Labor force, total in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Labor force, total was 1.24 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.24 billion
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 48 groups
All-time high
1.24 billion
in 2023
All-time low
963.10 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Labor force, total in Late-demographic dividend, 1990–2025

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1990200720251990: 963.1M1991: 974.2M1992: 985.2M1993: 994.5M1994: 1.0B1995: 1.0B1996: 1.0B1997: 1.0B1998: 1.0B1999: 1.1B2000: 1.1B2001: 1.1B2002: 1.1B2003: 1.1B2004: 1.1B2005: 1.2B2006: 1.2B2007: 1.2B2008: 1.2B2009: 1.2B2010: 1.2B2011: 1.2B2012: 1.2B2013: 1.2B2014: 1.2B2015: 1.2B2016: 1.2B2017: 1.2B2018: 1.2B2019: 1.2B2020: 1.2B2021: 1.2B2022: 1.2B2023: 1.2B2024: 1.2B2025: 1.2B

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 1.24 billion for labor force, total in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, total in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 1.24 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 963.10 million, in 1990.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 48 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 billion 963.10 million 1.06 billion 10
2000s 1.14 billion 1.08 billion 1.19 billion 10
2010s 1.22 billion 1.20 billion 1.24 billion 10
2020s 1.23 billion 1.21 billion 1.24 billion 6

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 6 Brazil 108.32 million compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 85.16 million compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 74.74 million compare
  4. 9 Russia 72.77 million compare
  5. 10 Japan 69.48 million compare
  6. 11 Mexico 61.71 million compare
  7. 12 Vietnam 57.04 million compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More education data for Late-demographic dividend

All data for Late-demographic dividend →

Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, total in Late-demographic dividend?
Labor force, total in Late-demographic dividend was 1.24 billion in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 billion in 2023.
What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 963.10 million in 1990.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for labor force, total?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
Is labor force, total rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.