2002025
20Zimbabwe6,854,7002025
21Benin6,644,6002025
22Senegal6,131,2002025
23Haiti5,268,2002025
24Guinea4,722,8002025
25Honduras4,340,8002025
26Tunisia4,268,3002025
27Papua New Guinea3,746,7002025
28Lao PDR3,650,5002025
29Nicaragua3,319,2002025
30Togo2,960,8002025
31Kyrgyz Republic2,868,3002025
32Tajikistan2,647,9002025
33Congo, Rep.2,641,3002025
34Lebanon1,837,3002023
35West Bank and Gaza1,391,2002022
36Mauritania1,248,6002025
37Namibia1,152,8002025
38Lesotho889,5302025
39Timor-Leste635,4902025
40Solomon Islands448,5002025
41Eswatini430,8702025
42Bhutan411,2602025
43Comoros310,8402025
44Djibouti267,6102025
45Vanuatu120,8302025
46São Tomé and Principe35,0752025

About the top 10

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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.