China has the highest Basic metals (2024) of any country, at 3,963,000 employees. It is followed by India (1,409,174) and Russia (469,500).
| 1 | China | 3,963,000 |
| 2 | India | 1,409,174 |
| 3 | Russia | 469,500 |
| 4 | United States of America | 369,000 |
| 5 | Japan | 365,677 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 322,863 |
| 7 | Germany | 254,819 |
| 8 | Brazil | 238,156 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 213,415 |
| 10 | Iran | 203,420 |
| 11 | Turkey | 191,794 |
| 12 | South Korea | 142,152 |
| 13 | Thailand | 124,643 |
| 14 | Vietnam | 123,389 |
| 15 | Italy | 113,907 |
| 16 | Taiwan | 111,587 |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 108,025 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 96,432 |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 91,118 |
| 20 | Mexico | 88,832 |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 86,350 |
| 22 | Poland | 71,184 |
| 23 | France | 69,810 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 66,077 |
| 25 | Spain | 61,820 |
| 26 | Egypt | 54,537 |
| 27 | Belarus | 53,854 |
| 28 | Canada | 50,686 |
| 29 | Austria | 46,420 |
| 30 | Australia | 42,437 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 41,415 |
| 32 | Czechia | 39,124 |
| 33 | Sweden | 31,465 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 28,339 |
| 35 | Belgium | 26,236 |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 25,992 |
| 37 | Romania | 25,880 |
| 38 | Philippines | 23,752 |
| 39 | Slovakia | 22,042 |
| 40 | Netherlands | 20,466 |
| 41 | Serbia | 15,300 |
| 42 | Colombia | 15,007 |
| 43 | Hungary | 13,708 |
| 44 | Finland | 12,953 |
| 45 | Switzerland | 12,844 |
| 46 | Kenya | 12,656 |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 12,650 |
| 48 | Nepal | 11,248 |
| 49 | Greece | 10,763 |
| 50 | Slovenia | 10,711 |
| 51 | Norway | 10,187 |
| 52 | Peru | 9,358 |
| 53 | Portugal | 8,953 |
| 54 | Georgia | 6,754 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 6,711 |
| 56 | Israel | 6,375 |
| 57 | Oman | 5,963 |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herz. | 5,952 |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,747 |
| 60 | Denmark | 5,509 |
| 61 | Jordan | 5,230 |
| 62 | Chile | 4,985 |
| 63 | Ghana | 4,925 |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 4,901 |
| 65 | New Zealand | 4,600 |
| 66 | Croatia | 4,237 |
| 67 | Tanzania | 3,646 |
| 68 | Armenia | 3,617 |
| 69 | Hong Kong | 3,600 |
| 70 | Ireland | 3,555 |
| 71 | Tunisia | 3,303 |
| 72 | Qatar | 2,884 |
| 73 | Mongolia | 2,533 |
| 74 | Singapore | 2,350 |
| 75 | Rwanda | 2,028 |
| 76 | Iceland | 1,989 |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 1,368 |
| 78 | Albania | 1,352 |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 1,319 |
| 80 | Dominican Rep. | 1,298 |
| 81 | Togo | 1,148 |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 1,100 |
| 83 | Bolivia | 1,081 |
| 84 | Paraguay | 1,080 |
| 85 | Uruguay | 984 |
| 86 | Latvia | 942 |
| 87 | Laos | 932 |
| 88 | Angola | 878 |
| 89 | Malawi | 824 |
| 90 | Myanmar | 686 |
| 91 | Estonia | 615 |
| 92 | Lithuania | 611 |
| 93 | Brunei | 422 |
| 94 | Montenegro | 369 |
| 95 | Cyprus | 359 |
| 96 | MUS | 356 |
| 97 | Panama | 343 |
| 98 | Iraq | 310 |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 247 |
| 100 | Fiji | 227 |
| 101 | Moldova | 107 |
| 102 | Malta | 105 |
| 103 | eSwatini | 104 |
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