Labor force — all countries

Labor force — South-Eastern Asia

Labor force in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 357,532,705 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 87%.

2025 358M people +1.09% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 358M people2025
Period minimum 191M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2025150M200M250M300M350M400M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 191,209,034 people1991: 195,709,863 people1992: 201,200,772 people1993: 205,508,188 people1994: 212,212,613 people1995: 217,725,171 people1996: 223,391,758 people1997: 227,943,298 people1998: 233,914,635 people1999: 239,067,192 people2000: 244,831,475 people2001: 250,037,852 people2002: 252,850,062 people2003: 256,912,477 people2004: 261,958,859 people2005: 265,015,626 people2006: 269,650,237 people2007: 278,769,780 people2008: 284,490,623 people2009: 289,890,936 people2010: 295,788,456 people2011: 303,020,156 people2012: 308,396,300 people2013: 310,788,519 people2014: 315,836,538 people2015: 319,575,143 people2016: 322,529,927 people2017: 324,984,748 people2018: 331,689,358 people2019: 335,851,370 people2020: 332,909,468 people2021: 332,307,107 people2022: 344,001,977 people2023: 349,987,908 people2024: 353,678,737 people2025: 357,532,705 people
Change over the period: +166M (+86.99%) Average annual rate: 1.8 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 358M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 358M +3.85M +1.09%
2024 354M +3.69M +1.05%
2023 350M +5.99M +1.74%
2022 344M +11.69M +3.52%
2021 332M −602,361 −0.18%
2020 333M −2.94M −0.88%
2019 336M +4.16M +1.25%
2018 332M +6.7M +2.06%
2017 325M +2.45M +0.76%
2016 323M +2.95M +0.92%
2015 320M +3.74M +1.18%
2014 316M +5.05M +1.62%
2013 311M +2.39M +0.78%
2012 308M +5.38M +1.77%
2011 303M +7.23M +2.44%
2010 296M +5.9M +2.03%
2009 290M +5.4M +1.9%
2008 284M +5.72M +2.05%
2007 279M +9.12M +3.38%
2006 270M +4.63M +1.75%
2005 265M +3.06M +1.17%
2004 262M +5.05M +1.96%
2003 257M +4.06M +1.61%
2002 253M +2.81M +1.12%
2001 250M +5.21M +2.13%
2000 245M +5.76M +2.41%
1999 239M +5.15M +2.2%
1998 234M +5.97M +2.62%
1997 228M +4.55M +2.04%
1996 223M +5.67M +2.6%
1995 218M +5.51M +2.6%
1994 212M +6.7M +3.26%
1993 206M +4.31M +2.14%
1992 201M +5.49M +2.81%
1991 196M +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.