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SL.TLF.TOTL.IN ยท people

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, France
31.86 m people2025
Period covered
1990 - 202536 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
768.07 m peopleChina, 2025
Lowest of the compared countries
10.35 m peopleNetherlands, 2025

8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.

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Latest known valuesorted by value

  • China768.07 m people2025
  • United States174.83 m people2025
  • Germany43.55 m people2025
  • United Kingdom35.41 m people2025
  • France31.86 m people2025
  • Italy25.66 m people2025
  • Spain24.76 m people2025
  • Netherlands10.35 m people2025

Year by year values

Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.

Annual values by country
FranceGermanyUnited KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChina
202531.86 m people43.55 m people35.41 m people25.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m 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 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 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 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 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 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 people
201830.53 m people43.61 m people34.02 m people25.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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