Top 20 countries by labour force

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1. 1 🇨🇳

   China

   中华人民共和国

   768,071,923 year 2025

   Also in: #2 countries by air passengers carried a year#1 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by patent applications a year#2 countries by population

2. 2 🇮🇳

   India

   भारत

   617,625,336 year 2025

   Also in: #4 countries by air passengers carried a year#3 countries by CO2 emissions a year#5 countries by patent applications a year#1 countries by population

3. 3 🇺🇸

   United States

   174,833,917 year 2025

   Also in: #1 countries by air passengers carried a year#2 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by engineering graduates per year#9 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)

4. 4 🇮🇩

   Indonesia

   147,104,597 year 2025

   Also in: #9 countries by air passengers carried a year#7 countries by CO2 emissions a year#3 countries by new doctors per year#2 countries by new nurses per year

5. 5 🇳🇬

   Nigeria

   116,581,818 year 2025

   Also in: #6 countries by population#5 countries by number of primary school teachers#6 countries by people living in cities and towns

6. 6 🇧🇷

   Brazil

   108,318,282 year 2025

   Also in: #10 countries by air passengers carried a year#12 countries by CO2 emissions a year#5 countries by engineering graduates per year#14 countries by patent applications a year

7. 7 🇵🇰

   Pakistan

   85,158,214 year 2025

   Also in: #5 countries by population#11 countries by number of primary school teachers#10 countries by people living in cities and towns

8. 8 🇧🇩

   Bangladesh

   74,739,682 year 2025

   Also in: #8 countries by population#13 countries by number of primary school teachers#15 countries by people living in cities and towns

9. 9 🇷🇺

   Russian Federation

   72,771,294 year 2025

   Also in: #8 countries by air passengers carried a year#4 countries by CO2 emissions a year#8 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#10 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people

10. 10 🇯🇵

    Japan

    日本

    69,477,012 year 2025

    Also in: #6 countries by air passengers carried a year#5 countries by CO2 emissions a year#3 countries by engineering graduates per year#19 countries by forest cover

11. 11 🇲🇽

    Mexico

    61,707,262 year 2025

    Also in: #15 countries by air passengers carried a year#13 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by engineering graduates per year#2 countries by new doctors per year

12. 12 🇻🇳

    Viet Nam

    57,041,323 year 2025

    Also in: #20 countries by air passengers carried a year#16 countries by CO2 emissions a year#16 countries by population#14 countries by number of primary school teachers

13. 13 🇪🇹

    Ethiopia

    56,779,061 year 2025

    Also in: #10 countries by population#17 countries by number of primary school teachers#10 countries by renewable electricity share

14. 14 🇵🇭

    Philippines

    52,204,133 year 2025

    Also in: #14 countries by population#9 countries by number of primary school teachers#14 countries by people living in cities and towns

15. 15 🇩🇪

    Germany

    43,549,178 year 2025

    Also in: #14 countries by air passengers carried a year#10 countries by CO2 emissions a year#15 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#4 countries by engineering graduates per year

16. 16 🇹🇭

    Thailand

    40,871,242 year 2025

    Also in: #19 countries by new doctors per year#18 countries by new nurses per year#20 countries by population#19 countries by number of primary school teachers

17. 17 🇨🇩

    Congo, Dem. Rep.

    39,217,778 year 2025

    Also in: #15 countries by population#8 countries by number of primary school teachers#17 countries by renewable electricity share#18 countries by people living in cities and towns

18. 18 🇹🇷

    Turkiye

    36,882,225 year 2025

    Also in: #5 countries by air passengers carried a year#14 countries by CO2 emissions a year#7 countries by engineering graduates per year#4 countries by new doctors per year

19. 19 🇪🇬

    Egypt, Arab Rep.

    مصر

    36,106,369 year 2025

    Also in: #13 countries by population#10 countries by number of primary school teachers#19 countries by people living in cities and towns

20. 20 🇬🇧

    United Kingdom

    35,409,108 year 2025

    Also in: #7 countries by air passengers carried a year#20 countries by CO2 emissions a year#9 countries by engineering graduates per year#9 countries by new doctors per year