As of 2023, there were an estimated *** million coal mine workers in China, making it the country with the largest coal mining workforce in the world. In a distant second place at that time was India, with an estimated ** coal miners.
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Global Energy Monitor. (October 3, 2023). Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
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Number of coal miners worldwide in 2023, by selected country (in 1,000s) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1534855/coal-miners-worldwide-by-selected-country/
