| Indicator | Labor force |
| Time | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
  |   |   |   |   |
| Country | | | | | | |
| Afghanistan | | 7 842 381 | 8 113 545 | 8 416 926 | 8 720 342 | 9 059 629 |
| Albania | | 1 424 787 | 1 442 518 | 1 461 829 | 1 478 121 | 1 496 374 |
| Algeria | | 10 213 195 | 10 463 384 | 10 681 404 | 10 911 507 | 11 203 918 |
| Angola | | 6 233 328 | 6 396 815 | 6 591 744 | 6 842 909 | 7 106 053 |
| Argentina | | 17 961 984 | 18 106 949 | 18 219 196 | 18 357 012 | 18 369 196 |
| Armenia | | 1 426 937 | 1 413 163 | 1 397 374 | 1 421 420 | 1 436 509 |
| Australia | | 10 806 610 | 11 112 324 | 11 394 783 | 11 635 867 | 11 832 996 |
| Austria | | 4 159 763 | 4 245 062 | 4 291 083 | 4 332 722 | 4 335 561 |
| Azerbaijan | | 4 135 389 | 4 228 844 | 4 361 330 | 4 510 050 | 4 605 721 |
| Bahamas | | 177 869 | 182 917 | 187 959 | 192 896 | 197 120 |
| Bahrain | | 399 449 | 479 859 | 568 272 | 649 394 | 711 371 |
| Bangladesh | | 66 646 696 | 67 990 978 | 69 410 991 | 70 773 866 | 72 321 086 |
| Barbados | | 153 847 | 155 267 | 156 448 | 158 053 | 159 184 |
| Belarus | | 4 623 701 | 4 596 296 | 4 522 058 | 4 454 425 | 4 476 950 |
| Belgium | | 4 673 253 | 4 752 704 | 4 790 895 | 4 802 612 | 4 891 345 |
| Belize | | 117 964 | 124 159 | 130 741 | 137 884 | 144 868 |
| Benin | | 3 159 733 | 3 271 685 | 3 385 160 | 3 500 390 | 3 617 605 |
| Bhutan | | 323 604 | 334 867 | 344 328 | 352 699 | 364 265 |
| Bolivia | | 4 122 217 | 4 239 194 | 4 352 545 | 4 467 269 | 4 582 822 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 1 388 046 | 1 424 368 | 1 455 750 | 1 454 556 | 1 478 995 |
| Botswana | | 946 853 | 968 916 | 992 345 | 1 015 141 | 1 036 754 |
| Brazil | | 95 610 276 | 96 514 745 | 98 227 293 | 99 958 637 | 101 586 446 |
| Brunei Darussalam | | 179 027 | 183 002 | 187 239 | 191 134 | 195 222 |
| Bulgaria | | 3 500 175 | 3 584 316 | 3 665 432 | 3 597 908 | 3 510 500 |
| Burkina Faso | | 6 639 828 | 6 854 720 | 7 077 339 | 7 307 244 | 7 544 166 |
| Burundi | | 3 676 537 | 3 840 164 | 4 006 567 | 4 167 504 | 4 312 174 |
| Cambodia | | 7 148 078 | 7 382 954 | 7 608 143 | 7 793 045 | 7 972 361 |
| Cameroon | | 7 345 964 | 7 549 313 | 7 767 036 | 7 987 439 | 8 209 836 |
| Canada | | 17 932 527 | 18 325 168 | 18 654 969 | 18 793 900 | 18 996 280 |
| Cape Verde | | 199 886 | 205 870 | 212 065 | 218 192 | 224 609 |
| Central African Republic | | 1 878 193 | 1 919 114 | 1 965 396 | 2 014 107 | 2 064 816 |
| Chad | | 3 947 027 | 4 064 175 | 4 180 645 | 4 299 501 | 4 423 062 |
| Chile | | 6 972 249 | 7 160 450 | 7 451 903 | 7 560 948 | 8 037 178 |
| China | | 775 312 478 | 782 454 972 | 786 794 551 | 793 880 407 | 799 541 706 |
| Colombia | | 19 662 369 | 19 826 779 | 20 394 299 | 21 581 575 | 22 136 190 |
| Comoros | | 216 416 | 222 645 | 229 076 | 235 799 | 242 469 |
| Congo | | 1 486 758 | 1 537 157 | 1 589 966 | 1 642 628 | 1 693 324 |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | | 22 204 793 | 22 934 107 | 23 687 077 | 24 464 252 | 25 266 057 |
| Costa Rica | | 1 986 387 | 2 065 409 | 2 098 078 | 2 136 018 | 2 193 769 |
| Côte d''Ivoire | | 7 117 407 | 7 268 883 | 7 423 310 | 7 603 567 | 7 787 523 |
| Croatia | | 1 983 402 | 1 993 827 | 1 997 520 | 1 992 009 | 1 972 036 |
| Cuba | | 4 871 125 | 5 000 499 | 5 072 498 | 5 235 622 | 5 268 560 |
| Cyprus | | 537 661 | 550 999 | 560 467 | 571 275 | 584 452 |
| Czech Republic | | 5 197 195 | 5 219 470 | 5 242 194 | 5 299 941 | 5 291 486 |
| Denmark | | 2 931 775 | 2 936 496 | 2 964 441 | 2 968 828 | 2 938 344 |
| Djibouti | | 256 193 | 265 141 | 273 751 | 282 949 | 292 107 |
| Dominican Republic | | 4 108 980 | 4 204 553 | 4 280 923 | 4 363 001 | 4 430 038 |
| Ecuador | | 6 611 050 | 6 550 288 | 6 577 279 | 6 679 446 | 6 852 291 |
| Egypt | | 23 970 005 | 25 099 055 | 25 761 985 | 26 427 507 | 27 103 631 |
| El Salvador | | 2 384 408 | 2 444 882 | 2 504 045 | 2 540 515 | 2 594 719 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | 324 408 | 335 061 | 346 055 | 357 159 | 368 904 |
| Eritrea | | 2 270 343 | 2 355 018 | 2 438 149 | 2 515 486 | 2 595 940 |
| Estonia | | 692 482 | 695 396 | 703 391 | 700 741 | 697 881 |
| Ethiopia | | 35 975 966 | 37 123 311 | 38 318 559 | 39 508 743 | 40 780 619 |
| Fiji | | 347 000 | 352 034 | 356 294 | 360 898 | 364 608 |
| Finland | | 2 681 761 | 2 708 360 | 2 736 042 | 2 692 125 | 2 694 739 |
| France | | 29 075 680 | 29 366 332 | 29 585 099 | 29 904 291 | 29 962 185 |
| French Polynesia | | 108 918 | 110 925 | 112 895 | 114 826 | 116 454 |
| Gabon | | 521 093 | 537 487 | 553 303 | 570 091 | 587 728 |
| Gambia | | 661 129 | 682 221 | 704 037 | 727 659 | 751 345 |
| Georgia | | 2 294 810 | 2 299 204 | 2 310 531 | 2 343 212 | 2 377 680 |
| Germany | | 41 730 388 | 42 037 398 | 42 090 308 | 42 179 953 | 42 170 276 |
| Ghana | | 9 238 300 | 9 513 438 | 9 793 470 | 10 077 810 | 10 366 146 |
| Greece | | 5 137 454 | 5 156 496 | 5 183 133 | 5 238 438 | 5 268 509 |
| Guam | | 75 012 | 76 070 | 77 108 | 78 267 | 79 435 |
| Guatemala | | 4 984 408 | 5 136 048 | 5 302 414 | 5 492 468 | 5 682 480 |
| Guinea | | 3 696 936 | 3 785 778 | 3 870 458 | 3 979 447 | 4 092 106 |
| Guinea-Bissau | | 583 428 | 599 274 | 614 910 | 631 872 | 648 346 |
| Guyana | | 285 179 | 288 126 | 292 379 | 296 794 | 301 690 |
| Haiti | | 3 783 007 | 3 871 623 | 3 966 400 | 4 062 551 | 4 160 894 |
| Honduras | | 2 620 037 | 2 708 514 | 2 795 427 | 2 889 181 | 2 989 726 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China | | 3 602 122 | 3 657 898 | 3 684 828 | 3 707 359 | 3 696 471 |
| Hungary | | 4 307 375 | 4 293 969 | 4 269 735 | 4 269 884 | 4 315 634 |
| Iceland | | 182 023 | 187 127 | 189 549 | 186 727 | 187 627 |
| India | | 468 583 141 | 470 274 577 | 470 827 221 | 471 872 607 | 472 615 193 |
| Indonesia | | 111 122 415 | 112 737 674 | 114 325 144 | 116 407 260 | 117 961 804 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | | 24 493 721 | 24 556 594 | 23 860 816 | 24 537 116 | 25 251 669 |
| Iraq | | 6 535 269 | 6 768 094 | 6 996 719 | 7 257 939 | 7 537 568 |
| Ireland | | 2 127 513 | 2 190 221 | 2 199 432 | 2 151 326 | 2 126 185 |
| Israel | | 2 839 212 | 2 932 338 | 3 007 030 | 3 101 261 | 3 178 244 |
| Italy | | 24 816 647 | 24 900 711 | 25 299 792 | 25 141 682 | 25 105 074 |
| Jamaica | | 1 229 633 | 1 243 867 | 1 256 272 | 1 228 415 | 1 223 195 |
| Japan | | 66 592 087 | 66 895 565 | 66 707 220 | 66 472 480 | 66 696 963 |
| Jordan | | 1 404 195 | 1 472 243 | 1 482 421 | 1 537 351 | 1 553 052 |
| Kazakhstan | | 8 106 056 | 8 254 474 | 8 406 293 | 8 646 150 | 8 788 417 |
| Kenya | | 13 653 568 | 14 089 676 | 14 529 994 | 14 983 191 | 15 456 039 |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | | 14 137 606 | 14 224 447 | 14 330 560 | 14 471 191 | 14 569 324 |
| Korea | | 24 173 905 | 24 447 718 | 24 550 819 | 24 547 228 | 24 898 258 |
| Kuwait | | 1 202 965 | 1 236 902 | 1 272 205 | 1 316 945 | 1 358 033 |
| Kyrgyzstan | | 2 368 518 | 2 409 356 | 2 443 054 | 2 485 145 | 2 530 520 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | | 2 840 390 | 2 919 843 | 3 001 725 | 3 083 577 | 3 167 603 |
| Latvia | | 1 167 943 | 1 194 306 | 1 219 676 | 1 192 086 | 1 155 439 |
| Lebanon | | 1 349 003 | 1 377 675 | 1 404 787 | 1 428 601 | 1 453 155 |
| Lesotho | | 852 479 | 855 402 | 859 896 | 876 412 | 894 462 |
| Liberia | | 1 135 617 | 1 192 450 | 1 255 475 | 1 317 799 | 1 374 476 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | | 2 193 699 | 2 257 629 | 2 315 303 | 2 356 990 | 2 379 116 |
| Lithuania | | 1 589 246 | 1 600 694 | 1 613 860 | 1 638 981 | 1 628 492 |
| Luxembourg | | 213 564 | 216 644 | 221 117 | 235 194 | 238 344 |
| Macao Special Administrative Region of China | | 282 254 | 302 606 | 317 202 | 326 137 | 337 271 |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | | 891 305 | 905 311 | 922 495 | 935 983 | 945 545 |
| Madagascar | | 8 873 272 | 9 174 573 | 9 487 682 | 9 812 380 | 10 148 340 |
| Malawi | | 5 917 425 | 6 057 005 | 6 310 567 | 6 506 181 | 6 708 275 |
| Malaysia | | 11 152 497 | 11 350 820 | 11 548 873 | 11 748 309 | 11 969 964 |
| Maldives | | 132 218 | 137 271 | 142 428 | 147 453 | 152 554 |
| Mali | | 3 736 028 | 3 874 292 | 4 009 715 | 4 150 256 | 4 296 554 |
| Malta | | 166 592 | 171 405 | 174 572 | 176 627 | 181 090 |
| Mauritania | | 956 214 | 1 003 132 | 1 039 331 | 1 079 914 | 1 116 898 |
| Mauritius | | 557 013 | 560 968 | 570 116 | 578 460 | 595 289 |
| Mexico | | 45 828 443 | 46 778 741 | 47 906 134 | 47 938 339 | 49 616 582 |
| Moldova, Republic of | | 1 383 677 | 1 346 046 | 1 306 367 | 1 262 366 | 1 216 973 |
| Mongolia | | 1 108 848 | 1 137 281 | 1 129 564 | 1 152 774 | 1 183 147 |
| Morocco | | 11 040 908 | 11 185 959 | 11 302 985 | 11 324 687 | 11 386 087 |
| Mozambique | | 10 101 289 | 10 339 220 | 10 572 448 | 10 826 465 | 11 076 983 |
| Myanmar | | 26 372 677 | 26 754 984 | 27 182 428 | 27 585 537 | 27 961 865 |
| Namibia | | 812 141 | 844 929 | 878 061 | 903 614 | 929 045 |
| Nepal | | 14 389 638 | 14 757 357 | 15 151 692 | 15 591 278 | 16 039 658 |
| Netherlands | | 8 663 016 | 8 804 314 | 8 937 259 | 9 029 032 | 8 860 997 |
| New Caledonia | | 102 661 | 104 350 | 105 011 | 105 845 | 106 409 |
| New Zealand | | 2 236 276 | 2 273 172 | 2 301 420 | 2 322 055 | 2 351 135 |
| Nicaragua | | 2 136 617 | 2 193 952 | 2 252 807 | 2 313 086 | 2 374 650 |
| Niger | | 4 432 900 | 4 589 685 | 4 761 451 | 4 933 713 | 5 113 649 |
| Nigeria | | 45 002 451 | 46 221 550 | 47 558 735 | 48 851 361 | 50 280 307 |
| Norway | | 2 454 612 | 2 520 302 | 2 600 679 | 2 604 581 | 2 614 782 |
| Oman | | 951 934 | 1 019 560 | 1 089 064 | 1 159 134 | 1 216 003 |
| Pakistan | | 53 927 648 | 54 975 715 | 56 333 079 | 58 041 389 | 59 687 684 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory | | 838 115 | 895 258 | 946 851 | 922 883 | 916 269 |
| Panama | | 1 469 721 | 1 514 583 | 1 581 716 | 1 616 322 | 1 648 976 |
| Papua New Guinea | | 2 738 199 | 2 807 107 | 2 874 543 | 2 952 815 | 3 026 122 |
| Paraguay | | 2 742 735 | 2 821 645 | 2 893 270 | 3 011 277 | 3 088 803 |
| Peru | | 13 286 717 | 14 400 075 | 14 795 050 | 15 220 208 | 15 475 964 |
| Philippines | | 35 153 830 | 35 624 685 | 36 722 588 | 37 791 478 | 38 712 925 |
| Poland | | 17 332 743 | 17 343 750 | 17 611 623 | 17 907 014 | 18 188 775 |
| Portugal | | 5 579 579 | 5 616 273 | 5 630 295 | 5 579 478 | 5 598 278 |
| Puerto Rico | | 1 443 729 | 1 404 588 | 1 368 589 | 1 371 663 | 1 302 063 |
| Qatar | | 659 888 | 830 311 | 1 014 286 | 1 184 647 | 1 314 670 |
| Romania | | 10 233 494 | 10 230 168 | 10 182 019 | 10 147 325 | 10 181 445 |
| Russian Federation | | 74 171 828 | 75 265 948 | 75 887 405 | 75 757 632 | 75 601 032 |
| Rwanda | | 4 632 532 | 4 775 267 | 4 920 718 | 5 075 365 | 5 228 059 |
| Saint Lucia | | 82 927 | 84 357 | 86 501 | 88 773 | 90 564 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | 52 036 | 52 405 | 52 900 | 53 455 | 53 926 |
| Samoa | | 67 505 | 67 971 | 68 366 | 68 813 | 69 433 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | | 52 864 | 54 242 | 55 608 | 57 000 | 58 635 |
| Saudi Arabia | | 8 492 948 | 8 811 220 | 9 052 952 | 9 256 356 | 9 558 815 |
| Senegal | | 4 762 737 | 4 911 401 | 5 063 857 | 5 221 302 | 5 384 662 |
| Sierra Leone | | 2 043 697 | 2 102 400 | 2 155 757 | 2 208 538 | 2 260 968 |
| Singapore | | 2 338 255 | 2 457 482 | 2 624 581 | 2 719 444 | 2 805 435 |
| Slovak Republic | | 2 657 651 | 2 662 122 | 2 707 235 | 2 705 654 | 2 723 790 |
| Slovenia | | 1 022 871 | 1 036 757 | 1 031 998 | 1 039 719 | 1 040 543 |
| Solomon Islands | | 192 111 | 198 109 | 204 256 | 210 222 | 216 941 |
| Somalia | | 2 693 669 | 2 748 024 | 2 803 680 | 2 863 311 | 2 923 767 |
| South Africa | | 17 594 025 | 18 008 862 | 18 699 288 | 18 433 205 | 18 163 019 |
| Spain | | 21 713 816 | 22 260 569 | 22 881 596 | 23 106 628 | 23 232 546 |
| Sri Lanka | | 8 627 257 | 8 472 264 | 8 535 608 | 8 573 246 | 8 518 000 |
| Sudan | | 9 811 123 | 10 057 710 | 10 280 859 | 10 517 716 | 10 791 075 |
| Suriname | | 187 943 | 191 881 | 195 852 | 199 954 | 203 506 |
| Swaziland | | 337 129 | 342 327 | 351 037 | 359 630 | 367 968 |
| Sweden | | 4 806 518 | 4 878 706 | 4 928 885 | 4 932 800 | 4 986 010 |
| Switzerland | | 4 236 072 | 4 304 361 | 4 408 645 | 4 473 947 | 4 497 439 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | | 5 215 249 | 5 293 826 | 5 355 229 | 5 284 892 | 5 457 098 |
| Tajikistan | | 2 586 160 | 2 647 161 | 2 711 306 | 2 777 018 | 2 847 413 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | | 19 843 549 | 20 379 271 | 20 935 013 | 21 536 457 | 22 137 648 |
| Thailand | | 37 977 106 | 38 821 122 | 39 120 013 | 38 638 034 | 39 383 539 |
| Timor-Leste | | 313 455 | 322 208 | 329 930 | 338 225 | 348 448 |
| Togo | | 2 618 625 | 2 693 816 | 2 774 056 | 2 855 942 | 2 939 361 |
| Tonga | | 40 439 | 40 851 | 41 209 | 41 479 | 41 771 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | 676 908 | 680 589 | 685 469 | 693 930 | 700 894 |
| Tunisia | | 3 519 947 | 3 594 778 | 3 676 336 | 3 749 458 | 3 827 350 |
| Turkey | | 23 386 528 | 23 835 155 | 24 594 573 | 25 574 890 | 26 517 893 |
| Turkmenistan | | 1 978 264 | 2 024 634 | 2 071 432 | 2 116 621 | 2 162 347 |
| Uganda | | 11 806 819 | 12 192 752 | 12 578 057 | 12 994 413 | 13 426 420 |
| Ukraine | | 23 235 871 | 23 226 648 | 23 240 736 | 23 214 637 | 23 221 176 |
| United Arab Emirates | | 2 952 919 | 3 467 487 | 4 011 913 | 4 524 066 | 4 929 831 |
| United Kingdom | | 31 092 712 | 31 195 731 | 31 598 050 | 31 693 358 | 31 831 749 |
| United States | | 155 131 797 | 156 352 011 | 158 012 165 | 157 816 054 | 157 492 706 |
| Uruguay | | 1 626 885 | 1 649 616 | 1 670 604 | 1 692 126 | 1 700 990 |
| Uzbekistan | | 10 744 643 | 11 068 044 | 11 411 953 | 11 762 701 | 12 266 717 |
| Vanuatu | | 95 398 | 97 450 | 99 489 | 101 392 | 104 483 |
| Venezuela | | 12 273 194 | 12 433 626 | 12 743 288 | 13 072 388 | 13 404 563 |
| Viet Nam | | 47 369 863 | 48 319 139 | 49 288 104 | 50 190 072 | 51 137 641 |
| Virgin Islands, United States | | 54 728 | 54 853 | 54 826 | 54 746 | 54 711 |
| Yemen | | 5 466 457 | 5 707 447 | 5 955 322 | 6 208 352 | 6 465 382 |
| Zambia | | 5 060 263 | 5 177 713 | 5 309 786 | 5 442 037 | 5 510 918 |
| Zimbabwe | | 6 503 680 | 6 490 971 | 6 489 786 | 6 523 869 | 6 616 907 |
| Euro area | | 155 649 691 | 157 371 763 | 159 023 714 | 159 587 498 | 159 711 793 |
| World | | 3 067 803 461 | 3 108 546 995 | 3 146 303 817 | 3 182 721 149 | 3 219 860 239 |
| High Income Countries (HIC) | | 534 066 376 | 540 134 742 | 546 380 343 | 548 767 433 | 551 190 551 |
| East Asia and Pacific | | 1 183 987 021 | 1 197 234 763 | 1 207 088 885 | 1 219 036 170 | 1 230 849 734 |
| Europe and Central Asia | | 414 496 661 | 418 904 346 | 423 630 574 | 426 163 463 | 428 343 133 |
| Middle East and North Africa | | 114 161 864 | 117 886 164 | 120 204 203 | 123 598 662 | 127 274 458 |
| South Asia | | 620 472 582 | 625 056 573 | 629 162 273 | 634 072 881 | 638 758 069 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | | 302 115 436 | 310 702 790 | 319 997 639 | 328 575 472 | 337 519 306 |
| Low-Income Countries (LIC) | | 329 133 974 | 337 507 151 | 346 322 603 | 355 279 771 | 364 625 801 |