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  Rank Order - Labor force


Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
Rank
Country
Labor force
Date of Information
1
 World 3,001,000,000 2005 est.
2
 China 798,000,000 2006 est.
3
 India 509,300,000 2006 est.
4
 European Union 222,700,000 2005 est.
5
 United States 151,400,000 2006 est.
6
 Indonesia 108,200,000 2006 est.
7
 Brazil 96,340,000 2006 est.
8
 Russia 73,880,000 2006 est.
9
 Bangladesh 68,000,000 2006 est.
10
 Japan 66,440,000 2006 est.
11
 Nigeria 48,990,000 2006 est.
12
 Pakistan 48,290,000 2006 est.
13
 Vietnam 44,580,000 2006 est.
14
 Germany 43,660,000 2006 est.
15
 Mexico 38,090,000 2006 est.
16
 Thailand 36,410,000 2006 est.
17
 Philippines 35,790,000 2006 est.
18
 United Kingdom 31,100,000 2006 est.
19
 Burma 28,490,000 2006 est.
20
 France 27,880,000 2006 est.
21
 Ethiopia 27,270,000 1999
22
 Uruguay 27,000,000 2006 est.
23
 Turkey 24,800,000 2006 est.
24
 Italy 24,630,000 2006 est.
25
 Iran 24,360,000 2006 est.
26
 Korea, South 23,770,000 31 December 2006 est.
27
 Ukraine 22,300,000 2006 est.
28
 Egypt 21,800,000 2006 est.
29
 Spain 21,770,000 2006 est.
30
 Colombia 20,810,000 2006 est.
31
 Tanzania 19,350,000 2006 est.
32
 Canada 17,590,000 2006 est.
33
 Poland 17,260,000 2006 est.
34
 South Africa 16,090,000 2006 est.
35
 Argentina 15,350,000 2006 est.
36
 Afghanistan 15,000,000 2004 est.
37
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15,000,000 2006 est.
38
 Uzbekistan 14,440,000 2006 est.
39
 Uganda 13,760,000 2006 est.
40
 Venezuela 12,500,000 November 2006 est.
41
 Morocco 11,250,000 2006 est.
42
 Nepal 11,110,000 2006 est.
43
 Ghana 10,870,000 2006 est.
44
 Malaysia 10,730,000 2006 est.
45
 Australia 10,660,000 2006 est.
46
 Taiwan 10,460,000 2006 est.
47
 Korea, North 9,600,000 NA
48
 Mozambique 9,400,000 2006 est.
49
 Romania 9,330,000 2006 est.
50
 Algeria 9,310,000 2006 est.
51
 Peru 9,210,000 2006 est.
52
 Kazakhstan 7,834,000 2006 est.
53
 Netherlands 7,600,000 2006 est.
54
 Sri Lanka 7,500,000 2006 est.
55
 Sudan 7,415,000 1996 est.
56
 Iraq 7,400,000 2004 est.
57
 Madagascar 7,300,000 2000
58
 Saudi Arabia 7,125,000 2006 est.
59
 Cambodia 7,000,000 2003 est.
60
 Chile 6,940,000 2006 est.
61
 Cote d'Ivoire 6,738,000 2006 est.
62
 Cameroon 6,394,000 2006 est.
63
 Angola 6,393,000 2006 est.
64
 Yemen 5,759,000 2006 est.
65
 Portugal 5,580,000 2006
66
 Syria 5,505,000 2006 est.
67
 Czech Republic 5,310,000 2006 est.
68
 Azerbaijan 5,191,000 2006 est.
69
 Guatemala 5,020,000 2005 est.
70
 Burkina Faso 5,000,000 2003
71
 Zambia 4,903,000 2006 est.
72
 Belgium 4,890,000 2006 est.
73
 Greece 4,880,000 2006 est.
74
 Cuba 4,820,000 2006 est.
75
 Senegal 4,749,000 2006 est.
76
 Rwanda 4,600,000 2000
77
 Sweden 4,590,000 2006 est.
78
 Ecuador 4,570,000 2006 est.
79
 Malawi 4,500,000 2001 est.
80
 Bolivia 4,300,000 2006 est.
81
 Belarus 4,300,000 31 December 2005
82
 Hungary 4,200,000 2006 est.
83
 Zimbabwe 3,958,000 2006 est.
84
 Mali 3,930,000 2001 est.
85
 Dominican Republic 3,896,000 2006 est.
86
 Austria 3,880,000 2006 est.
87
 Switzerland 3,810,000 2006 est.
88
 Guinea 3,700,000 2006 est.
89
 Somalia 3,700,000 NA
90
 Tajikistan 3,700,000 2003
91
 Hong Kong 3,630,000 2006 est.
92
 Haiti 3,600,000 1995
93
 Bulgaria 3,510,000 30 September 2006 est.
94
 Tunisia 3,502,000 2006 est.
95
 Papua New Guinea 3,477,000 2006 est.
96
 Benin 3,211,000 1996
97
 Burundi 2,990,000 2002
98
 United Arab Emirates 2,968,000 2006 est.
99
 Serbia 2,961,000 2002 est.
100
 Denmark 2,910,000 2006 est.
101
 El Salvador 2,856,000 2006 est.
102
 Paraguay 2,742,000 2006 est.
103
 Chad 2,719,000 1993
104
 Kyrgyzstan 2,700,000 2000
105
 Slovakia 2,629,000 2006 est.
106
 Finland 2,620,000 2006 est.
107
 Israel 2,600,000 2006 est.
108
 Honduras 2,589,000 2006 est.
109
 Norway 2,420,000 2006 est.
110
 Singapore 2,400,000 2006 est.
111
 Turkmenistan 2,320,000 2003 est.
112
 Nicaragua 2,261,000 2006 est.
113
 New Zealand 2,180,000 2006 est.
114
 Ireland 2,120,000 2006 est.
115
 Laos 2,100,000 2006 est.
116
 Georgia 2,040,000 2004 est.
117
 Kenya 1,955,000 2006 est.
118
 Costa Rica 1,866,000 2006 est.
119
 Libya 1,787,000 2006 est.
120
 Croatia 1,720,000 2006 est.
121
 Lithuania 1,617,000 2006 est.
122
 Mongolia 1,577,000 2005
123
 Jordan 1,512,000 2006 est.
124
 Lebanon 1,500,000 2005 est.
125
 Panama 1,441,000 2006 est.
126
 Sierra Leone 1,369,000 1981 est.
127
 Moldova 1,339,000 2006 est.
128
 Togo 1,302,000 1998
129
 Puerto Rico 1,300,000 2000
130
 Armenia 1,200,000 November 2006
131
 Kuwait 1,136,000 2006 est.
132
 Latvia 1,136,000 2006 est.
133
 Jamaica 1,100,000 2006 est.
134
 Albania 1,090,000 September 2006 est.
135
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,026,000 2001
136
 Slovenia 1,026,000 2006 est.
137
 Oman 920,000 2002 est.
138
 Macedonia 899,000 2006 est.
139
 Lesotho 838,000 2000
140
 Mauritania 786,000 2001
141
 Estonia 673,000 2006 est.
142
 Namibia 653,000 2006 est.
143
 Trinidad and Tobago 618,000 2006 est.
144
 Gabon 581,000 2006 est.
145
 West Bank 568,000 2005
146
 Mauritius 555,000 2006 est.
147
 Qatar 508,000 2006 est.
148
 Guinea-Bissau 480,000 1999
149
 Guyana 418,000 2001 est.
150
 Gambia, The 400,000 1996
151
 Cyprus 380,000 2006 est.
152
 Bahrain 352,000 2006 est.
153
 Swaziland 300,000 2006
154
 Botswana 288,400 2004
155
 Djibouti 282,000 2000
156
 Montenegro 259,100 2004
157
 Gaza Strip 259,000 2005
158
 Solomon Islands 249,200 1999
159
 Macau 248,000 2005
160
 Luxembourg 203,000 2006 est.
161
 Brunei 180,400 2006 est.
162
 Bahamas, The 176,300 2004
163
 Iceland 173,000 2006 est.
164
 Malta 164,000 2006 est.
165
 Suriname 156,700 2004
166
 Comoros 144,500 1996 est.
167
 Fiji 137,000 1999
168
 Barbados 128,500 2001 est.
169
 Cape Verde 120,600 1990
170
 Belize 113,000 2006 est.
171
 Maldives 101,300 2004
172
 Cyprus 95,025 2006 est.
173
 Samoa 90,000 2000 est.
174
 Netherlands Antilles 83,600 2005
175
 New Caledonia 78,990 2004
176
 Vanuatu 76,410 1999
177
 Niger 70,000 2002 est.
178
 French Polynesia 65,930 December 2005
179
 Guam 62,050 2002 est.
180
 Jersey 53,560 June 2006
181
 Mayotte 44,560 2002
182
 Northern Mariana Islands 44,470 2000
183
 Monaco 44,000 2005 est.
184
 Virgin Islands 43,980 2004 est.
185
 Saint Lucia 43,800 2001 est.
186
 Andorra 42,420 2005
187
 Grenada 42,300 1996
188
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41,680 1991 est.
189
 Aruba 41,500 2004 est.
190
 Isle of Man 39,690 2001
191
 Bermuda 38,360 2004
192
 Micronesia, Federated States of 37,410 2000
193
 Sao Tome and Principe 35,050 1991
194
 Tonga 33,910 2003
195
 Greenland 32,120 2004
196
 Guernsey 31,470 March 2006
197
 Seychelles 30,900 1996
198
 Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 NA
199
 Liechtenstein 29,500 31 December 2001
200
 Dominica 25,000 1999 est.
201
 Faroe Islands 24,250 October 2000
202
 Cayman Islands 23,450 2004
203
 San Marino 20,470 2004
204
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,170 June 1995
205
 American Samoa 17,630 2005
206
 Marshall Islands 14,680 2000
207
 British Virgin Islands 12,770 2004
208
 Gibraltar 12,690 2001
209
 Western Sahara 12,000 NA
210
 Palau 9,777 2005
211
 Kiribati 7,870 2001 est.
212
 Cook Islands 6,820 2001
213
 Anguilla 6,049 2001
214
 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,848 1990 est.
215
 Montserrat 4,521 2000 est.
216
 Tuvalu 3,615 2004 est.
217
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3,450 2005
218
 Wallis and Futuna 3,104 2003
219
 Saint Helena 2,486 1998 est.
220
 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1,724 1996
221
 Norfolk Island 1,345 NA
222
 Niue 663 2001
223
 Tokelau 440 2001
224
 Pitcairn Islands 15 2004

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