Labour Force (Total) rose 1.80% to 3,463 mil in the World in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in the World reached an all time high of 3,468 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 2,322 mil in 1990. When compared to World's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in China amounted to 791 mil, 44.0 mil in Germany, 68.6 mil in Japan and 165 mil in USA in 2021.
World 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 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | mil | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | mil | 3,321 | 3,356 | 3,390 | 3,425 | 3,468 |
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