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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

8 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 35.41 m people for United Kingdom in 2025, over a series running from 1990 to 2025 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (China, 768.07 m people) to the lowest (Cyprus, 770,268 people).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
United KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaCyprusSouth Sudan
202535.41 m people25.66 m people24.76 m people10.35 m people174.83 m people768.07 m people770,268 people
202435.32 m people25.76 m people24.6 m people10.31 m people174.17 m people768.16 m people765,938 people
202334.98 m people25.81 m people24.15 m people10.27 m people172.27 m people774.61 m people767,136 people5.07 m people
202234.49 m people25.35 m people23.77 m people10.07 m people169.48 m people770.11 m people755,975 people4.79 m people
202134.11 m people25.03 m people23.39 m people9.86 m people167.18 m people781.19 m people735,675 people4.66 m people
202034.26 m people24.98 m people22.92 m people9.79 m people166.57 m people760.88 m people719,491 people4.51 m people
201934.21 m people25.76 m people23.23 m people9.74 m people168.92 m people775.93 m people715,150 people4.35 m people
201834.02 m people25.78 m people23.01 m people9.61 m people167 m people776.87 m people698,503 people4.14 m people
201733.75 m people25.72 m people23.03 m people9.49 m people165.6 m people779.17 m people678,816 people4.19 m people
201633.59 m people25.55 m people23.05 m people9.43 m people163.89 m people780.93 m people663,048 people4.51 m people
201533.27 m people25.27 m people23.13 m people9.39 m people161.93 m people781.08 m people657,397 people4.67 m people
201432.99 m people25.33 m people23.18 m people9.28 m people160.88 m people780.37 m people651,925 people4.76 m people
201332.69 m people25.18 m people23.4 m people9.3 m people160.13 m people779.25 m people635,175 people4.78 m people
201232.48 m people25.27 m people23.6 m people9.26 m people159.68 m people779.02 m people623,910 people4.6 m people
201132.15 m people24.72 m people23.59 m people9.15 m people158.54 m people778.28 m people610,147 people4.38 m people
201031.9 m people24.68 m people23.52 m people9.11 m people158.33 m people773.87 m people600,971 people4.11 m people
200931.74 m people24.72 m people23.4 m people9.09 m people158.35 m people772.14 m people583,119 people3.87 m people
200831.58 m people24.9 m people23.16 m people9.07 m people158.27 m people769.78 m people569,349 people3.67 m people
200731.19 m people24.53 m people22.53 m people9.01 m people156.59 m people766.49 m people556,863 people3.46 m people
200630.98 m people24.53 m people21.94 m people8.97 m people155.27 m people761.96 m people538,627 people3.27 m 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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