The CIA World Factbook Edition 2024 Economy

Labor force In 36 editions of 36.

Labor force was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2024 edition carries it in 209 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2024 edition: 209
the first edition with it: 1990
the latest edition with it: 2025

Published as “Labor force” (1990 to 2025).

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Entries with Labor force in each edition

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World

1 entry

World

3.628 billion (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Africa

54 entries

Algeria

13.425 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Angola

15.223 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Benin

4.964 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Botswana

1.17 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Burkina Faso

8.577 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Burundi

5.722 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cabo Verde

257,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cameroon

11.965 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Central African Republic

2.114 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Chad

5.806 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Comoros

234,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

35.983 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

2.461 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cote d'Ivoire

10.954 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Djibouti

256,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Egypt

33.431 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Equatorial Guinea

593,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Eritrea

1.8 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Eswatini

405,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ethiopia

61.664 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gabon

763,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gambia, The now The Gambia

969,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ghana

14.887 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guinea

4.401 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guinea-Bissau

726,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kenya

25.502 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Lesotho

1.004 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Liberia

2.499 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Libya

2.398 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Madagascar

15.83 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Malawi

8.366 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mali

8.277 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mauritania

1.179 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mauritius

588,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Morocco

12.284 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mozambique

15.191 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Namibia

989,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Niger

10.237 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Nigeria

75.721 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Rwanda

5.283 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sao Tome and Principe

76,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Senegal

5.257 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Seychelles

51,000 (2018 est.)

Sierra Leone

2.913 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Somalia

3.277 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

South Africa

25.158 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

South Sudan

4.471 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sudan

13.59 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tanzania

31.219 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Togo

3.166 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tunisia

4.445 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Uganda

18.881 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Zambia

7.051 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Zimbabwe

6.561 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

26,840 (2015 est.)

Iceland

239,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

8.921 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Armenia

1.356 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Azerbaijan

5.473 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bangladesh

74.914 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bhutan

430,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

China

779.246 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Georgia

1.853 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

India

593.729 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Japan

69.349 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kazakhstan

9.587 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Korea, North now North Korea

15.837 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Korea, South now South Korea

29.611 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kyrgyzstan

3.069 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Maldives

260,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Mongolia

1.403 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Nepal

8.937 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Pakistan

80.99 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Russia

72.408 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sri Lanka

8.707 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Tajikistan

2.677 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Turkmenistan

2.163 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Uzbekistan

14.27 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Central America and the Caribbean

19 entries

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

242,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Barbados

146,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Belize

190,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Costa Rica

2.408 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cuba

5.317 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Dominican Republic

5.302 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

El Salvador

2.87 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Grenada

55,270 (2017 est.)

Guatemala

7.258 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Haiti

5.238 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Honduras

4.676 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Jamaica

1.559 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Nicaragua

3.264 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Panama

2.096 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Puerto Rico

1.154 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Saint Lucia

101,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

53,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Trinidad and Tobago

681,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Virgin Islands

46,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Europe

47 entries

Albania

1.388 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Andorra

39,750 (2016)

Austria

4.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Belarus

4.956 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Belgium

5.432 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.369 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Bulgaria

3.103 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Croatia

1.744 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Czechia

5.502 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Denmark

3.18 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Estonia

752,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

European Union

221.858 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Faroe Islands

27,540 (2017 est.)

Finland

2.88 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

France

31.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Germany

44.784 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gibraltar

24,420 (2014 est.)

Greece

4.645 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Guernsey

86,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work;entry includes Jersey and Guernsey

Holy See (Vatican City)

4,822 (2016)

Hungary

5.006 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ireland

2.766 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Italy

25.669 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Jersey

86,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work;entry includes Jersey and Guernsey

Kosovo

500,300 (2017 est.)

note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy

Latvia

978,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Liechtenstein

38,520 (2015 est.)

note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany

Lithuania

1.51 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Luxembourg

352,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Malta

313,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Moldova

1.464 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Monaco

52,000 (2014 est.)

note: includes all foreign workers

Montenegro

286,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Netherlands

9.999 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

North Macedonia

801,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Norway

3.009 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Poland

18.387 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Portugal

5.419 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Romania

8.282 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Serbia

3.333 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Slovakia

2.823 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Slovenia

1.055 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Spain

24.108 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Sweden

5.825 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Switzerland

4.991 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Ukraine

20.312 million (2021 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

United Kingdom

35.275 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

855,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Cyprus

693,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Gaza Strip

1.389 million (2022 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work; entry includes West Bank and Gaza Strip

Iran

29.159 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Iraq

11.812 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Israel

4.554 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Jordan

3.063 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Kuwait

2.463 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Lebanon

1.771 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Oman

2.316 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Qatar

2.035 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Saudi Arabia

16.934 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Syria

6.315 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Turkey (Turkiye) now Turkiye

35.071 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

North America

5 entries

Oceania

15 entries

South America

13 entries

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

228,000 (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

22.884 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2024, “Labor force”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/labor-force/2024.

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