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Rank (total)	Country	Labor Force (persons)	per Capita (per cent)	Date
1	China	803,300,000	60.8	2007 est.
2	India	516,400,000	45.7	2007 est.
3	United States of America	153,100,000	50.8	2007 est.
4	Indonesia	109,900,000	46.8	2007 est.
5	Brazil	99,470,000	52.3	2007 est.
6	Russia	74,100,000	52.4	2007 est.
7	Bangladesh	69,400,000	46.1	2007 est.
8	Japan	66,690,000	52.3	2007 est.
9	Nigeria	50,130,000	37.1	2007 est.
10	Pakistan	49,180,000	29.9	2007 est.
11	Vietnam	46,420,000	54.4	2007 est.
12	Mexico	44,710,000	41.1	2007 est.
13	Germany	43,510,000	52.8	2007 est.
14	Thailand	36,900,000	56.7	2007 est.
15	Philippines	36,220,000	39.8	2007 est.
16	Great Britain & Northern Ireland	30,870,000	50.8	2007 est.
17	Myanmar	29,260,000	61.8	2007 est.
18	Iran	28,700,000	41.8	2006 est.
19	France	27,810,000	45.2	2007 est.
20	Ethiopia	27,270,000	42.5	1999
21	Italy	24,710,000	42.5	2007 est.
22	Korea (South)	24,220,000	49.4	2007 est.
23	Turkey	23,530,000	33.1	2007 est.
24	Spain	22,190,000	54.9	2007 est.
25	Egypt	22,100,000	27.5	2007 est.
26	Ukraine	21,580,000	46.6	2007 est.
27	Colombia	20,500,000	46.2	2007 est.
28	South Africa	20,490,000	46.6	2007 est.
29	Tanzania	20,040,000	50.9	2007 est.
30	Korea (North)	20,000,000	87.3	2004 est.
31	Canada	17,950,000	53.8	2007 est.
32	Poland	16,860,000	43.8	2007 est.
33	Argentina	16,030,000	39.8	2007 est.
34	Afghanistan	15,000,000	50.1	2004 est.
34	Congo (Dem. Rep.)	15,000,000	23.9	2006 est.
36	Uzbekistan	14,600,000	52.6	2007 est.
37	Uganda	14,020,000	46.3	2007 est.
38	Venezuela	12,370,000	47.5	2007 est.
39	Kenya	11,850,000	35.0	2005 est.
40	Ghana	11,290,000	49.2	2007 est.
41	Nepal	11,110,000	39.3	2006 est.
42	Morocco	11,050,000	32.7	2007 est.
43	Australia	10,950,000	53.6	2007 est.
44	Malaysia	10,940,000	44.1	2007 est.
45	Taiwan (Rep. of China)	10,780,000	47.2	2007 est.
46	Peru	9,839,000	34.3	2007 est.
47	Mozambique	9,600,000	45.9	2007 est.
48	Algeria	9,380,000	28.1	2007 est.
49	Romania	9,350,000	42.0	2007 est.
50	Kazakhstan	8,229,000	53.8	2007 est.
51	Sri Lanka	7,670,000	36.7	2007 est.
52	Netherlands	7,500,000	45.3	2007 est.
53	Sudan	7,415,000	...	1996 est.
54	Iraq	7,400,000	28.4	2004 est.
55	Madagascar	7,300,000	47.1	2000
56	Cambodia	7,000,000	53.3	2003 est.
57	Chile	6,970,000	42.8	2007 est.
58	Cote d'Ivoire	6,907,000	38.3	2007 est.
59	Cameroon	6,674,000	37.0	2007 est.
60	Angola	6,640,000	54.1	2007 est.
61	Saudi Arabia	6,563,000	23.8	2007 est.
62	Yemen	6,316,000	28.4	2007 est.
63	Portugal	5,620,000	52.8	2007 est.
64	Syria	5,462,000	28.3	2007 est.
65	Mali	5,400,000	45.0	2007 est.
66	Benin	5,380,000	66.6	2007 est.
67	Czech Republic	5,360,000	52.4	2007 est.
68	Azerbaijan	5,243,000	64.6	2007 est.
69	Burkina Faso	5,000,000	37.8	2003
70	Zambia	4,989,000	43.5	2007 est.
71	Belgium	4,960,000	47.7	2007 est.
72	Cuba	4,956,000	43.5	2007 est.
73	Greece	4,920,000	46.0	2007 est.
74	Senegal	4,850,000	38.7	2007 est.
75	Sweden	4,839,000	53.6	2007 est.
76	Rwanda	4,600,000	63.6	2000
77	Ecuador	4,510,000	32.8	2007 est.
78	Malawi	4,500,000	42.7	2001 est.
79	Bolivia	4,377,000	48.0	2007 est.
80	Belarus	4,300,000	41.7	December 2005
81	Hungary	4,190,000	42.1	2007 est.
82	Zimbabwe	4,032,000	32.8	2007 est.
83	Dominican Republic	4,027,000	43.0	2007 est.
84	Guatemala	3,958,000	31.1	2007 est.
85	Switzerland	3,950,000	52.3	2007 est.
86	Chad	3,747,000	37.7	2006
87	Guinea	3,700,000	38.2	2006 est.
87	Somalia	3,700,000	...	1975
89	Hong Kong	3,620,000	51.9	2007 est.
90	Haiti	3,600,000	...	1995
91	Tunisia	3,593,000	35.0	2007 est.
92	Austria	3,566,000	43.5	2007 est.
93	Papua New Guinea	3,557,000	61.4	2007 est.
94	United Arab Emirates	3,065,000	69.0	2007 est.
95	Burundi	2,990,000	46.9	2002
96	Serbia	2,961,000	...	2002 est.
97	El Salvador	2,913,000	41.9	2007 est.
98	Israel	2,894,000	45.0	2007 est.
99	Denmark	2,860,000	52.3	2007 est.
100	Paraguay	2,787,000	41.8	2007 est.
101	Honduras	2,780,000	37.1	2007 est.
102	Singapore	2,751,000	60.4	2007 est.
103	Kyrgyzstan	2,700,000	57.6	2000
104	Finland	2,675,000	51.1	2007 est.
105	Slovakia	2,661,000	48.8	2007 est.
106	Bulgaria	2,590,000	35.4	2007 est.
107	Norway	2,507,000	54.2	2007 est.
108	Nicaragua	2,262,000	39.9	2007 est.
109	New Zealand	2,233,000	54.3	2007 est.
110	Ireland	2,220,000	54.0	2007 est.
111	Laos	2,100,000	33.0	2006 est.
111	Tajikistan	2,100,000	29.7	2007
113	Kuwait	2,093,000	83.5	2007 est.
114	Turkmenistan	2,089,000	42.2	2004 est.
115	Georgia	2,020,000	43.5	2007 est.
116	Costa Rica	1,920,000	46.4	2007 est.
117	Central African Republic	1,857,000	43.2	2006
118	Libya	1,830,000	30.3	2007 est.
119	Croatia	1,749,000	38.9	2007 est.
120	Lithuania	1,587,000	44.4	2007 est.
120	Uruguay	1,587,000	45.9	2007 est.
122	Jordan	1,563,000	25.8	2007 est.
123	Lebanon	1,500,000	39.2	2005 est.
124	Sierra Leone	1,369,000	...	1981 est.
125	Panama	1,362,000	42.0	2007 est.
126	Moldova	1,333,000	30.9	2007 est.
127	Togo	1,302,000	25.9	1998
128	Puerto Rico	1,300,000	33.2	2000
129	Jamaica	1,255,000	45.1	2007 est.
130	Armenia	1,200,000	40.4	2007 est.
131	Latvia	1,167,000	51.6	2007 est.
132	Albania	1,090,000	30.4	September 2006 est.
133	Mongolia	1,042,000	36.8	2006
134	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1,026,000	26.2	2001
135	Slovenia	925,000	46.0	2007 est.
136	Oman	920,000	33.9	2002 est.
137	Macedonia	890,000	43.3	2007 est.
138	Palestinian Territories	872,000	22.4	2006
139	Lesotho	838,000	39.1	2000 est.
140	Kosovo	832,000	...	June 2007 est.
141	Mauritania	786,000	28.6	2001
142	Estonia	687,000	52.2	2007 est.
143	Namibia	660,000	32.1	2007 est.
144	Qatar	638,000	70.3	2007 est.
145	Trinidad & Tobago	615,000	58.2	2007 est.
146	Gabon	582,000	40.0	2007 est.
147	Mauritius	574,000	45.9	2007 est.
148	Guinea-Bissau	480,000	37.3	1999
149	Guyana	418,000	60.0	2001 est.
150	Gambia	400,000	...	1996
151	Cyprus	393,000	49.8	2007 est.
152	Bahrain	363,000	51.2	2007 est.
153	Swaziland	300,000	26.4	2006
154	Botswana	288,400	17.6	2004
155	Djibouti	282,000	62.5	2000
156	Macau	275,000	60.7	2006
157	Montenegro	259,100	...	2004
158	Solomon Islands	249,200	53.5	1999
159	Luxembourg	205,000	42.7	2007 est.
160	Bahamas	181,900	59.9	2006
161	Iceland	181,000	59.9	2007 est.
162	Brunei	180,400	47.5	2006 est.
163	Malta	164,000	41.0	2006 est.
164	Suriname	156,700	35.8	2004
165	Comoros	144,500	...	1996 est.
166	Barbados	128,500	46.7	2001 est.
167	Cape Verde	120,600	...	1990
168	Fiji Islands	117,500	13.0	2006 est.
169	Belize	113,000	39.3	2006 est.
170	Maldives	101,300	29.0	2004
171	Samoa	90,000	50.1	2000 est.
172	Netherlands Antilles	83,600	38.0	2005
173	New Caledonia	78,990	36.5	2004
174	Vanuatu	76,410	40.3	1999
175	Niger	70,000	...	1995
176	French Polynesia	65,930	24.4	December 2005
177	Guam	62,050	38.6	2002 est.
178	Jersey	53,560	58.8	June 2006
179	Mayotte	44,560	26.1	2002
180	Northern Mariana Is.	44,470	61.8	2000
181	Monaco	44,000	135.8	2005 est.
182	Virgin Islands of the US	43,980	40.5	2004 est.
183	Saint Lucia	43,800	27.7	2001 est.
184	Andorra	42,420	60.1	2005
185	Grenada	42,300	...	1996
186	Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	41,680	...	1991 est.
187	Aruba	41,500	58.0	2004 est.
188	Man, Isle of	39,690	54.0	2001
189	Seychelles	39,560	48.5	2006
190	Bermuda	38,360	58.7	2004
191	Micronesia, Federated States of	37,410	28.1	2000
192	Sao Tome and Principe	35,050	...	1991
193	Tonga	33,910	31.4	2003
194	Greenland	32,120	57.0	2004
195	Guernsey	31,470	48.1	March 2006
196	Antigua & Barbuda	30,000	...	1991
197	Liechtenstein	29,500	90.7	December 2001
198	Dominica	25,000	34.9	2000 est.
199	Faroe Islands	24,250	53.5	October 2000
200	Cayman Islands	23,450	53.0	2004
201	San Marino	20,470	70.9	2004
202	Saint Kitts & Nevis	18,170	...	June 1995
203	American Samoa	17,630	30.5	2005
204	Marshall Islands	14,680	21.5	2000
205	British Virgin Islands	12,770	57.6	2004
206	Gibraltar	12,690	45.9	2001
207	Western Sahara	12,000	4.4	2005 est.
208	Palau	9,777	48.2	2005
209	Kiribati	7,870	8.4	2001 est.
210	Cook Islands	6,820	33.1	2001
211	Anguilla	6,049	49.9	2001
212	Turks & Caicos Islands	4,848	...	1990 est.
213	Montserrat	4,521	70.5	2000 est.
214	Tuvalu	3,615	31.1	2004 est.
215	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	3,450	49.2	2005
216	Wallis and Futuna	3,104	19.7	2003
217	Saint Helena	2,486	34.5	1998 est.
218	Falkland Islands	1,724	...	1996
219	Niue	663	31.2	2001
220	Tokelau	440	30.4	2001
221	Pitcairn	15	32.6	2004
	World	3,131,000,000	47.4	2007 est.

For non-listed countries is no information available.

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

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-29

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