Labour Force (Total) rose 0.966% to 2.00 mil in Turkmenistan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 2.00 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.11 mil in 1990. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Afghanistan amounted to 9.39 mil, 27.7 mil in Iran, 9.25 mil in Kazakhstan and 14.1 mil in Uzbekistan in 2021.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 124th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 8.63 | 8.91 | 9.25 | 9.61 | 9.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 9.71 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 9.08 | 9.03 | 8.99 | 9.16 | 9.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 2.29 | 2.34 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
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