Labor force — all countries

Labor force — G20

Labor force in the G20 in 2025 — 2,328,648,381 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 45.8%.

2025 2.33B people +0.62% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.33B people2025
Period minimum 1.6B people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — G20, 1990–20251.4B1.6B1.8B2B2.2B2.4B19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,597,292,273 people1991: 1,621,060,017 people1992: 1,643,969,881 people1993: 1,662,295,546 people1994: 1,687,300,337 people1995: 1,713,003,350 people1996: 1,738,217,110 people1997: 1,767,412,986 people1998: 1,795,186,747 people1999: 1,827,695,207 people2000: 1,855,622,372 people2001: 1,879,083,972 people2002: 1,905,700,826 people2003: 1,931,530,671 people2004: 1,959,235,793 people2005: 1,986,984,087 people2006: 2,007,383,724 people2007: 2,026,414,113 people2008: 2,041,551,095 people2009: 2,052,341,130 people2010: 2,061,632,488 people2011: 2,076,939,080 people2012: 2,091,962,346 people2013: 2,108,055,969 people2014: 2,124,163,137 people2015: 2,142,418,972 people2016: 2,159,909,436 people2017: 2,175,269,948 people2018: 2,191,440,431 people2019: 2,208,506,127 people2020: 2,175,844,789 people2021: 2,227,362,476 people2022: 2,252,596,734 people2023: 2,291,937,536 people2024: 2,314,387,618 people2025: 2,328,648,381 people
Change over the period: +731M (+45.79%) Average annual rate: 1.08 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 2.33B people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.33B +14.26M +0.62%
2024 2.31B +22.45M +0.98%
2023 2.29B +39.34M +1.75%
2022 2.25B +25.23M +1.13%
2021 2.23B +51.52M +2.37%
2020 2.18B −32.66M −1.48%
2019 2.21B +17.07M +0.78%
2018 2.19B +16.17M +0.74%
2017 2.18B +15.36M +0.71%
2016 2.16B +17.49M +0.82%
2015 2.14B +18.26M +0.86%
2014 2.12B +16.11M +0.76%
2013 2.11B +16.09M +0.77%
2012 2.09B +15.02M +0.72%
2011 2.08B +15.31M +0.74%
2010 2.06B +9.29M +0.45%
2009 2.05B +10.79M +0.53%
2008 2.04B +15.14M +0.75%
2007 2.03B +19.03M +0.95%
2006 2.01B +20.4M +1.03%
2005 1.99B +27.75M +1.42%
2004 1.96B +27.71M +1.43%
2003 1.93B +25.83M +1.36%
2002 1.91B +26.62M +1.42%
2001 1.88B +23.46M +1.26%
2000 1.86B +27.93M +1.53%
1999 1.83B +32.51M +1.81%
1998 1.8B +27.77M +1.57%
1997 1.77B +29.2M +1.68%
1996 1.74B +25.21M +1.47%
1995 1.71B +25.7M +1.52%
1994 1.69B +25M +1.5%
1993 1.66B +18.33M +1.11%
1992 1.64B +22.91M +1.41%
1991 1.62B +23.77M +1.49%
1990 1.6B

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.