| Rank | Country | | Labor force |
| World | 3,131,000,000 | 3.131 billion (2007 est.) |
1 | China | 800,700,000 | 800.7 million (2007 est.) |
2 | India | 516,400,000 | 516.4 million (2007 est.) |
| European Union | 222,700,000 | 222.7 million (2006 est.) |
3 | United States | 153,100,000 | 153.1 million (includes unemployed) (2007 est.) |
4 | Indonesia | 109,900,000 | 109.9 million (2007 est.) |
5 | Brazil | 99,230,000 | 99.23 million (2007 est.) |
6 | Russia | 75,100,000 | 75.1 million (2007 est.) |
7 | Bangladesh | 69,400,000 | 69.4 million
note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $4.8 billion in 2005-06. (2007 est.) |
8 | Japan | 66,690,000 | 66.69 million (2007 est.) |
9 | Nigeria | 50,130,000 | 50.13 million (2007 est.) |
10 | Pakistan | 48,230,000 | 48.23 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2007 est.) |
11 | Vietnam | 46,420,000 | 46.42 million (2007 est.) |
12 | Mexico | 44,710,000 | 44.71 million (2007 est.) |
13 | Germany | 43,540,000 | 43.54 million (2007 est.) |
14 | Thailand | 36,900,000 | 36.9 million (2007 est.) |
15 | Philippines | 36,220,000 | 36.22 million (2007 est.) |
16 | United Kingdom | 30,890,000 | 30.89 million (2007 est.) |
17 | Burma | 29,260,000 | 29.26 million (2007 est.) |
18 | Iran | 28,700,000 | 28.7 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
19 | France | 27,910,000 | 27.91 million (2007 est.) |
20 | Ethiopia | 27,270,000 | 27.27 million (1999) |
21 | Italy | 24,740,000 | 24.74 million (2007 est.) |
22 | Korea, South | 24,220,000 | 24.22 million (2007 est.) |
23 | Turkey | 23,530,000 | 23.53 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2007 est.) |
24 | Spain | 22,190,000 | 22.19 million (2007 est.) |
25 | Egypt | 22,100,000 | 22.1 million (2007 est.) |
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