Labor force 1990 - 2023

Description	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.
Unit of measure	Absolute number

Description

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.

Unit of measure

Absolute number

Source: International Labour Office

Print Data Save Chart

	China
1990	641,539,565
1991	650,030,011
1992	660,818,499
1993	672,627,879
1994	683,538,070
1995	692,423,739
1996	705,042,238
1997	713,343,974
1998	719,231,395
1999	725,914,219
2000	734,745,332
2001	739,359,562
2002	747,567,965
2003	755,273,046
2004	762,251,057
2005	769,371,812
2006	774,287,037
2007	776,045,127
2008	776,378,230
2009	775,599,063
2010	775,372,805
2011	778,868,116
2012	783,086,506
2013	786,784,708
2014	789,526,606
2015	791,293,488
2016	792,205,319
2017	792,758,868
2018	791,646,536
2019	789,607,035
2020	775,799,016
2021	780,370,660
2022	781,808,304
2023	779,245,529

Topic
Indicator
Country
Frequency
Source
Compare (optional, max 9)	Countries Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Czech Repubblic Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Eu Eurozone Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latin American and Caribbean Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Middle East and North Africa Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oecd Countries Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam World Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Single Year
Start
End
Chart

Labor force 1990 - 2023

Choose Data