Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Mercosur

Labor force in Mercosur in 2025 — 143,055,302 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 75.4%.

2025 143M people +0.65% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 143M people2025
Period minimum 81.58M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Mercosur, 1990–202580M100M120M140M160M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 81,580,337 people1991: 83,739,335 people1992: 86,127,500 people1993: 88,563,768 people1994: 91,016,746 people1995: 93,250,380 people1996: 93,612,418 people1997: 96,882,209 people1998: 99,255,649 people1999: 102,018,291 people2000: 104,333,010 people2001: 106,556,882 people2002: 109,363,741 people2003: 111,503,061 people2004: 114,535,316 people2005: 117,305,108 people2006: 118,855,441 people2007: 120,141,729 people2008: 121,694,739 people2009: 124,034,859 people2010: 123,783,605 people2011: 123,901,727 people2012: 125,027,647 people2013: 126,480,901 people2014: 127,607,399 people2015: 129,590,011 people2016: 131,274,907 people2017: 133,307,507 people2018: 135,307,254 people2019: 137,845,795 people2020: 130,156,611 people2021: 136,639,295 people2022: 139,872,277 people2023: 140,358,455 people2024: 142,136,635 people2025: 143,055,302 people
Change over the period: +61.47M (+75.36%) Average annual rate: 1.62 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 143M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 143M +918,667 +0.65%
2024 142M +1.78M +1.27%
2023 140M +486,178 +0.35%
2022 140M +3.23M +2.37%
2021 137M +6.48M +4.98%
2020 130M −7.69M −5.58%
2019 138M +2.54M +1.88%
2018 135M +2M +1.5%
2017 133M +2.03M +1.55%
2016 131M +1.68M +1.3%
2015 130M +1.98M +1.55%
2014 128M +1.13M +0.89%
2013 126M +1.45M +1.16%
2012 125M +1.13M +0.91%
2011 124M +118,122 +0.1%
2010 124M −251,254 −0.2%
2009 124M +2.34M +1.92%
2008 122M +1.55M +1.29%
2007 120M +1.29M +1.08%
2006 119M +1.55M +1.32%
2005 117M +2.77M +2.42%
2004 115M +3.03M +2.72%
2003 112M +2.14M +1.96%
2002 109M +2.81M +2.63%
2001 107M +2.22M +2.13%
2000 104M +2.31M +2.27%
1999 102M +2.76M +2.78%
1998 99.26M +2.37M +2.45%
1997 96.88M +3.27M +3.49%
1996 93.61M +362,038 +0.39%
1995 93.25M +2.23M +2.45%
1994 91.02M +2.45M +2.77%
1993 88.56M +2.44M +2.83%
1992 86.13M +2.39M +2.85%
1991 83.74M +2.16M +2.65%
1990 81.58M

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.