Labor force — all countries

Labor force — ASEAN

Labor force in ASEAN in 2025 — 356,897,216 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 87%.

2025 357M people +1.09% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 357M people2025
Period minimum 191M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — ASEAN, 1990–2025150M200M250M300M350M400M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 190,893,152 people1991: 195,388,380 people1992: 200,872,214 people1993: 205,172,256 people1994: 211,868,338 people1995: 217,372,188 people1996: 223,030,077 people1997: 227,571,664 people1998: 233,531,243 people1999: 238,719,877 people2000: 244,533,470 people2001: 249,714,555 people2002: 252,497,120 people2003: 256,542,893 people2004: 261,583,992 people2005: 264,633,977 people2006: 269,256,938 people2007: 278,368,156 people2008: 284,080,470 people2009: 289,471,669 people2010: 295,359,659 people2011: 302,580,593 people2012: 307,945,139 people2013: 310,324,675 people2014: 315,359,834 people2015: 319,084,465 people2016: 322,024,694 people2017: 324,462,537 people2018: 331,150,568 people2019: 335,302,599 people2020: 332,350,056 people2021: 331,727,675 people2022: 343,408,055 people2023: 349,381,759 people2024: 353,058,372 people2025: 356,897,216 people
Change over the period: +166M (+86.96%) Average annual rate: 1.8 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 357M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 357M +3.84M +1.09%
2024 353M +3.68M +1.05%
2023 349M +5.97M +1.74%
2022 343M +11.68M +3.52%
2021 332M −622,381 −0.19%
2020 332M −2.95M −0.88%
2019 335M +4.15M +1.25%
2018 331M +6.69M +2.06%
2017 324M +2.44M +0.76%
2016 322M +2.94M +0.92%
2015 319M +3.72M +1.18%
2014 315M +5.04M +1.62%
2013 310M +2.38M +0.77%
2012 308M +5.36M +1.77%
2011 303M +7.22M +2.44%
2010 295M +5.89M +2.03%
2009 289M +5.39M +1.9%
2008 284M +5.71M +2.05%
2007 278M +9.11M +3.38%
2006 269M +4.62M +1.75%
2005 265M +3.05M +1.17%
2004 262M +5.04M +1.97%
2003 257M +4.05M +1.6%
2002 252M +2.78M +1.11%
2001 250M +5.18M +2.12%
2000 245M +5.81M +2.44%
1999 239M +5.19M +2.22%
1998 234M +5.96M +2.62%
1997 228M +4.54M +2.04%
1996 223M +5.66M +2.6%
1995 217M +5.5M +2.6%
1994 212M +6.7M +3.26%
1993 205M +4.3M +2.14%
1992 201M +5.48M +2.81%
1991 195M +4.5M +2.35%
1990 191M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.