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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 (Iceland, 242,507 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
ItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanSierra LeoneEstoniaIceland
202525.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people2.93 m people754,206 people242,507 people
202425.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people2.87 m people757,729 people238,873 people
202325.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people2.79 m people755,414 people236,225 people
202225.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people2.71 m people735,699 people232,189 people
202125.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people2.63 m people703,200 people222,546 people
202024.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people2.54 m people700,345 people219,071 people
201925.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people2.49 m people700,344 people221,428 people
201825.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people2.42 m people702,066 people216,594 people
201725.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people2.38 m people697,564 people212,416 people
201625.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people2.34 m people691,079 people208,038 people
201525.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people2.3 m people682,925 people202,438 people
201425.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people2.26 m people675,361 people197,861 people
201325.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people2.23 m people680,463 people192,559 people
201225.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people2.21 m people683,905 people188,899 people
201124.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people2.18 m people687,635 people187,361 people
201024.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people2.15 m people682,900 people187,815 people
200924.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people2.11 m people688,923 people188,521 people
200824.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people2.08 m people695,990 people191,884 people
200724.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people2.06 m people690,796 people189,668 people
200624.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people2.04 m people692,908 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.

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

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