This is a list of countries by size of the labour force mostly based on The World Factbook.[1]
| Rank | Country/Region | Labour force | Date of information |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 3,382,000,000 | 2017 est. |
| 1 |  China |
781,808,000 | 2022 est. |
| 2 |  India |
554,145,000 | 2022 est. |
| 3 |  United States |
161,884,115 | 2022 est. |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
138,099,000 | 2022 est. |
| 5 |  Brazil |
108,751,000 | 2022 est. |
| 6 |  Pakistan |
78,863,000 | 2022 est. |
| 7 |  Bangladesh |
73,862,000 | 2022 est. |
| 8 |  Russia |
73,799,000 | 2022 est. |
| 9 |  Nigeria |
73,389,000 | 2022 est. |
| 10 |  Japan |
69,114,000 | 2022 est. |
| 11 |  Ethiopia |
59,752,000 | 2022 est. |
| 12 |  Mexico |
58,718,000 | 2022 est. |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
55,689,000 | 2022 est. |
| 14 |  Philippines |
47,872,000 | 2022 est. |
| 15 |  Germany |
44,198,000 | 2022 est. |
| 16 |  Thailand |
38,370,000 | 2017 est. |
| 17 |  United Kingdom |
33,500,000 | 2017 est. |
| 18 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
31,360,000 | 2017 est. |
| 19 |  Turkey |
31,300,000 | 2017 est. |
| 20 |  France |
30,680,000 | 2017 est. |
| 21 |  Iran |
30,500,000 | 2017 est. |
| 22 |  Egypt |
29,950,000 | 2017 est. |
| 23 |  South Korea |
27,750,000 | 2017 est. |
| 24 |  Italy |
25,940,000 | 2017 est. |
| 25 |  Colombia |
25,760,000 | 2017 est. |
| 26 |  Tanzania |
24,890,000 | 2017 est. |
| 27 |  Spain |
22,750,000 | 2017 est. |
| 28 |  Myanmar |
22,300,000 | 2017 est. |
| 29 |  South Africa |
22,190,000 | 2017 est. |
| 30 |  Kenya |
19,600,000 | 2017 est. |
| 31 |  Canada |
19,520,000 | 2017 est. |
| 32 |  Uzbekistan |
18,120,000 | 2017 est. |
| 33 |  Argentina |
18,000,000 | 2017 est. |
| 34 |  Ukraine |
17,990,000 | 2017 est. |
| 35 |  Poland |
17,600,000 | 2017 est. |
| 36 |  Uganda |
17,400,000 | 2013 est. |
| 37 |  Peru |
16,160,000 | 2012 est. |
| 38 |  Nepal |
16,000,000 | 2011 est. |
| 39 |  Venezuela |
14,010,000 | 2013 est. |
| 40 |  Malaysia |
13,190,000 | 2013 est. |
| 41 |  North Korea |
12,600,000 | 2012 est. |
| 42 |  Australia |
12,440,000 | 2013 est. |
| 43 |  Ghana |
12,070,000 | 2013 est. |
| 44 |  Sudan |
11,920,000 | 2007 est. |
| 45 |  Taiwan |
11,780,000 | 2017 est. |
| 46 |  Morocco |
11,730,000 | 2013 est. |
| 47 |  Algeria |
11,150,000 | 2013 est. |
| 48 |  Mozambique |
10,550,000 | 2013 est. |
| 49 |  Madagascar |
9,504,000 | 2007 |
| 50 |  Romania |
9,451,000 | 2013 est. |
| 51 |  Netherlands |
9,090,000 | 2018 est. |
| 52 |  Kazakhstan |
9,022,000 | 2013 est. |
| 53 |  Angola |
9,018,000 | 2013 est. |
| 54 |  Iraq |
8,900,000 | 2010 est. |
| 55 |  Sri Lanka |
8,528,000 | 2013 est. |
| 56 |  Cameroon |
8,426,000 | 2013 est. |
| 57 |  Saudi Arabia |
8,412,000 | 2013 est. |
| 58 |  Chile |
8,367,000 | 2013 est. |
| 59 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
7,928,000 | 2013 est. |
| 60 |  Cambodia |
7,900,000 | 2011 est. |
| 61 |  Afghanistan |
7,512,000 | 2012 est. |
| 62 |  Yemen |
7,100,000 | 2013 est. |
| 63 |  Ecuador |
6,953,000 | 2013 est. |
| 64 |  Burkina Faso |
6,668,000 | 2007 |
| 65 |  Zambia |
6,275,000 | 2013 est. |
| 66 |  Senegal |
6,096,000 | 2013 est. |
| 67 |  Malawi |
5,747,000 | 2007 est. |
| 68 |  Guinea |
5,409,000 | 2013 est. |
| 69 |  Portugal |
5,395,000 | 2013 est. |
| 70 |  United Arab Emirates |
5,340,000 | 2017 est. |
| 71 |  Czech Republic |
5,304,000 | 2013 est. |
| 71 |  Cuba |
5,233,000 | 2013 est. |
| 72 |  Belgium |
5,150,000 | 2013 est. |
| 73 |  Sweden |
5,107,000 | 2013 est. |
| 74 |  Syria |
5,014,000 | 2013 est. |
| 75 |  Belarus |
5,000,000 | 2009 |
| 76 |  Switzerland |
4,976,000 | 2013 est. |
| 77 |  Bolivia |
4,992,000 | 2012 est. |
| 78 |  Greece |
4,918,000 | 2013 est. |
| 79 |  Dominican Republic |
4,912,000 | 2013 est. |
| 80 |  Haiti |
4,810,000 | 2010 est. |
| 81 |  Niger |
4,688,000 | 2007 |
| 82 |  Azerbaijan |
4,680,000 | 2012 est. |
| 84 |  Guatemala |
4,465,000 | 2013 est. |
| 85 |  Rwanda |
4,446,000 | 2007 |
| 86 |  Chad |
4,293,000 | 2007 |
| 87 |  Hungary |
4,263,000 | 2013 est. |
| 88 |  Burundi |
4,245,000 | 2007 |
| 89 |  Papua New Guinea |
4,077,000 | 2013 est. |
| 90 |  Tunisia |
3,974,000 | 2013 est. |
| 91 |  Zimbabwe |
3,939,000 | 2013 est. |
| 92 |  Hong Kong |
3,873,000 | 2013 est. |
| 93 |  Austria |
4,707,000 | 2022[2] |
| 94 |  Benin |
3,662,000 | 2007 est. |
| 95 |  Honduras |
3,507,000 | 2013 est. |
| 96 |  Israel |
3,493,000 | 2013 est. |
| 97 |  Somalia |
3,447,000 | 2007 |
| 98 |  Singapore |
3,444,000 | 2013 est. |
| 99 |  Laos |
3,337,000 | 2013 est. |
| 100 |  Mali |
3,241,000 | 2007 est. |
| 101 |  Paraguay |
3,190,000 | 2013 est. |
| 102 |  Nicaragua |
3,039,000 | 2013 est. |
| 103 |  Eritrea |
2,955,000 | 2012 est. |
| 104 |  Republic of the Congo |
2,890,000 | 2011 est. |
| 105 |  Denmark |
2,795,000 | 2013 est. |
| 106 |  El Salvador |
2,738,000 | 2013 est. |
| 107 |  Slovakia |
2,727,000 | 2013 est. |
| 108 |  Norway |
2,707,000 | 2014 est. |
| 109 |  Finland |
2,685,000 | 2013 est. |
| 110 |  Togo |
2,595,000 | 2007 |
| 111 |  Bulgaria |
2,551,000 | 2013 est. |
| 112 |  New Zealand |
2,413,000 | 2013 est. |
| 113 |  Kuwait |
2,380,000 | 2013 est. |
| 114 |  Kyrgyzstan |
2,344,000 | 2007 |
| 115 |  Turkmenistan |
2,300,000 | 2008 est. |
| 116 |  Costa Rica |
2,222,000 | 2013 est. |
| 117 |  Tajikistan |
2,209,000 | 2013 est. |
| 118 |  Sierra Leone |
2,207,000 | 2007 est. |
| 119 |  Ireland |
2,161,000 | 2013 est. |
| 120 |  Central African Republic |
2,082,000 | 2011 est. |
| 121 |  Georgia |
1,959,000 | 2011 est. |
| 122 |  Jordan |
1,898,000 | 2013 est. |
| 123 |  Croatia |
1,715,000 | 2013 est. |
| 107 |  Serbia |
2,920,000 | 2017 est. |
| 125 |  Uruguay |
1,700,000 | 2013 est. |
| 126 |  Libya |
1,644,000 | 2013 est. |
| 127 |  Panama |
1,540,000 | 2013 est. |
| 128 |  Lebanon |
1,481,000 | 2007 est. |
| 129 |  Lithuania |
1,452,000 | 2013 est. |
| 130 |  Qatar |
1,424,000 | 2013 est. |
| 131 |  Armenia |
1,394,000 | 2013 est. |
| 132 |  Liberia |
1,372,000 | 2007 |
| 133 |  Mauritania |
1,318,000 | 2007 |
| 134 |  Botswana |
1,308,000 | 2013 est. |
| 135 |  Puerto Rico |
1,300,000 | 2012 |
| 136 |  Jamaica |
1,261,000 | 2013 est. |
| 137 |  Moldova |
1,327,000 | 2013 est. |
| 138 |  Albania |
1,090,000 | 2013 est. |
| 139 |  Mongolia |
1,068,000 | 2011 est. |
| 140 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,026,337 | 2017[3] |
| — |  West Bank |
1,025,000 | 2013 est. |
| 141 |  Latvia |
1,022,000 | 2013 est. |
| 142 |  Oman |
968,800 | 2007 |
| 143 |  North Macedonia |
960,700 | 2013 est. |
| 144 |  Slovenia |
913,400 | 2013 est. |
| 145 |  Namibia |
880,400 | 2013 est. |
| 146 |  Lesotho |
874,200 | 2013 est. |
| 147 |  Kosovo |
800,000 | 2011 est. |
| 148 |  Gambia |
777,100 | 2007 |
| 149 |  Bahrain |
716,500 | 2013 est. |
| 150 |  Estonia |
692,900 | 2013 est. |
| 151 |  Mauritius |
637,600 | 2013 est. |
| 152 |  Guinea-Bissau |
632,700 | 2007 |
| 153 |  Gabon |
629,100 | 2013 est. |
| 154 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
621,000 | 2013 est. |
| 155 |  Cyprus |
443,500 | 2013 est. |
| 156 |  Swaziland |
424,100 | 2011 est. |
| 157 |  Timor-Leste |
418,200 | 2009 |
| — |  Macau |
367,800 | 2013 est. |
| — | Gaza Strip |
348,200 | 2010 est. |
| 158 |  Bhutan |
336,400 | 2012 |
| 159 |  Fiji |
335,000 | 2007 est. |
| 160 |  Guyana |
313,100 | 2009 est. |
| 161 |  Djibouti |
294,600 | 2012 |
| 162 |  Montenegro |
251,300 | 2011 est. |
| 163 |  Comoros |
233,500 | 2011 est. |
| 164 |  Luxembourg |
208,800 | 2013 est. |
| 165 |  Brunei |
205,800 | 2011 est. |
| 166 |  Solomon Islands |
202,500 | 2007 |
| 167 |  Bahamas |
196,900 | 2013 est. |
| 168 |  Cape Verde |
196,100 | 2007 |
| 169 |  Equatorial Guinea |
195,200 | 2007 |
| 170 |  Malta |
190,400 | 2013 est. |
| 171 |  Iceland |
181,100 | 2013 est. |
| 172 |  Suriname |
165,600 | 2007 |
| 173 |  Maldives |
159,700 | 2012 |
| — |  Western Sahara |
144,000 | 2010 est. |
| 174 |  Barbados |
141,800 | 2013 est. |
| 175 |  Belize |
120,500 | 2008 est. |
| — |  French Polynesia |
116,000 | 2007 |
| 176 |  Vanuatu |
115,900 | 2007 |
| — |  New Caledonia |
106,400 | 2010 |
| 177 |  Saint Lucia |
79,700 | 2012 |
| — |  Curaçao |
73,100 | 2013 |
| 178 |  Guam |
69,390 | 2010 est. |
| 179 |  Grenada |
59,900 | 2013 est. |
| 180 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
57,520 | 2007 est. |
| — |  Jersey |
53,380 | 2012 |
| 181 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
52,490 | 2007 |
| 182 |  Monaco |
52,490 | 2012 est. |
| 183 |  Aruba |
51,610 | 2007 est. |
| — |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
49,820 | 2007 est. |
| 184 |  Samoa |
47,930 | 2011 est. |
| — |  Isle of Man |
41,790 | 2006 |
| 185 |  Tonga |
39,960 | 2007 |
| 186 |  Seychelles |
39,560 | 2006 |
| — |  Cayman Islands |
39,000 | 2007 |
| — |  Northern Mariana Islands |
38,450 | 2005 est. |
| 187 |  Bermuda |
37,400 | 2011 |
| 188 |  Andorra |
36,060 | 2012 |
| 189 |  Liechtenstein |
35,830 | 2012 |
| — |  Faroe Islands |
34,710 | 2010 |
| — |  Guernsey |
31,470 | 2006 |
| 190 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
30,000 | 1991 |
| 191 |  Greenland |
28,600 | 2011 |
| 192 |  Dominica |
25,000 | 2000 est. |
| — |  Sint Maarten |
23,200 | 2008 est. |
| 193 |  San Marino |
21,960 | 2013 |
| 194 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18,170 | 1995 |
| — |  American Samoa |
17,630 | 2005 |
| — | Saint Martin |
17,300 | N/A |
| 195 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
15,920 | 2022 |
| — |  British Virgin Islands |
12,770 | 2004 |
| 196 |  Gibraltar |
12,690 | 2001 |
| 197 |  Marshall Islands |
10,480 | 2011 est. |
| 198 |  Palau |
9,777 | 2005 |
| 199 |  Kiribati |
7,870 | 2001 |
| — |  Cook Islands |
6,820 | 2001 |
| — |  Anguilla |
6,049 | 2001 |
| — |  Falkland Islands |
5,246 | 2006 |
| — |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
4,848 | 1990 est. |
| — |  Montserrat |
4,521 | 2012 |
| 200 |  Tuvalu |
3,615 | 2004 est. |
| — | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
3,450 | 2006 |
| — | Wallis and Futuna |
3,104 | 2003 |
| 201 |  Vatican City |
2,832 | 2011 |
| — |  Saint Helena |
2,486 | 1998 est. |
| — | Svalbard |
1,234 | 2003 |
| — |  Norfolk Island |
978 | 2006 |
| 202 |  Niue |
663 | 2001 |
| — |  Tokelau |
440 | 2001 |
| — |  Pitcairn Islands |
15 | 2004 |
- ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "Labour force projections".
- ^ "State Statistics Agency" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-07-11.