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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 (Luxembourg, 355,974 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
ItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanSierra LeoneEstoniaLuxembourg
202525.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people2.93 m people754,206 people355,974 people
202425.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people2.87 m people757,729 people352,177 people
202325.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people2.79 m people755,414 people345,229 people
202225.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people2.71 m people735,699 people334,814 people
202125.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people2.63 m people703,200 people330,815 people
202024.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people2.54 m people700,345 people318,373 people
201925.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people2.49 m people700,344 people312,622 people
201825.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people2.42 m people702,066 people302,446 people
201725.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people2.38 m people697,564 people293,587 people
201625.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people2.34 m people691,079 people287,759 people
201525.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people2.3 m people682,925 people284,538 people
201425.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people2.26 m people675,361 people273,158 people
201325.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people2.23 m people680,463 people264,233 people
201225.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people2.21 m people683,905 people256,283 people
201124.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people2.18 m people687,635 people243,685 people
201024.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people2.15 m people682,900 people238,167 people
200924.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people2.11 m people688,923 people234,992 people
200824.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people2.08 m people695,990 people221,164 people
200724.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people2.06 m people690,796 people216,607 people
200624.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people2.04 m people692,908 people212,749 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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