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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 SudanSierra LeoneLithuaniaMalta
202525.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people2.93 m people1.55 m people323,052 people
202425.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people2.87 m people1.55 m people317,434 people
202325.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people2.79 m people1.54 m people308,595 people
202225.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people2.71 m people1.51 m people295,009 people
202125.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people2.63 m people1.49 m people280,621 people
202024.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people2.54 m people1.49 m people274,659 people
201925.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people2.49 m people1.48 m people262,597 people
201825.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people2.42 m people1.47 m people247,175 people
201725.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people2.38 m people1.47 m people231,534 people
201625.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people2.34 m people1.48 m people220,741 people
201525.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people2.3 m people1.47 m people211,969 people
201425.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people2.26 m people1.48 m people204,859 people
201325.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people2.23 m people1.47 m people196,467 people
201225.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people2.21 m people1.47 m people188,723 people
201124.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people2.18 m people1.48 m people182,010 people
201024.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people2.15 m people1.49 m people177,951 people
200924.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people2.11 m people1.52 m people174,214 people
200824.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people2.08 m people1.51 m people171,139 people
200724.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people2.06 m people1.51 m people168,700 people
200624.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people2.04 m people1.51 m 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.

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