China has the highest Mining of coal and lignite (2024) of any country, at 3,209,000 employees.
| 1 | China | 3,209,000 |
| 2 | United States of America | 191,000 |
| 3 | Russia | 142,258 |
| 4 | Poland | 89,415 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 88,392 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 77,907 |
| 7 | Canada | 63,530 |
| 8 | Australia | 45,900 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 41,311 |
| 10 | Turkey | 32,745 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 30,326 |
| 12 | Mongolia | 25,591 |
| 13 | Serbia | 15,700 |
| 14 | Iran | 14,186 |
| 15 | Germany | 13,011 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herz. | 11,053 |
| 17 | Czechia | 7,539 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 7,471 |
| 19 | Mexico | 6,621 |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 6,354 |
| 21 | Philippines | 3,832 |
| 22 | Brazil | 3,514 |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,439 |
| 24 | Albania | 2,470 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 1,660 |
| 26 | South Korea | 1,655 |
| 27 | Georgia | 1,219 |
| 28 | Montenegro | 1,186 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 1,000 |
| 30 | New Zealand | 780 |
| 31 | Romania | 660 |
| 32 | eSwatini | 319 |
| 33 | Spain | 225 |
| 34 | Greece | 194 |
| 35 | Tanzania | 119 |
| 36 | Norway | 108 |
| 37 | Algeria | 103 |
| 38 | Ecuador | 99 |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 76 |
| 40 | Hungary | 49 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 29 |
| 42 | Togo | 17 |
| 43 | Dominican Rep. | 14 |
| 44 | Rwanda | 9 |
| 45 | Armenia | 0 |
| 46 | Austria | 0 |
| 47 | Belarus | 0 |
| 48 | Belgium | 0 |
| 49 | Croatia | 0 |
| 50 | Cyprus | 0 |
| 51 | Denmark | 0 |
| 52 | Estonia | 0 |
| 53 | Finland | 0 |
| 54 | France | 0 |
| 55 | Ghana | 0 |
| 56 | Iceland | 0 |
| 57 | Italy | 0 |
| 58 | Latvia | 0 |
| 59 | Lithuania | 0 |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0 |
| 61 | Malta | 0 |
| 62 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 63 | Portugal | 0 |
| 64 | Moldova | 0 |
| 65 | Sweden | 0 |
| 66 | Switzerland | 0 |
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