Labor force — all countries

Labor force — G7

Labor force in the G7 in 2025 — 403,639,272 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 24.6%.

2025 404M people +0.14% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 404M people2025
Period minimum 324M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — G7, 1990–2025320M340M360M380M400M420M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 323,889,294 people1991: 327,265,275 people1992: 329,470,813 people1993: 331,040,709 people1994: 333,844,142 people1995: 336,072,017 people1996: 339,506,061 people1997: 343,341,624 people1998: 345,767,138 people1999: 348,766,368 people2000: 351,290,377 people2001: 352,731,661 people2002: 354,703,498 people2003: 356,835,748 people2004: 358,864,083 people2005: 362,283,247 people2006: 366,144,610 people2007: 368,463,549 people2008: 371,217,012 people2009: 371,414,752 people2010: 371,588,073 people2011: 371,524,126 people2012: 373,983,494 people2013: 375,633,051 people2014: 377,278,770 people2015: 379,061,720 people2016: 382,814,124 people2017: 386,036,829 people2018: 389,527,667 people2019: 392,981,667 people2020: 388,632,032 people2021: 390,390,500 people2022: 394,865,532 people2023: 400,029,363 people2024: 403,080,791 people2025: 403,639,272 people
Change over the period: +79.75M (+24.62%) Average annual rate: 0.63 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 404M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 404M +558,481 +0.14%
2024 403M +3.05M +0.76%
2023 400M +5.16M +1.31%
2022 395M +4.48M +1.15%
2021 390M +1.76M +0.45%
2020 389M −4.35M −1.11%
2019 393M +3.45M +0.89%
2018 390M +3.49M +0.9%
2017 386M +3.22M +0.84%
2016 383M +3.75M +0.99%
2015 379M +1.78M +0.47%
2014 377M +1.65M +0.44%
2013 376M +1.65M +0.44%
2012 374M +2.46M +0.66%
2011 372M −63,947 −0.02%
2010 372M +173,321 +0.05%
2009 371M +197,740 +0.05%
2008 371M +2.75M +0.75%
2007 368M +2.32M +0.63%
2006 366M +3.86M +1.07%
2005 362M +3.42M +0.95%
2004 359M +2.03M +0.57%
2003 357M +2.13M +0.6%
2002 355M +1.97M +0.56%
2001 353M +1.44M +0.41%
2000 351M +2.52M +0.72%
1999 349M +3M +0.87%
1998 346M +2.43M +0.71%
1997 343M +3.84M +1.13%
1996 340M +3.43M +1.02%
1995 336M +2.23M +0.67%
1994 334M +2.8M +0.85%
1993 331M +1.57M +0.48%
1992 329M +2.21M +0.67%
1991 327M +3.38M +1.04%
1990 324M

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.