Labour Force (Total) rose 0.568% to 217 mil in the European Union in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in the European Union reached an all time high of 218 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 191 mil in 1990. When compared to European Union's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in China amounted to 791 mil, 68.6 mil in Japan, 72.4 mil in Russia and 165 mil in USA in 2021.
European Union has been ranked th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Union | mil | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | mil | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 28.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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