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Labor force

SL.TLF.TOTL.IN · people

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 31.86 m people for France in 2025, over a series running from 1990 to 2025 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (China, 768.07 m people) to the lowest (North Macedonia, 789,369 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
FranceGermanyUnited KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaNorth Macedonia
202531.86 m people43.55 m people35.41 m people25.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people789,369 people
202431.86 m people43.8 m people35.32 m people25.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people792,140 people
202331.83 m people43.77 m people34.98 m people25.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people784,466 people
202231.59 m people43.56 m people34.49 m people25.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people802,703 people
202131.19 m people43.28 m people34.11 m people25.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people784,953 people
202030.29 m people43.37 m people34.26 m people24.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people800,704 people
201930.5 m people43.98 m people34.21 m people25.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people823,317 people
201830.53 m people43.61 m people34.02 m people25.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people824,281 people
201730.35 m people43.39 m people33.75 m people25.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people832,185 people
201630.28 m people43.12 m people33.59 m people25.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people837,565 people
201530.26 m people42.69 m people33.27 m people25.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people846,415 people
201430.19 m people42.45 m people32.99 m people25.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people855,229 people
201330.29 m people42.18 m people32.69 m people25.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people855,743 people
201230.07 m people41.76 m people32.48 m people25.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people850,592 people
201129.82 m people41.52 m people32.15 m people24.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people855,183 people
201029.78 m people41.86 m people31.9 m people24.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people834,993 people
200929.69 m people41.82 m people31.74 m people24.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people860,794 people
200829.46 m people41.8 m people31.58 m people24.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people862,431 people
200729.27 m people41.8 m people31.19 m people24.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people856,830 people
200629.01 m people41.69 m people30.98 m people24.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people841,182 people

World Bank definition

Labor force, total

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

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