Labor force

Afghanistan

8.921 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Albania

1.388 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Algeria

13.425 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

American Samoa

17,850 (2015 est.)

Andorra

39,750 (2016)

Angola

15.223 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Argentina

21.906 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Armenia

1.356 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Australia

14.501 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Austria

4.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Azerbaijan

5.473 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bahamas, The

242,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bahrain

855,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bangladesh

74.914 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Barbados

146,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Belarus

4.956 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Belgium

5.432 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Belize

190,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Benin

4.964 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bermuda

33,480 (2016 est.)

Bhutan

430,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bolivia

6.114 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.369 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Botswana

1.17 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Brazil

108.695 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Brunei

228,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bulgaria

3.103 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Burkina Faso

8.577 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Burma

22.884 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Burundi

5.722 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cabo Verde

257,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cambodia

9.175 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cameroon

11.965 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Canada

22.11 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Central African Republic

2.114 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Chad

5.806 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Chile

9.848 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

China

779.246 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Colombia

26.003 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Comoros

234,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

35.983 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Congo, Republic of the

2.461 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Costa Rica

2.408 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cote d'Ivoire

10.954 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Croatia

1.744 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cuba

5.317 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cyprus

693,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Czechia

5.502 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Denmark

3.18 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Djibouti

256,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Dominican Republic

5.302 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ecuador

8.893 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Egypt

33.431 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

El Salvador

2.87 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Equatorial Guinea

593,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Eritrea

1.8 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Estonia

752,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Eswatini

405,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ethiopia

61.664 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

European Union

221.858 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

1,850 (2016 est.)

Faroe Islands

27,540 (2017 est.)

Fiji

391,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Finland

2.88 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

France

31.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

French Polynesia

137,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gabon

763,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gambia, The

969,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gaza Strip

1.389 million (2022 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work; entry includes West Bank and Gaza Strip

Georgia

1.853 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Germany

44.784 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ghana

14.887 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gibraltar

24,420 (2014 est.)

Greece

4.645 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Greenland

26,840 (2015 est.)

Grenada

55,270 (2017 est.)

Guam

80,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guatemala

7.258 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guernsey

86,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work;entry includes Jersey and Guernsey

Guinea

4.401 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guinea-Bissau

726,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guyana

295,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Haiti

5.238 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Holy See (Vatican City)

4,822 (2016)

Honduras

4.676 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Hong Kong

3.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Hungary

5.006 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Iceland

239,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

India

593.729 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Indonesia

140.931 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Iran

29.159 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Iraq

11.812 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ireland

2.766 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Israel

4.554 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Italy

25.669 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Jamaica

1.559 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Japan

69.349 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Jersey

86,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work;entry includes Jersey and Guernsey

Jordan

3.063 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kazakhstan

9.587 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kenya

25.502 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Korea, North

15.837 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Korea, South

29.611 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kosovo

500,300 (2017 est.)

note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy

Kuwait

2.463 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kyrgyzstan

3.069 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Laos

3.174 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Latvia

978,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Lebanon

1.771 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Lesotho

1.004 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Liberia

2.499 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Libya

2.398 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Liechtenstein

38,520 (2015 est.)

note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany

Lithuania

1.51 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Luxembourg

352,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Macau

407,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Madagascar

15.83 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Malawi

8.366 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Malaysia

17.308 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Maldives

260,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mali

8.277 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Malta

313,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mauritania

1.179 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mauritius

588,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mexico

60.042 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Moldova

1.464 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Monaco

52,000 (2014 est.)

note: includes all foreign workers

Mongolia

1.403 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Montenegro

286,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Morocco

12.284 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mozambique

15.191 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Namibia

989,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Nepal

8.937 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Netherlands

9.999 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

New Caledonia

119,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

New Zealand

3.068 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Nicaragua

3.264 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Niger

10.237 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Nigeria

75.721 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

North Macedonia

801,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Norway

3.009 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Oman

2.316 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Pakistan

80.99 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Palau

11,610 (2016)

Panama

2.096 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Papua New Guinea

3.229 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Paraguay

3.469 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Peru

18.529 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Philippines

49.477 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Poland

18.387 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Portugal

5.419 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Puerto Rico

1.154 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Qatar

2.035 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Romania

8.282 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Russia

72.408 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Rwanda

5.283 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Saint Lucia

101,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

4,429 (2015)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

53,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Samoa

77,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sao Tome and Principe

76,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Saudi Arabia

16.934 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Senegal

5.257 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Serbia

3.333 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Seychelles

51,000 (2018 est.)

Sierra Leone

2.913 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Singapore

3.619 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Slovakia

2.823 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Slovenia

1.055 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Solomon Islands

382,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Somalia

3.277 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

South Africa

25.158 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

South Sudan

4.471 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Spain

24.108 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sri Lanka

8.707 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sudan

13.59 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Suriname

250,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sweden

5.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Switzerland

4.991 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Syria

6.315 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Taiwan

11.498 million (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

2.677 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tanzania

31.219 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Thailand

40.814 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Timor-Leste

597,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Togo

3.166 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tokelau

1,100 (2019 est.)

Tonga

38,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Trinidad and Tobago

681,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tunisia

4.445 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Turkey (Turkiye)

35.071 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Turkmenistan

2.163 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tuvalu

3,615

Uganda

18.881 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ukraine

20.312 million (2021 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

United Arab Emirates

6.668 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

United Kingdom

35.275 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

United States

170.549 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Uruguay

1.775 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Uzbekistan

14.27 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Vanuatu

142,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Venezuela

11.548 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Vietnam

56.149 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Virgin Islands

46,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

West Bank

1.389 million (2022 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work; entry includes West Bank and Gaza Strip

World

3.628 billion (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Yemen

6.883 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Zambia

7.051 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Zimbabwe

6.561 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work