5 Countries with the Largest Labor Force in the World

4. Indonesia

Total Labor Force as of 2023: 140,931,083 people

Indonesia is a Southeast Asian country with a total population of 275.5 million as of 2022, according to estimates by the World Bank. The country ranks fourth on our list, with a total labor force of 140.93 million people as of 2023. Indonesia’s labor force decreased from 136.10 million in 2020 to 134.38 million in 2021. However, it made a recovery in 2022 by growing to 138.09 million.