Labor force — all countries

Labor force — OPEC

Labor force in OPEC in 2025 — 214,803,354 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 157.4%.

2025 215M people +2.53% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 215M people2025
Period minimum 83.46M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — OPEC, 1990–202550M100M150M200M250M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 83,464,034 people1991: 86,190,410 people1992: 89,147,489 people1993: 91,701,277 people1994: 94,447,279 people1995: 97,290,446 people1996: 99,985,104 people1997: 103,182,540 people1998: 106,488,848 people1999: 109,900,196 people2000: 113,521,426 people2001: 117,144,632 people2002: 120,491,139 people2003: 123,993,595 people2004: 128,248,501 people2005: 132,508,341 people2006: 135,987,138 people2007: 139,222,862 people2008: 141,872,194 people2009: 146,180,613 people2010: 149,283,930 people2011: 152,279,905 people2012: 157,174,538 people2013: 161,365,684 people2014: 165,452,389 people2015: 170,745,494 people2016: 176,026,649 people2017: 179,468,846 people2018: 182,140,241 people2019: 184,752,047 people2020: 182,121,110 people2021: 186,620,055 people2022: 195,455,719 people2023: 203,993,429 people2024: 209,497,030 people2025: 214,803,354 people
Change over the period: +131M (+157.36%) Average annual rate: 2.74 %

Comparison, 2025

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

OPEC 215M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 215M +5.31M +2.53%
2024 209M +5.5M +2.7%
2023 204M +8.54M +4.37%
2022 195M +8.84M +4.73%
2021 187M +4.5M +2.47%
2020 182M −2.63M −1.42%
2019 185M +2.61M +1.43%
2018 182M +2.67M +1.49%
2017 179M +3.44M +1.96%
2016 176M +5.28M +3.09%
2015 171M +5.29M +3.2%
2014 165M +4.09M +2.53%
2013 161M +4.19M +2.67%
2012 157M +4.89M +3.21%
2011 152M +3M +2.01%
2010 149M +3.1M +2.12%
2009 146M +4.31M +3.04%
2008 142M +2.65M +1.9%
2007 139M +3.24M +2.38%
2006 136M +3.48M +2.63%
2005 133M +4.26M +3.32%
2004 128M +4.25M +3.43%
2003 124M +3.5M +2.91%
2002 120M +3.35M +2.86%
2001 117M +3.62M +3.19%
2000 114M +3.62M +3.3%
1999 110M +3.41M +3.2%
1998 106M +3.31M +3.2%
1997 103M +3.2M +3.2%
1996 99.99M +2.69M +2.77%
1995 97.29M +2.84M +3.01%
1994 94.45M +2.75M +2.99%
1993 91.7M +2.55M +2.86%
1992 89.15M +2.96M +3.43%
1991 86.19M +2.73M +3.27%
1990 83.46M

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.