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Country Comparison :: Labor force
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Rank
 country Labor force Date of Information
1 China
807,700,000
2008 est.
2 India
523,500,000
2008 est.
3 European Union
224,800,000
2008 est.
4 United States
155,200,000
2008 est.
5 Indonesia
112,000,000
2008 est.
6 Brazil
100,900,000
2008 est.
7 Russia
75,700,000
2008 est.
8 Bangladesh
70,860,000
2008 est.
9 Japan
66,150,000
2008 est.
10 Nigeria
51,040,000
2008 est.
11 Pakistan
50,580,000
2008 est.
12 Vietnam
47,410,000
2008 est.
13 Mexico
45,500,000
2008 est.
14 Germany
43,620,000
2008 est.
15 Thailand
37,780,000
2008 est.
16 Philippines
36,810,000
2008 est.
17 United Kingdom
31,200,000
2008 est.
18 Burma
30,040,000
2008 est.
19 France
28,500,000
2008 est.
20 Ethiopia
27,270,000
1999
21 Italy
25,090,000
2008 est.
22 Egypt
24,720,000
2008 est.
23 Iran
24,350,000
2008 est.
24 Korea, South
24,350,000
2008 est.
25 Turkey
23,210,000
2008 est.
26 Spain
23,100,000
2008 est.
27 Ukraine
21,710,000
2008 est.
28 Colombia
21,300,000
2008 est.
29 Tanzania
20,380,000
2008 est.
30 Korea, North
20,000,000
2004 est.
31 South Africa
18,220,000
2008 est.
32 Canada
18,180,000
2008 est.
33 Poland
16,950,000
2008 est.
34 Argentina
16,270,000
2008 est.
35 Uzbekistan
15,280,000
2008 est.
36 Afghanistan
15,000,000
2004 est.
37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15,000,000
2006 est.
38 Nepal
14,600,000
2008 est.
39 Uganda
14,480,000
2008 est.
40 Venezuela
12,490,000
2008 est.
41 Ghana
11,520,000
2008 est.
42 Morocco
11,500,000
2008 est.
43 Australia
11,210,000
2008 est.
44 Malaysia
11,200,000
2008 est.
45 Taiwan
10,850,000
2008 est.
46 Peru
10,200,000
2008 est.
47 Mozambique
10,040,000
2008 est.
48 Kenya
9,450,000
2007 est.
49 Algeria
9,440,000
2008 est.
50 Romania
9,320,000
2008 est.
51 Cambodia
8,600,000
2008 est.
52 Kazakhstan
8,358,000
2008 est.
53 Netherlands
7,750,000
2008 est.
54 Iraq
7,740,000
2008 est.
55 Sri Lanka
7,588,000
2008 est.
56 Sudan
7,415,000
1996 est.
57 Chile
7,320,000
2008 est.
58 Madagascar
7,300,000
2000
59 Angola
7,288,000
2008 est.
60 Cote d'Ivoire
7,035,000
2008 est.
61 Saudi Arabia
6,740,000
2008 est.
62 Cameroon
6,716,000
2008 est.
63 Yemen
6,494,000
2008 est.
64 Azerbaijan
5,782,000
2008 est.
65 Portugal
5,640,000
2008 est.
66 Syria
5,547,000
2008 est.
67 Mali
5,400,000
2007 est.
68 Benin
5,380,000
2007 est.
69 Czech Republic
5,370,000
2008 est.
70 Zambia
5,093,000
2008 est.
71 Burkina Faso
5,000,000
2003
72 Belgium
4,990,000
2008
73 Senegal
4,973,000
2008 est.
74 Cuba
4,962,000
2008 est.
75 Greece
4,960,000
2008 est.
76 Sweden
4,900,000
2008 est.
77 Ecuador
4,640,000
2008 est.
78 Rwanda
4,600,000
2000
79 Malawi
4,500,000
2001 est.
80 Bolivia
4,457,000
2008 est.
81 Belarus
4,300,000
31 December 2005
82 Hungary
4,200,000
2008 est.
83 Dominican Republic
4,119,000
2008 est.
84 Guatemala
4,054,000
2008 est.
85 Switzerland
4,040,000
2008 est.
86 Zimbabwe
4,039,000
2008 est.
87 Chad
3,747,000
2006
88 Guinea
3,700,000
2006 est.
89 Somalia
3,700,000
1975
90 Tunisia
3,676,000
2008 est.
91 Hong Kong
3,670,000
2008 est.
92 Papua New Guinea
3,639,000
2008 est.
93 Haiti
3,600,000
1995
94 Austria
3,493,000
2008 est.
95 United Arab Emirates
3,266,000
2008 est.
96 Burundi
2,990,000
2002
97 Serbia
2,961,000
2002 est.
98 Singapore
2,960,000
2008 est.
99 El Salvador
2,958,000
2008 est.
100 Israel
2,950,000
2008 est.
101 Honduras
2,892,000
2008 est.
102 Denmark
2,860,000
2008 est.
103 Paraguay
2,839,000
2008 est.
104 Kyrgyzstan
2,700,000
2000
105 Norway
2,590,000
2008 est.
106 Finland
2,530,000
2008
107 Bulgaria
2,440,000
2008
108 Nicaragua
2,322,000
2008 est.
109 Ireland
2,270,000
2008 est.
110 New Zealand
2,260,000
2008 est.
111 Slovakia
2,254,000
2008 est.
112 Kuwait
2,225,000
2008 est.
113 Laos
2,100,000
2006 est.
114 Tajikistan
2,100,000
2008
115 Turkmenistan
2,089,000
2004 est.
116 Georgia
2,020,000
2007 est.
117 Costa Rica
1,957,000
2008 est.
118 Libya
1,916,000
2008 est.
119 Central African Republic
1,857,000
2006
120 Croatia
1,781,000
2008
121 Uruguay
1,641,000
2008 est.
122 Jordan
1,615,000
2008 est.
123 Lithuania
1,601,000
2008 est.
124 Panama
1,392,000
2008 est.
125 Sierra Leone
1,369,000
1981 est.
126 Moldova
1,327,000
2008 est.
127 Togo
1,302,000
1998
128 Puerto Rico
1,300,000
2000
129 Jamaica
1,261,000
2008 est.
130 Armenia
1,200,000
2007 est.
131 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,196,000
2007
132 Latvia
1,169,000
2008 est.
133 Qatar
1,124,000
2008 est.
134 Lebanon
1,100,000
2007 est.
135 Albania
1,090,000
September 2006 est.
136 Mongolia
1,068,000
2008
137 Oman
920,000
2002 est.
138 Slovenia
920,000
2008 est.
139 Macedonia
900,000
2008 est.
140 Lesotho
838,000
2000 est.
141 Mauritania
786,000
2001
142 Estonia
686,000
2008 est.
143 Namibia
667,000
2008 est.
144 Trinidad and Tobago
620,800
2008 est.
145 West Bank
605,000
2006
146 Gabon
592,000
2008 est.
147 Mauritius
584,000
2008 est.
148 Kosovo
550,000
2007 est.
149 Guinea-Bissau
480,000
1999
150 Bahrain
463,000
2008 est.
151 Guyana
418,000
2001 est.
152 Cyprus
403,000
2008 est.
153 Gambia, The
400,000
1996
154 Macau
337,400
2008 est.
155 Swaziland
300,000
2006
156 Botswana
288,400
2004
157 Djibouti
282,000
2000
158 Gaza Strip
267,000
2006
159 Montenegro
259,100
2004
160 Solomon Islands
249,200
1999
161 Luxembourg
207,100
2008 est.
162 Brunei
188,800
2008 est.
163 Bahamas, The
181,900
2006
164 Malta
173,000
2008
165 Iceland
166,000
2008 est.
166 Suriname
156,700
2004
167 Comoros
144,500
1996 est.
168 Maldives
128,800
2006
169 Barbados
128,500
2001 est.
170 Cape Verde
120,600
1990
171 Fiji
117,500
2006 est.
172 French Polynesia
113,400
2006
173 Belize
113,000
2006 est.
174 Samoa
90,000
2000 est.
175 Netherlands Antilles
83,600
2005
176 New Caledonia
78,990
2004
177 Vanuatu
76,410
1999
178 Niger
70,000
1995
179 Jersey
53,560
June 2006
180 Mayotte
44,560
2002
181 Monaco
44,000
2005 est.
182 Virgin Islands
43,980
2004 est.
183 Saint Lucia
43,800
2001 est.
184 Grenada
42,300
1996
185 Andorra
42,230
2007
186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
41,680
1991 est.
187 Aruba
41,500
2004 est.
188 Isle of Man
39,690
2001
189 Seychelles
39,560
2006
190 Northern Mariana Islands
38,450
2005 est.
191 Bermuda
38,360
2004
192 Sao Tome and Principe
35,050
1991
193 Tonga
33,910
2003
194 Greenland
32,120
2004
195 Guernsey
31,470
March 2006
196 Liechtenstein
31,000
31 December 2006
197 Antigua and Barbuda
30,000
1991
198 Dominica
25,000
2000 est.
199 Faroe Islands
24,250
October 2000
200 Cayman Islands
23,450
2004
201 San Marino
22,660
2008
202 Saint Kitts and Nevis
18,170
June 1995
203 American Samoa
17,630
2005
204 Micronesia, Federated States of
16,360
2008
205 Marshall Islands
14,680
2000
206 British Virgin Islands
12,770
2004
207 Gibraltar
12,690
2001
208 Western Sahara
12,000
2005 est.
209 Palau
9,777
2005
210 Kiribati
7,870
2001 est.
211 Cook Islands
6,820
2001
212 Anguilla
6,049
2001
213 Turks and Caicos Islands
4,848
1990 est.
214 Montserrat
4,521
2000 est.
215 Tuvalu
3,615
2004 est.
216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
3,450
2005
217 Wallis and Futuna
3,104
2003
218 Saint Helena
2,486
1998 est.
219 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1,724
1996
220 Niue
663
2001
221 Tokelau
440
2001
222 Pitcairn Islands
15
2004
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