Rank
(total)
CountryLabor Force
(persons)
per Capita
(per cent)
Date
1China803,300,00060.82007 est.
2India516,400,00045.72007 est.
3United States of America153,100,00050.82007 est.
4Indonesia109,900,00046.82007 est.
5Brazil99,470,00052.32007 est.
6Russia74,100,00052.42007 est.
7Bangladesh69,400,00046.12007 est.
8Japan66,690,00052.32007 est.
9Nigeria50,130,00037.12007 est.
10Pakistan49,180,00029.92007 est.
11Vietnam46,420,00054.42007 est.
12Mexico44,710,00041.12007 est.
13Germany43,510,00052.82007 est.
14Thailand36,900,00056.72007 est.
15Philippines36,220,00039.82007 est.
16Great Britain & Northern Ireland30,870,00050.82007 est.
17Myanmar29,260,00061.82007 est.
18Iran28,700,00041.82006 est.
19France27,810,00045.22007 est.
20Ethiopia27,270,00042.51999
21Italy24,710,00042.52007 est.
22Korea (South)24,220,00049.42007 est.
23Turkey23,530,00033.12007 est.
24Spain22,190,00054.92007 est.
25Egypt22,100,00027.52007 est.
26Ukraine21,580,00046.62007 est.
27Colombia20,500,00046.22007 est.
28South Africa20,490,00046.62007 est.
29Tanzania20,040,00050.92007 est.
30Korea (North)20,000,00087.32004 est.
31Canada17,950,00053.82007 est.
32Poland16,860,00043.82007 est.
33Argentina16,030,00039.82007 est.
34Afghanistan15,000,00050.12004 est.
34Congo (Dem. Rep.)15,000,00023.92006 est.
36Uzbekistan14,600,00052.62007 est.
37Uganda14,020,00046.32007 est.
38Venezuela12,370,00047.52007 est.
39Kenya11,850,00035.02005 est.
40Ghana11,290,00049.22007 est.
41Nepal11,110,00039.32006 est.
42Morocco11,050,00032.72007 est.
43Australia10,950,00053.62007 est.
44Malaysia10,940,00044.12007 est.
45Taiwan (Rep. of China)10,780,00047.22007 est.
46Peru9,839,00034.32007 est.
47Mozambique9,600,00045.92007 est.
48Algeria9,380,00028.12007 est.
49Romania9,350,00042.02007 est.
50Kazakhstan8,229,00053.82007 est.
51Sri Lanka7,670,00036.72007 est.
52Netherlands7,500,00045.32007 est.
53Sudan7,415,000...1996 est.
54Iraq7,400,00028.42004 est.
55Madagascar7,300,00047.12000
56Cambodia7,000,00053.32003 est.
57Chile6,970,00042.82007 est.
58Cote d'Ivoire6,907,00038.32007 est.
59Cameroon6,674,00037.02007 est.
60Angola6,640,00054.12007 est.
61Saudi Arabia6,563,00023.82007 est.
62Yemen6,316,00028.42007 est.
63Portugal5,620,00052.82007 est.
64Syria5,462,00028.32007 est.
65Mali5,400,00045.02007 est.
66Benin5,380,00066.62007 est.
67Czech Republic5,360,00052.42007 est.
68Azerbaijan5,243,00064.62007 est.
69Burkina Faso5,000,00037.82003
70Zambia4,989,00043.52007 est.
71Belgium4,960,00047.72007 est.
72Cuba4,956,00043.52007 est.
73Greece4,920,00046.02007 est.
74Senegal4,850,00038.72007 est.
75Sweden4,839,00053.62007 est.
76Rwanda4,600,00063.62000
77Ecuador4,510,00032.82007 est.
78Malawi4,500,00042.72001 est.
79Bolivia4,377,00048.02007 est.
80Belarus4,300,00041.7December 2005
81Hungary4,190,00042.12007 est.
82Zimbabwe4,032,00032.82007 est.
83Dominican Republic4,027,00043.02007 est.
84Guatemala3,958,00031.12007 est.
85Switzerland3,950,00052.32007 est.
86Chad3,747,00037.72006
87Guinea3,700,00038.22006 est.
87Somalia3,700,000...1975
89Hong Kong3,620,00051.92007 est.
90Haiti3,600,000...1995
91Tunisia3,593,00035.02007 est.
92Austria3,566,00043.52007 est.
93Papua New Guinea3,557,00061.42007 est.
94United Arab Emirates3,065,00069.02007 est.
95Burundi2,990,00046.92002
96Serbia2,961,000...2002 est.
97El Salvador2,913,00041.92007 est.
98Israel2,894,00045.02007 est.
99Denmark2,860,00052.32007 est.
100Paraguay2,787,00041.82007 est.
101Honduras2,780,00037.12007 est.
102Singapore2,751,00060.42007 est.
103Kyrgyzstan2,700,00057.62000
104Finland2,675,00051.12007 est.
105Slovakia2,661,00048.82007 est.
106Bulgaria2,590,00035.42007 est.
107Norway2,507,00054.22007 est.
108Nicaragua2,262,00039.92007 est.
109New Zealand2,233,00054.32007 est.
110Ireland2,220,00054.02007 est.
111Laos2,100,00033.02006 est.
111Tajikistan2,100,00029.72007
113Kuwait2,093,00083.52007 est.
114Turkmenistan2,089,00042.22004 est.
115Georgia2,020,00043.52007 est.
116Costa Rica1,920,00046.42007 est.
117Central African Republic1,857,00043.22006
118Libya1,830,00030.32007 est.
119Croatia1,749,00038.92007 est.
120Lithuania1,587,00044.42007 est.
120Uruguay1,587,00045.92007 est.
122Jordan1,563,00025.82007 est.
123Lebanon1,500,00039.22005 est.
124Sierra Leone1,369,000...1981 est.
125Panama1,362,00042.02007 est.
126Moldova1,333,00030.92007 est.
127Togo1,302,00025.91998
128Puerto Rico1,300,00033.22000
129Jamaica1,255,00045.12007 est.
130Armenia1,200,00040.42007 est.
131Latvia1,167,00051.62007 est.
132Albania1,090,00030.4September 2006 est.
133Mongolia1,042,00036.82006
134Bosnia & Herzegovina1,026,00026.22001
135Slovenia925,00046.02007 est.
136Oman920,00033.92002 est.
137Macedonia890,00043.32007 est.
138Palestinian Territories872,00022.42006
139Lesotho838,00039.12000 est.
140Kosovo832,000...June 2007 est.
141Mauritania786,00028.62001
142Estonia687,00052.22007 est.
143Namibia660,00032.12007 est.
144Qatar638,00070.32007 est.
145Trinidad & Tobago615,00058.22007 est.
146Gabon582,00040.02007 est.
147Mauritius574,00045.92007 est.
148Guinea-Bissau480,00037.31999
149Guyana418,00060.02001 est.
150Gambia400,000...1996
151Cyprus393,00049.82007 est.
152Bahrain363,00051.22007 est.
153Swaziland300,00026.42006
154Botswana288,40017.62004
155Djibouti282,00062.52000
156Macau275,00060.72006
157Montenegro259,100...2004
158Solomon Islands249,20053.51999
159Luxembourg205,00042.72007 est.
160Bahamas181,90059.92006
161Iceland181,00059.92007 est.
162Brunei180,40047.52006 est.
163Malta164,00041.02006 est.
164Suriname156,70035.82004
165Comoros144,500...1996 est.
166Barbados128,50046.72001 est.
167Cape Verde120,600...1990
168Fiji Islands117,50013.02006 est.
169Belize113,00039.32006 est.
170Maldives101,30029.02004
171Samoa90,00050.12000 est.
172Netherlands Antilles83,60038.02005
173New Caledonia78,99036.52004
174Vanuatu76,41040.31999
175Niger70,000...1995
176French Polynesia65,93024.4December 2005
177Guam62,05038.62002 est.
178Jersey53,56058.8June 2006
179Mayotte44,56026.12002
180Northern Mariana Is.44,47061.82000
181Monaco44,000135.82005 est.
182Virgin Islands of the US43,98040.52004 est.
183Saint Lucia43,80027.72001 est.
184Andorra42,42060.12005
185Grenada42,300...1996
186Saint Vincent & the Grenadines41,680...1991 est.
187Aruba41,50058.02004 est.
188Man, Isle of39,69054.02001
189Seychelles39,56048.52006
190Bermuda38,36058.72004
191Micronesia, Federated States of37,41028.12000
192Sao Tome and Principe35,050...1991
193Tonga33,91031.42003
194Greenland32,12057.02004
195Guernsey31,47048.1March 2006
196Antigua & Barbuda30,000...1991
197Liechtenstein29,50090.7December 2001
198Dominica25,00034.92000 est.
199Faroe Islands24,25053.5October 2000
200Cayman Islands23,45053.02004
201San Marino20,47070.92004
202Saint Kitts & Nevis18,170...June 1995
203American Samoa17,63030.52005
204Marshall Islands14,68021.52000
205British Virgin Islands12,77057.62004
206Gibraltar12,69045.92001
207Western Sahara12,0004.42005 est.
208Palau9,77748.22005
209Kiribati7,8708.42001 est.
210Cook Islands6,82033.12001
211Anguilla6,04949.92001
212Turks & Caicos Islands4,848...1990 est.
213Montserrat4,52170.52000 est.
214Tuvalu3,61531.12004 est.
215Saint Pierre & Miquelon3,45049.22005
216Wallis and Futuna3,10419.72003
217Saint Helena2,48634.51998 est.
218Falkland Islands1,724...1996
219Niue66331.22001
220Tokelau44030.42001
221Pitcairn1532.62004
 World3,131,000,00047.42007 est.

For non-listed countries is no information available.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2008-07-24)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-29