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Labor force

SL.TLF.TOTL.IN ยท people

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Nepal. 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.

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

Up to eight countries on one chart, out of 142. Hover the chart to read a year, click a country in the legend to hide it and read the scale without it.

2. Main theme

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Latest known value: 43.55 m people for Germany in 2025, over a series running from 1990 to 2025 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (China, 768.07 m people) to the lowest (South Sudan, 5.07 m people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
GermanyItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanNepal
202543.55 m people25.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people8.36 m people
202443.8 m people25.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people8.34 m people
202343.77 m people25.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people8.34 m people
202243.56 m people25.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people8.33 m people
202143.28 m people25.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people8.23 m people
202043.37 m people24.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people7.98 m people
201943.98 m people25.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people7.8 m people
201843.61 m people25.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people7.63 m people
201743.39 m people25.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people7.6 m people
201643.12 m people25.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people7.57 m people
201542.69 m people25.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people7.49 m people
201442.45 m people25.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people7.41 m people
201342.18 m people25.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people7.36 m people
201241.76 m people25.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people7.32 m people
201141.52 m people24.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people7.26 m people
201041.86 m people24.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people7.16 m people
200941.82 m people24.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people7.04 m people
200841.8 m people24.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people6.92 m people
200741.8 m people24.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people6.81 m people
200641.69 m people24.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people6.71 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.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SL.TLF.TOTL.IN, reproduced unchanged.

The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia

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