{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-labor-force-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-labor-force-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-labor-force-total/","title":"China Total Labor Force (2025)","description":"China's Total Labor Force: 768,071,923 persons in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"China Total Labor Force","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"768,071,923","unit":"persons","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Total Labor Force"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":639912098},{"period":"1991","value":646245556},{"period":"1992","value":652547071},{"period":"1993","value":658329022},{"period":"1994","value":664565882},{"period":"1995","value":671238114},{"period":"1996","value":678359927},{"period":"1997","value":686473251},{"period":"1998","value":694011207},{"period":"1999","value":700431310},{"period":"2000","value":706837950},{"period":"2001","value":715928584},{"period":"2002","value":725938760},{"period":"2003","value":735682023},{"period":"2004","value":744936890},{"period":"2005","value":754465388},{"period":"2006","value":761959276},{"period":"2007","value":766486940},{"period":"2008","value":769779554},{"period":"2009","value":772141043},{"period":"2010","value":773873234},{"period":"2011","value":778275581},{"period":"2012","value":779022561},{"period":"2013","value":779251311},{"period":"2014","value":780370287},{"period":"2015","value":781077009},{"period":"2016","value":780932880},{"period":"2017","value":779166682},{"period":"2018","value":776868988},{"period":"2019","value":775928449},{"period":"2020","value":760877838},{"period":"2021","value":781187865},{"period":"2022","value":770113477},{"period":"2023","value":774607590},{"period":"2024","value":768163717},{"period":"2025","value":768071923}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"768071923.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"768163717.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"774607590.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"770113477.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"781187865.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"760877838.0","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"775928449.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"776868988.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"779166682.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"780932880.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"781077009.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"780370287.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"779251311.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"779022561.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"778275581.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"773873234.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"772141043.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"769779554.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"766486940.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2006","value":"761959276.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in China from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 781,187,865 persons in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 639,912,098 in 1990. The latest reading of 768,071,923 in 2025 represents a change of -91,794."}]}