By country
By region
By subregion
Types of Aggregation
By region
By subregion
By income level
By form of government structure
By type of government
By economic-geographical division
By hemisphere (north-south)
By hemisphere (west-east)
By road traffic side
List
Visualization
Source:
World bank
World bank https://www.worldbank.org
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Definition
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.
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All world
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Oceania
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa
North Africa
South Africa
North America (subregion)
South America (subregion)
Central America
Caribbean
Australia and New Zealand
Micronesia
Polynesia
Melanesia
United Nations (UN)
UN Security Council
The Group of Seven (G7)
Group of 20 (G20)
European Union (EU)
The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Inter-State Association BRICS
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)
North Atlantic Alliance (NATO)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
League of Arab States (LAS)
African Union (AU)
Commonwealth of Nations
Benelux
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Caribbean Community
Former USSR
MENA (Middle East & North Africa)
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa)
APAC (Asia-Pacific)
LATAM
NA (North America)
Middle Eastern countries
The Persian Gulf countries
Arab countries
High income countries
Upper middle income countries
Lower middle income countries
Low income countries
Not Classified
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Fragile and conflict affected situations
Poorest countries
Federal States
Unitary states
Dependent territories
Parliamentary republics (power - prime minister)
Parliamentary republic (power - president)
Presidential republics (power - president)
Mixed republics (power - president and parliament)
Constitutional monarchies (power - prime minister)
Dualistic monarchies (power - monarch and parliament)
Absolute monarchies (power - monarch)
One-party systems
Countries of the Northern Hemisphere
Countries of the Southern Hemisphere
Countries on the equator
Countries of the Western Hemisphere
Countries of the Eastern Hemisphere
Non-UN members
Island countries
Landlocked countries
Small states
Countries with right-hand traffic
Countries with left-hand traffic
Total: 3.7 bil people
Countries: 183
Primary data
Percent of population
Percentage of 15+
Number of employed
Column
Treemap
Map
Piechart
Racechart
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Definition and methodology
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.
