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Labor force

SL.TLF.TOTL.IN ยท people

Annual series published by the World Bank. 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.

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 25.66 m people for Italy 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 (Malta, 323,052 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
ItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanSudanNorth MacedoniaMalta
202525.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people789,369 people323,052 people
202425.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people792,140 people317,434 people
202325.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people784,466 people308,595 people
202225.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people10.95 m people802,703 people295,009 people
202125.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people10.84 m people784,953 people280,621 people
202024.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people10.72 m people800,704 people274,659 people
201925.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people10.72 m people823,317 people262,597 people
201825.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people10.61 m people824,281 people247,175 people
201725.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people10.41 m people832,185 people231,534 people
201625.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people10.21 m people837,565 people220,741 people
201525.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people10.08 m people846,415 people211,969 people
201425.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people9.94 m people855,229 people204,859 people
201325.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people9.84 m people855,743 people196,467 people
201225.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people9.79 m people850,592 people188,723 people
201124.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people9.76 m people855,183 people182,010 people
201024.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people9.56 m people834,993 people177,951 people
200924.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people9.31 m people860,794 people174,214 people
200824.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people8.98 m people862,431 people171,139 people
200724.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people8.78 m people856,830 people168,700 people
200624.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people8.6 m people841,182 people164,624 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.

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