GM ECONOMY · INDICATOR PROFILE
Labor Force Total
Total labor force by country.
Country coverage107 / 11494% of active countries
Time coverage1990–20253843 observations
Common ranking year2025104 countries · 97%
Data qualityGood36 median observations / country
Minimum · 202533,628.00
Median · 20256.23 million
Maximum · 2025768.07 million
Data quality
Recency and time-series depthGood104latest within 1 year of the series maximum and at least 10 observations
Adequate2latest within 3 years and at least 5 observations
Limited1older or comparatively short series
Indicator metadata
Definition and machine-readable identifiersCountry ranking · 2025
104 comparable countries| Rank | Country | 2025 value | Latest year | Latest value | Observations | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 768.07 million | 2025 | 768.07 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 2 | India | 617.63 million | 2025 | 617.63 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 3 | United States | 174.83 million | 2025 | 174.83 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 147.10 million | 2025 | 147.10 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 116.58 million | 2025 | 116.58 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 6 | Brazil | 108.32 million | 2025 | 108.32 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 85.16 million | 2025 | 85.16 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 74.74 million | 2025 | 74.74 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 9 | Russia | 72.77 million | 2025 | 72.77 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 10 | Japan | 69.48 million | 2025 | 69.48 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 11 | Mexico | 61.71 million | 2025 | 61.71 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 12 | Vietnam | 57.04 million | 2025 | 57.04 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 56.78 million | 2025 | 56.78 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 14 | Philippines | 52.20 million | 2025 | 52.20 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 15 | Germany | 43.55 million | 2025 | 43.55 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 16 | Thailand | 40.87 million | 2025 | 40.87 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 17 | Turkey | 36.88 million | 2025 | 36.88 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 18 | Egypt | 36.11 million | 2025 | 36.11 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 35.41 million | 2025 | 35.41 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 20 | France | 31.86 million | 2025 | 31.86 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 21 | South Korea | 29.87 million | 2025 | 29.87 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 22 | Iran | 29.52 million | 2025 | 29.52 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 23 | Colombia | 27.10 million | 2025 | 27.10 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 24 | South Africa | 26.73 million | 2025 | 26.73 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 25 | Italy | 25.66 million | 2025 | 25.66 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 26 | Spain | 24.76 million | 2025 | 24.76 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 27 | Kenya | 24.71 million | 2025 | 24.71 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 28 | Myanmar | 22.94 million | 2025 | 22.94 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 29 | Canada | 22.85 million | 2025 | 22.85 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 30 | Argentina | 22.42 million | 2025 | 22.42 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 31 | Peru | 19.24 million | 2025 | 19.24 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 18.72 million | 2025 | 18.72 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 18.38 million | 2025 | 18.38 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 34 | Poland | 18.17 million | 2025 | 18.17 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 35 | North Korea | 17.70 million | 2025 | 17.70 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 36 | Australia | 15.13 million | 2025 | 15.13 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 14.64 million | 2025 | 14.64 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 38 | Algeria | 13.56 million | 2025 | 13.56 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 39 | Ghana | 13.25 million | 2025 | 13.25 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 40 | Morocco | 12.63 million | 2025 | 12.63 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 41 | Iraq | 12.49 million | 2025 | 12.49 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 42 | Cambodia | 10.37 million | 2025 | 10.37 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 43 | Netherlands | 10.35 million | 2025 | 10.35 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 44 | Chile | 10.33 million | 2025 | 10.33 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 10.01 million | 2025 | 10.01 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 9.43 million | 2025 | 9.43 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 47 | Nepal | 8.36 million | 2025 | 8.36 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 8.26 million | 2025 | 8.26 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 49 | Romania | 8.24 million | 2025 | 8.24 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 50 | Yemen | 8.16 million | 2025 | 8.16 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 7.60 million | 2025 | 7.60 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 52 | Syria | 6.76 million | 2025 | 6.76 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 53 | Sweden | 5.70 million | 2025 | 5.70 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 54 | Czech Republic | 5.58 million | 2025 | 5.58 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 55 | Portugal | 5.49 million | 2025 | 5.49 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 56 | Belgium | 5.46 million | 2025 | 5.46 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 57 | Switzerland | 5.17 million | 2025 | 5.17 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 5.11 million | 2025 | 5.11 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 59 | Hungary | 4.94 million | 2025 | 4.94 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 60 | Israel | 4.83 million | 2025 | 4.83 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 61 | Austria | 4.75 million | 2025 | 4.75 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 62 | Greece | 4.72 million | 2025 | 4.72 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 63 | Tunisia | 4.27 million | 2025 | 4.27 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 64 | Hong Kong | 3.79 million | 2025 | 3.79 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 65 | Singapore | 3.76 million | 2025 | 3.76 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 3.75 million | 2025 | 3.75 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 67 | Laos | 3.65 million | 2025 | 3.65 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 68 | Serbia | 3.32 million | 2025 | 3.32 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 69 | Denmark | 3.29 million | 2025 | 3.29 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 70 | Jordan | 3.22 million | 2025 | 3.22 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 71 | Norway | 3.09 million | 2025 | 3.09 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 3.09 million | 2025 | 3.09 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 73 | New Zealand | 3.08 million | 2025 | 3.08 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 74 | Kuwait | 2.93 million | 2025 | 2.93 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 75 | Ireland | 2.91 million | 2025 | 2.91 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 76 | Finland | 2.89 million | 2025 | 2.89 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.87 million | 2025 | 2.87 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 78 | Oman | 2.84 million | 2025 | 2.84 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 79 | Slovakia | 2.76 million | 2025 | 2.76 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 2.65 million | 2025 | 2.65 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 2.20 million | 2025 | 2.20 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 82 | Qatar | 2.20 million | 2025 | 2.20 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 83 | Georgia | 2.01 million | 2025 | 2.01 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 84 | Croatia | 1.74 million | 2025 | 1.74 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 85 | Lithuania | 1.55 million | 2025 | 1.55 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 86 | Armenia | 1.49 million | 2025 | 1.49 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 87 | Mongolia | 1.46 million | 2025 | 1.46 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 88 | Slovenia | 1.05 million | 2025 | 1.05 million | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 89 | Latvia | 948,428.00 | 2025 | 948,428.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 90 | Bahrain | 919,501.00 | 2025 | 919,501.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 91 | Cyprus | 770,268.00 | 2025 | 770,268.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 92 | Estonia | 754,206.00 | 2025 | 754,206.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 635,489.00 | 2025 | 635,489.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 448,502.00 | 2025 | 448,502.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 95 | Bhutan | 411,263.00 | 2025 | 411,263.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 96 | Macao | 401,572.00 | 2025 | 401,572.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 97 | Fiji | 390,290.00 | 2025 | 390,290.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 355,974.00 | 2025 | 355,974.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 99 | Maldives | 272,320.00 | 2025 | 272,320.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 100 | Iceland | 242,507.00 | 2025 | 242,507.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 101 | Brunei | 237,763.00 | 2025 | 237,763.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 120,833.00 | 2025 | 120,833.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 103 | Samoa | 57,776.00 | 2025 | 57,776.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
| 104 | Tonga | 33,628.00 | 2025 | 33,628.00 | 36 | 1990–2025 |
The ranking uses a single common year rather than mixing each country’s latest observation. GM Economy selects the most recent year with data for at least 75% of countries covered by this indicator; if no year reaches that threshold, the year with the broadest coverage is used. Values are ordered from highest to lowest. This is a descriptive data ranking, not an assessment of whether a higher or lower value is preferable.