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Working‑age population baseline

Total working-age population, 15–64 (2020)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for working-age population baseline. Embed

Working-age population baseline

Total working-age population, 15–64 (2020)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 0 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — China
    1.02 Bn 2020
  • 2 91.2 India
    928 M 2020
  • 3 21.1 — United States
    215 M 2020
  • 4 18.2 Indonesia
    185 M 2020
  • 5 13.2 Pakistan
    134 M 2020
  • 6 11.0 — Bangladesh
    112 M 2020
  • 7 9.5 — Russia
    97 M 2020
  • 8 7.3 — Japan
    75 M 2020
  • 9 6.9 — Philippines
    71 M 2020
  • 10 6.6 — Vietnam
    67 M 2020
  • 11 4.8 — Thailand
    49 M 2020
  • 12 +1 3.6 — Myanmar
    37 M 2020
  • 13 −1 3.6 — South Korea
    37 M 2020
  • 14 2.2 — Malaysia
    22 M 2020
  • 15 1.8 — Nepal
    19 M 2020
  • 16 1.8 — North Korea
    18 M 2020
  • 17 1.6 — Taiwan
    17 M 2020
  • 18 1.6 — Australia
    16 M 2020
  • 19 1.3 — Sri Lanka
    14 M 2020
  • 20 1.0 — Cambodia
    11 M 2020
  • 21 0.5 — Papua New Guinea
    5 M 2020
  • 22 −1 0.4 — Laos
    5 M 2020
  • 23 −1 0.4 — Singapore
    4 M 2020
  • 24 −1 0.3 — New Zealand
    3 M 2020
  • 25 −1 0.2 — Mongolia
    2 M 2020
  • 26 0.0 — Brunei
    315,448 2020
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