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Upper 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

China ranks #1 with 768.07 million people. That is 5.2 times Indonesia in second place (147.1 million people). The top five are China, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and Viet Nam. Together the top 10 account for 85.6% of the total across the 53 Upper middle income countries listed. The median across all 53 is 3.32 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
3.32 million people
Coverage
53 Upper middle income 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. Indonesia 147.1 million; 3. Brazil 108.32 million; 4. Mexico 61.71 million; 5. Viet Nam 57.04 million; 6. Philippines 52.2 million; 7. Thailand 40.87 million; 8. Türkiye 36.88 million; 9. Iran, Islamic Rep. 29.52 million; 10. Colombia 27.1 million.China768.07 millionIndonesia147.1 millionBrazil108.32 millionMexico61.71 millionViet Nam57.04 millionPhilippines52.2 millionThailand40.87 millionTürkiye36.88 millionIran, Islamic Rep.29.52 millionColombia27.1 million
Top 10: Labour force size (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 768.07 million; 2. Indonesia 147.1 million; 3. Brazil 108.32 million; 4. Mexico 61.71 million; 5. Viet Nam 57.04 million; 6. Philippines 52.2 million; 7. Thailand 40.87 million; 8. Türkiye 36.88 million; 9. Iran, Islamic Rep. 29.52 million; 10. Colombia 27.1 million.
Labour force size over time, top 5China: 715.93 million in 2001 to 768.07 million in 2025; Indonesia: 102.35 million in 2001 to 147.1 million in 2025; Brazil: 82.3 million in 2001 to 108.32 million in 2025; Mexico: 39.01 million in 2001 to 61.71 million in 2025; Viet Nam: 40.51 million in 2001 to 57.04 million in 2025.0195.3 million390.6 million585.89 million781.19 million200120132025ChinaIndonesiaBrazilMexicoViet Nam
Labour force size over time, top 5 (people). China: 715.93 million in 2001 to 768.07 million in 2025; Indonesia: 102.35 million in 2001 to 147.1 million in 2025; Brazil: 82.3 million in 2001 to 108.32 million in 2025; Mexico: 39.01 million in 2001 to 61.71 million in 2025; Viet Nam: 40.51 million in 2001 to 57.04 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Labour force sizeChina 49.5%; Indonesia 9.5%; Brazil 7.0%; Mexico 4.0%; Viet Nam 3.7%; All others 26.4%49%9%26%

China 49.5%Indonesia 9.5%Brazil 7.0%Mexico 4.0%Viet Nam 3.7%All others 26.4%

Share of the total: Labour force size, as a share of 53 Upper middle income countries. China 49.5%; Indonesia 9.5%; Brazil 7.0%; Mexico 4.0%; Viet Nam 3.7%; All others 26.4%.

Full ranking

Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Labour force size, 2025
RankCountryLabour force size (people)Year
1China768,070,0002025
2Indonesia147,100,0002025
3Brazil108,320,0002025
4Mexico61,707,0002025
5Viet Nam57,041,0002025
6Philippines52,204,0002025
7Thailand40,871,0002025
8Türkiye36,882,0002025
9Iran, Islamic Rep.29,522,0002025
10Colombia27,099,0002025
11South Africa26,732,0002025
12Argentina22,422,0002025
13Ukraine20,539,0002021
14Peru19,243,0002025
15Malaysia18,719,0002025
16Algeria13,557,0002025
17Iraq12,493,0002025
18Kazakhstan10,010,0002025
19Ecuador8,977,2002025
20Sri Lanka8,264,8002025
21Guatemala7,684,8002025
22Dominican Republic5,512,8002025
23Azerbaijan5,110,2002025
24Cuba4,855,9002025
25Belarus4,795,3002025
26Paraguay3,528,8002025
27Serbia3,321,0002025
28Jordan3,220,9002025
29El Salvador2,989,4002025
30Libya2,616,9002025
31Turkmenistan2,202,6002025
32Georgia2,012,6002025
33Jamaica1,612,8002025
34Armenia1,485,1002025
35Mongolia1,458,0002025
36Moldova1,373,1002025
37Bosnia and Herzegovina1,340,7002025
38Albania1,259,2002025
39Botswana1,199,4002025
40Gabon844,1502025
41North Macedonia789,3702025
42Equatorial Guinea737,9802025
43Mauritius622,3302025
44Fiji390,2902025
45Montenegro296,6202025
46Maldives272,3202025
47Suriname257,1302025
48Cabo Verde226,4502025
49Belize184,2902025
50St. Lucia101,7702025
51Samoa57,7762025
52St. Vincent and the Grenadines53,6882025
53Tonga33,6282025

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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.