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SL.TLF.TOTL.IN ยท people

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Montenegro. 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.

Latest value, Italy
25.66 m people2025
Period covered
1990 - 202536 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
768.07 m peopleChina, 2025
Lowest of the compared countries
296,618 peopleMontenegro, 2025

8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.

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Latest known valuesorted by value

  • China768.07 m people2025
  • United States174.83 m people2025
  • Italy25.66 m people2025
  • Spain24.76 m people2025
  • Netherlands10.35 m people2025
  • South Sudan5.07 m people2023
  • Sierra Leone2.93 m people2025
  • Montenegro296,618 people2025

Year by year values

Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.

Annual values by country
ItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanSierra LeoneMontenegro
202525.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people2.93 m people296,618 people
202425.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people2.87 m people297,284 people
202325.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people5.07 m people2.79 m people298,219 people
202225.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people4.79 m people2.71 m people282,083 people
202125.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people4.66 m people2.63 m people245,080 people
202024.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people4.51 m people2.54 m people257,436 people
201925.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people4.35 m people2.49 m people278,968 people
201825.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people4.14 m people2.42 m people273,696 people
201725.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people4.19 m people2.38 m people268,583 people
201625.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people4.51 m people2.34 m people268,662 people
201525.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people4.67 m people2.3 m people266,278 people
201425.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people4.76 m people2.26 m people262,021 people
201325.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people4.78 m people2.23 m people250,114 people
201225.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people4.6 m people2.21 m people249,367 people
201124.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people4.38 m people2.18 m people242,523 people
201024.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people4.11 m people2.15 m people241,466 people
200924.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people3.87 m people2.11 m people240,355 people
200824.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people3.67 m people2.08 m people239,413 people
200724.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people3.46 m people2.06 m people237,904 people
200624.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people3.27 m people2.04 m people236,784 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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