China has the highest Mining and quarrying (2024) of any country, at 1,301,823 employees. It is followed by Kazakhstan (36,327) and Vietnam (23,659).
| 1 | China | 1,301,823 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 36,327 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 23,659 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 10,508 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 10,507 |
| 6 | Tanzania | 5,301 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 4,731 |
| 8 | Serbia | 4,700 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 4,645 |
| 10 | Philippines | 4,370 |
| 11 | Ghana | 4,089 |
| 12 | Ecuador | 3,693 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 3,229 |
| 14 | Qatar | 2,630 |
| 15 | Belarus | 2,583 |
| 16 | Egypt | 2,484 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 2,300 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 2,202 |
| 19 | Iran | 1,797 |
| 20 | Armenia | 1,692 |
| 21 | Dominican Rep. | 1,480 |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,339 |
| 23 | Albania | 1,217 |
| 24 | Georgia | 1,137 |
| 25 | Panama | 983 |
| 26 | Peru | 975 |
| 27 | South Korea | 864 |
| 28 | Japan | 677 |
| 29 | Taiwan | 635 |
| 30 | Lithuania | 461 |
| 31 | Montenegro | 267 |
| 32 | Jordan | 261 |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 241 |
| 34 | Fiji | 211 |
| 35 | Moldova | 196 |
| 36 | Oman | 158 |
| 37 | Cyprus | 98 |
| 38 | MUS | 30 |
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