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SL.TLF.TOTL.IN ยท people

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, United States, China, Philippines, Iceland. 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, Germany
43.55 m people2025
Period covered
1990 - 202536 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
768.07 m peopleChina, 2025
Lowest of the compared countries
242,507 peopleIceland, 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
  • Philippines52.2 m people2025
  • Germany43.55 m people2025
  • United Kingdom35.41 m people2025
  • Italy25.66 m people2025
  • Spain24.76 m people2025
  • Iceland242,507 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
GermanyUnited KingdomItalySpainUnited StatesChinaPhilippinesIceland
202543.55 m people35.41 m people25.66 m people24.76 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people52.2 m people242,507 people
202443.8 m people35.32 m people25.76 m people24.6 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people51.31 m people238,873 people
202343.77 m people34.98 m people25.81 m people24.15 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people50.38 m people236,225 people
202243.56 m people34.49 m people25.35 m people23.77 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people49.48 m people232,189 people
202143.28 m people34.11 m people25.03 m people23.39 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people44.7 m people222,546 people
202043.37 m people34.26 m people24.98 m people22.92 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people42.53 m people219,071 people
201943.98 m people34.21 m people25.76 m people23.23 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people45.27 m people221,428 people
201843.61 m people34.02 m people25.78 m people23.01 m people167 m people776.87 m people44.04 m people216,594 people
201743.39 m people33.75 m people25.72 m people23.03 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people43.27 m people212,416 people
201643.12 m people33.59 m people25.55 m people23.05 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people44.09 m people208,038 people
201542.69 m people33.27 m people25.27 m people23.13 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people42.98 m people202,438 people
201442.45 m people32.99 m people25.33 m people23.18 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people42.54 m people197,861 people
201342.18 m people32.69 m people25.18 m people23.4 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people41.11 m people192,559 people
201241.76 m people32.48 m people25.27 m people23.6 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people40.29 m people188,899 people
201141.52 m people32.15 m people24.72 m people23.59 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people39.6 m people187,361 people
201041.86 m people31.9 m people24.68 m people23.52 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people38.11 m people187,815 people
200941.82 m people31.74 m people24.72 m people23.4 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people37.12 m people188,521 people
200841.8 m people31.58 m people24.9 m people23.16 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people36.07 m people191,884 people
200741.8 m people31.19 m people24.53 m people22.53 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people35.38 m people189,668 people
200641.69 m people30.98 m people24.53 m people21.94 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people34.68 m people183,267 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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