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  Labor force (2001)Labor force (2002)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 10 million (2000 est.) 10 million (2000 est.)
Albania Albania 1.692 million (including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (1994 est.) 1.283 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (2000 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.1 million (2000 est.) 9.4 million (2001 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 14,000 (1996) 14,000 (1996)
Andorra Andorra 30,787 salaried employees (1998) 33,000 (2001 est.)
Angola Angola 5 million (1997 est.) 5 million (1997 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 4,400 (1992) 6,735 (1999) (1999)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 30,000
Argentina Argentina 15 million (1999) 15 million (1999)
Armenia Armenia 1.5 million (1999) 1.4 million (2001)
Aruba Aruba 41,501 (1997 est.) 41,501
Australia Australia 9.5 million (December 1999) 9.2 million (December 2001 )
Austria Austria 3.7 million (1999) 4.3 million (2001)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 2.9 million (1997) 3.7 million (1997) (2001)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 156,000 (1999) 156,000 (1999)
Bahrain Bahrain 295,000 (1998 est.)

note:
44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)		 295,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 64.1 million (1998)

note:
extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $1.71 billion in 1998-99		 64.1 million (1998)


note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $1.71 billion in 1998-99 (1998)
Barbados Barbados 136,000 (1998 est.) 128,500 (2001 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.8 million (2000) 4.8 million (2000)
Belgium Belgium 4.34 million (1999) 4.44 million (2001)
Belize Belize 71,000

note:
shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1997 est.)		 90,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1997 est.)
Benin Benin NA NA
Bermuda Bermuda 35,296 (1997) 37,472 (2000)
Bhutan Bhutan NA

note:
massive lack of skilled labor		 NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor
Bolivia Bolivia 2.5 million 2.5 million
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million 1.026 million
Botswana Botswana 235,000 formal sector employees (1995) 264,000 formal sector employees (2000)
Brazil Brazil 79 million (1999 est.) 79 million (1999 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 4,911 (1980) 4,911 (1980)
Brunei Brunei 144,000 (1995 est.); note - includes foreign workers and military personnel

note:
temporary residents make up 41% of labor force (1991)		 143,400 (1999 est.); note - includes foreign workers and military personnel


note: temporary residents make up 41% of labor force (1991) (1999 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3.83 million (2000 est.) 3.83 million (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 5 million (1999)

note:
a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment		 5 million (1999)


note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1999)
Burma Burma 19.7 million (FY98/99 est.) 23.7 million (1999 est.)
Burundi Burundi 1.9 million 1.9 million
Cambodia Cambodia 6 million (1998 est.) 6 million (1998 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon NA NA
Canada Canada 16.1 million (2000) 16.4 million (2001 est.)
Cape Verde Cape Verde NA NA
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 19,820 (1995) 19,820 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic NA NA
Chad Chad NA NA
Chile Chile 5.8 million (1999 est.) 5.9 million (2000 est.)
China China 700 million (1998 est.) 706 million (2000 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 18.3 million (1999 est.) 18.3 million (1999 est.)
Comoros Comoros 144,500 (1996 est.) 144,500 (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.51 million (1993 est.) 14.51 million (1993 est.)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA NA
Cook Islands Cook Islands 6,601 (1993) 8,000 (1996)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.9 million (1999) 1.9 million (1999) (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 68% agricultural (2000 est.) 68% agricultural (2000 est.)
Croatia Croatia 1.68 million (October 2000) 1.7 million (2001)
Cuba Cuba 4.3 million (2000 est.)

note:
state sector 75%, non-state sector 25% (1998)		 4.3 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (1999) (2000 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000) Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.203 million (1999 est.) 5.203 million (1999 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.856 million (2000 est.) 2.856 million (2000 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 282,000 282,000
Dominica Dominica 25,000 25,000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 2.3 million - 2.6 million 2.3 million - 2.6 million
East Timor East Timor - NA
Ecuador Ecuador 4.2 million 3.7 million (urban)
Egypt Egypt 19.9 million (2000 est.) 20.6 million (2001 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.35 million (1999) 2.35 million (1999) (1999)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA NA
Eritrea Eritrea NA NA
Estonia Estonia 785,500 (1999 est.) 608,600 (2001 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1,100 (est.) 1,100 (est.)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 24,250 (October 2000) 24,250 (October 2000 )
Fiji Fiji 235,000 137,000 (1999)
Finland Finland 2.6 million (2000 est.) 2.6 million (2000 est.)
France France 25 million (2000) 26.6 million (2001 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana 58,800 (1997) 58,800 (1997) (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 70,000 (1996) 70,000 (1996) (1996)
Gabon Gabon 600,000 600,000 600,000
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 400,000 400,000
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip NA NA
Georgia Georgia 3.08 million (1997) 2.1 million (2001 est.)
Germany Germany 40.5 million (1999 est.) 41.9 million (2001)
Ghana Ghana 9 million (2000 est.) 9 million (2000 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
Greece Greece 4.32 million (1999 est.) 4.32 million (1999 est.)
Greenland Greenland 24,500 (1999 est.) 24,500 (1999 est.)
Grenada Grenada 42,300 (1996) 42,300 (1996) (1996)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 125,900 (1997) 125,900 (1997) (1997)
Guam Guam 60,000 (2000 est.) 60,000 (2000 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 4.2 million (1999 est.) 4.2 million (1999 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 31,322 (2000) 31,322 (2000)
Guinea Guinea 3 million (1999) 3 million (1999) (1999)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 480,000 480,000
Guyana Guyana 245,492 (1992) 418,000 (2001 est.)
Haiti Haiti 3.6 million (1995)

note:
shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1998)		 3.6 million (1995)


note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (2001) (1995)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 2.3 million (1997 est.) 2.3 million (1997 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.39 million (2000 est.) 3.44 million (2001 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.2 million (1997) 4.2 million (1997) (1997)
Iceland Iceland 159,000 (2000) 159,000 (2000)
India India NA 406 million (1999) (1999)
Indonesia Indonesia 99 million (1999) 99 million (1999)
Iran Iran 17.3 million

note:
shortage of skilled labor (1998)		 18 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (1998)
Iraq Iraq 4.4 million (1989) 4.4 million (1989) (1989)
Ireland Ireland 1.82 million (2000 est.) 1.8 million (2001)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 36,610 (1998) 36,610 (1998)
Israel Israel 2.4 million (2000 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Italy Italy 23.4 million (2000) 23.6 million (2001 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.13 million (1998) 1.13 million (1998) (1998)
Japan Japan 67.7 million (December 2000) 67.7 million (December 2000 )
Jersey Jersey 57,050 (1996) 57,050 (1996) (1996)
Jordan Jordan 1.15 million

note:
in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (1997 est.)		 1.26 million


note: in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (2001)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8.8 million (1997) 8.4 million (1999)
Kenya Kenya 9.2 million (1998 est.) 10 million (2001 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (1985 est.) 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (1985 est.)
Korea, North Korea, North 9.6 million 9.6 million
Korea, South Korea, South 22 million (2000) 22 million (2001)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.3 million (1998 est.)

note:
68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)		 1.3 million


note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 1.7 million 2.7 million (2000)
Laos Laos 1 million - 1.5 million 2.4 million (1999)
Latvia Latvia 1.4 million (2000 est.) 1.1 million (2001 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 1.3 million (1999 est.)

note:
in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1997 est.)		 1.5 million


note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1999 est.) (2001 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 700,000 economically active 700,000 economically active
Libya Libya 1.5 million (2000 est.) 1.5 million (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 22,891 of which 13,847 are foreigners; 8,231 commute from Austria and Switzerland to work each day 28,783 of which 13,847 are foreigners; 8,231 commute from Austria and Switzerland to work each day
Lithuania Lithuania 2 million (2000 est.) 1.5 million (2001 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 248,000 (of whom 70,200 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000) 262,300 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000)
Macau Macau 283,450 (1999) 218,000 (2001)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 1 million (1999 est.) 1.1 million (2000 est.)
Madagascar Madagascar 7 million (1999) 7 million (1999) (1999)
Malawi Malawi 3.5 million 4.5 million (2001 est.)
Malaysia Malaysia 9.6 million (2000 est.) 9.9 million (2001 est.)
Maldives Maldives 67,000 (1995) 67,000 (1995) (1995)
Mali Mali NA 3.93 million (2001 est.)
Malta Malta 145,901 (1999) 160,000 (2002 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands NA 28,698
Martinique Martinique 170,000 (1997) 170,000 (1997) (1997)
Mauritania Mauritania 750,000 (1999) 786,000 (2001) (2001)
Mauritius Mauritius 514,000 (1995) 514,000 (1995) (1995)
Mayotte Mayotte NA NA
Mexico Mexico 39.8 million (2000) 39.8 million (2000) (2000)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of NA NA
Moldova Moldova 1.7 million (1998) 1.7 million (1998) (1998)
Monaco Monaco 30,540 (January 1994) 30,540 (January 1994)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.3 million (1999) 1.4 million (2000)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521 (1992); note - recently lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity 4,521 (1992); note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity
Morocco Morocco 11 million (1997 est.) 11 million (1999) (1999)
Mozambique Mozambique 7.4 million (1997 est.) 7.4 million (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 500,000 500,000
Nepal Nepal 10 million (1996 est.)

note:
severe lack of skilled labor		 10 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 7.2 million (2000) 7.2 million (2000)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 89,000 89,000
New Caledonia New Caledonia 79,395 (including 15, 018 unemployed, 1996) 79,395 (including 15,018 unemployed, 1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 1.88 million (2000) 1.92 million (2001 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 1.7 million (1999) 1.7 million (1999) (1999)
Niger Niger 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries
Nigeria Nigeria 66 million (1999 est.) 66 million (1999 est.)
Niue Niue 450 (1992 est.) NA
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 1,395 (1991 est.) NA
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (1995) 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (1995)
Norway Norway 2.4 million (2000 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Oman Oman 850,000 (1997 est.) 920,000
Pakistan Pakistan 40 million

note:
extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000 est.)		 40.4 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000)
Palau Palau 8,300 (1999) 8,300 (1999)
Panama Panama 1.1 million (2000 est.)

note:
shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor		 1.1 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 1.941 million 2.3 million (1999)
Paraguay Paraguay 2 million (2000 est.) 2 million (2000 est.)
Peru Peru 7.6 million (1996 est.) 7.5 million (2000 est.)
Philippines Philippines 48.1 million (2000 est.) 32 million (2000)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 12 able-bodied men (1997) 12 able-bodied men (1997)
Poland Poland 17.2 million (1999 est.) 17.6 million (2000 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5 million (1999) 5.1 million (2000)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000) (2000)
Qatar Qatar 233,000 (1993 est.) 280,122 (1997 est.)
Reunion Reunion 261,000 (1995) 261,000 (1995) (1995)
Romania Romania 9.9 million (1999 est.) 9.9 million (1999 est.)
Russia Russia 66 million (1997) 71.3 million (2001 est.)
Rwanda Rwanda 3.6 million 3.6 million
Saint Helena Saint Helena 3,500 (1998 est.)

note:
1,200 of whom are working offshore		 3,500


note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,172 (June 1995) 18,172 (June 1995)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 43,800 43,800
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3,000 (1997) 3,000 (1997) (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 67,000 (1984 est.) 67,000 (1984 est.)
Samoa Samoa 90,000 (2000 est.) 90,000 (2000 est.)
San Marino San Marino 18,500 (1999) 18,500 (1999) (1999)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe NA NA
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 7 million

note:
35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)		 7 million


note: 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Senegal Senegal NA NA
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro - 3 million (2001 est.)
Seychelles Seychelles 30,900 (1996) 30,900 (1996) (1996)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1.369 million (1981 est.)

note:
only about 65,000 wage earners (1985)		 1.369 million


note: only about 65,000 wage earners (1985) (1981 est.)
Singapore Singapore 2.1 million (2000) 2.19 million (2000)
Slovakia Slovakia 3 million (1999) 3 million (1999)
Slovenia Slovenia 857,400 857,400
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 26,842 26,842
Somalia Somalia 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) (1993 est.) 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) (1993 est.)
South Africa South Africa 17 million economically active (2000) 17 million economically active (2000)
Spain Spain 17 million (2000) 17.1 million (2001)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 6.6 million (1998) 6.6 million (1998)
Sudan Sudan 11 million (1996 est.) 11 million (1996 est.)
Suriname Suriname 100,000 100,000
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland NA NA
Sweden Sweden 4.4 million (2000 est.) 4.4 million (2000 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.9 million (964,000 foreign workers, mostly Italian) (1998 est.) 4 million (2001)
Syria Syria 4.7 million (1998 est.) 4.7 million (1998 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 9.8 million (2000 est.) 9.8 million (2001 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 1.9 million (1996) 3.187 million (2000)
Tanzania Tanzania 13.495 million 13.495 million
Thailand Thailand 32.6 million (1997 est.) 33.4 million (2001 est.)
Togo Togo 1.74 million (1996) 1.74 million (1996) (1996)
Tokelau Tokelau NA NA
Tonga Tonga 34,000 (FY96/97) 33,908 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 558,700 (1998) 564,000 (2000) (2000)
Tunisia Tunisia 2.65 million (2000 est.)

note:
shortage of skilled labor		 2.69 million


note: shortage of skilled labor
Turkey Turkey 23 million (2000 est.)

note:
about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999)		 23.8 million (2001 3rd quarter)


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 2.34 million (1996) 2.34 million (1996) (1996)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 4,848 (1990 est.) 4,848 (1990 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu NA 7,000 (2001 est.)
Uganda Uganda 8.361 million (1993 est.) 12 million (2001 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 22.8 million (yearend 1997) 22.8 million (yearend 1997)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1.4 million (1998 est.)

note:
75% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)		 1.6 million


note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 2002 est.) (2000 est.)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 29.2 million (1999) 29.7 million (2001)
United States United States 140.9 million (includes unemployed) (2000) 141.8 million (includes unemployed) (2002)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.5 million (1999 est.) 1.2 million (2001) (2001)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 11.9 million (1998 est.) 11.9 million (1998 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA NA
Venezuela Venezuela 9.9 million (1999) 9.9 million (1999) (1999)
Vietnam Vietnam 38.2 million (1998 est.) 38.2 million (1998 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 47,443 (1990 est.) 48,356
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna NA NA
West Bank West Bank NA NA
Western Sahara Western Sahara 12,000 12,000
World World NA NA
Yemen Yemen NA NA
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1.6 million (1999 est.) -
Zambia Zambia 3.4 million 3.4 million
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 5.5 million (2000 est.) 5.5 million (2000 est.)
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