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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 (Estonia, 754,206 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
ItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanSierra LeoneEstoniaCyprus
202525.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people2.93 m people754,206 people770,268 people
202425.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people2.87 m people757,729 people765,938 people
202325.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people2.79 m people755,414 people767,136 people
202225.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people2.71 m people735,699 people755,975 people
202125.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people2.63 m people703,200 people735,675 people
202024.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people2.54 m people700,345 people719,491 people
201925.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people2.49 m people700,344 people715,150 people
201825.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people2.42 m people702,066 people698,503 people
201725.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people2.38 m people697,564 people678,816 people
201625.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people2.34 m people691,079 people663,048 people
201525.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people2.3 m people682,925 people657,397 people
201425.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people2.26 m people675,361 people651,925 people
201325.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people2.23 m people680,463 people635,175 people
201225.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people2.21 m people683,905 people623,910 people
201124.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people2.18 m people687,635 people610,147 people
201024.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people2.15 m people682,900 people600,971 people
200924.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people2.11 m people688,923 people583,119 people
200824.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people2.08 m people695,990 people569,349 people
200724.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people2.06 m people690,796 people556,863 people
200624.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people2.04 m people692,908 people538,627 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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