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SL.TLF.TOTL.IN ยท people

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Malta, Namibia. 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, United Kingdom
35.41 m people2025
Period covered
1990 - 202536 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
768.07 m peopleChina, 2025
Lowest of the compared countries
323,052 peopleMalta, 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
  • United Kingdom35.41 m people2025
  • Italy25.66 m people2025
  • Spain24.76 m people2025
  • Netherlands10.35 m people2025
  • Namibia1.15 m people2025
  • Malta323,052 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
United KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaMaltaNamibia
202535.41 m people25.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people323,052 people1.15 m people
202435.32 m people25.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people317,434 people1.12 m people
202334.98 m people25.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people308,595 people1.09 m people
202234.49 m people25.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people295,009 people1.06 m people
202134.11 m people25.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people280,621 people994,464 people
202034.26 m people24.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people274,659 people960,250 people
201934.21 m people25.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people262,597 people984,283 people
201834.02 m people25.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people247,175 people958,630 people
201733.75 m people25.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people231,534 people947,334 people
201633.59 m people25.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people220,741 people935,710 people
201533.27 m people25.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people211,969 people914,121 people
201432.99 m people25.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people204,859 people892,359 people
201332.69 m people25.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people196,467 people881,059 people
201232.48 m people25.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people188,723 people800,026 people
201132.15 m people24.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people182,010 people778,067 people
201031.9 m people24.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people177,951 people759,361 people
200931.74 m people24.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people174,214 people740,620 people
200831.58 m people24.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people171,139 people721,316 people
200731.19 m people24.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people168,700 people701,719 people
200630.98 m people24.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people164,624 people682,001 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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