Labour Force (Total) rose 2.47% to 12.3 mil in Algeria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Algeria reached an all time high of 12.4 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 6.40 mil in 1990. When compared to Algeria's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Libya amounted to 2.28 mil, 11.8 mil in Morocco, 23.4 mil in Spain and 4.23 mil in Tunisia in 2021.
Algeria has been ranked 48th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | mil | 0.214 | 0.223 | 0.234 | 0.252 | 0.269 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | mil | 5.21 | 5.19 | 5.23 | 5.24 | 5.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 4.12 | 4.16 | 4.18 | 4.20 | 4.24 |
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