China has the highest Basic metals (2024) of any country, at 1,069,383 employees. It is followed by Thailand (43,515) and Japan (39,428).
| 1 | China | 1,069,383 |
| 2 | Thailand | 43,515 |
| 3 | Japan | 39,428 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 24,405 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 23,026 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 21,397 |
| 7 | Taiwan | 19,488 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 19,052 |
| 9 | India | 18,452 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 16,139 |
| 11 | Mexico | 13,838 |
| 12 | South Korea | 13,489 |
| 13 | Belarus | 10,844 |
| 14 | Iran | 8,541 |
| 15 | Philippines | 5,093 |
| 16 | Russia | 3,305 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 3,032 |
| 18 | Colombia | 2,314 |
| 19 | Serbia | 2,000 |
| 20 | Nepal | 1,812 |
| 21 | Peru | 1,078 |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 923 |
| 23 | Ecuador | 901 |
| 24 | Mongolia | 831 |
| 25 | Egypt | 829 |
| 26 | Chile | 704 |
| 27 | Georgia | 683 |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 674 |
| 29 | Croatia | 616 |
| 30 | Ghana | 607 |
| 31 | Tanzania | 508 |
| 32 | Armenia | 439 |
| 33 | Myanmar | 425 |
| 34 | Oman | 317 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 287 |
| 36 | Dominican Rep. | 269 |
| 37 | Pakistan | 268 |
| 38 | Albania | 219 |
| 39 | Rwanda | 217 |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 199 |
| 41 | Lithuania | 150 |
| 42 | Iraq | 149 |
| 43 | Malawi | 146 |
| 44 | Jordan | 142 |
| 45 | Laos | 111 |
| 46 | Cyprus | 89 |
| 47 | Montenegro | 80 |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 64 |
| 49 | MUS | 60 |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 60 |
| 51 | Fiji | 46 |
| 52 | Qatar | 44 |
| 53 | Moldova | 27 |
| 54 | Panama | 26 |
| 55 | eSwatini | 7 |
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