Labor force (2002) | Labor force (2007) | ||
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Afghanistan | 10 million (2000 est.) | 15 million (2004 est.) |
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Albania | 1.283 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (2000 est.) | 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (September 2006 est.) |
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Algeria | 9.4 million (2001 est.) | 9.31 million (2006 est.) |
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American Samoa | 14,000 (1996) | 17,630 (2005) |
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Andorra | 33,000 (2001 est.) | 42,420 (2005) |
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Angola | 5 million (1997 est.) | 6.444 million (2006 est.) |
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Anguilla | 6,735 (1999) (1999) | 6,049 (2001) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 | 30,000 (1991) |
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Argentina | 15 million (1999) | 15.76 million (2006 est.) |
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Armenia | 1.4 million (2001) | 1.2 million (November 2006) |
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Aruba | 41,501 | 41,500 (2004 est.) |
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Australia | 9.2 million (December 2001 ) | 10.74 million (2006 est.) |
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Austria | 4.3 million (2001) | 3.52 million (2006 est.) |
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Azerbaijan | 3.7 million (1997) (2001) | 5.165 million (2006 est.) |
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Bahamas, The | 156,000 (1999) | 176,300 (2004) |
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Bahrain | 295,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.) |
352,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.) |
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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 (1998) |
68 million
note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $4.8 billion in 2005-06. (2006 est.) |
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Barbados | 128,500 (2001 est.) | 128,500 (2001 est.) |
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Belarus | 4.8 million (2000) | 4.3 million (31 December 2005) |
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Belgium | 4.44 million (2001) | 4.9 million (2006 est.) |
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Belize | 90,000
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1997 est.) |
113,000
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2006 est.) |
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Benin | NA | 3.211 million (1996) |
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Bermuda | 37,472 (2000) | 38,360 (2004) |
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Bhutan | NA
note: massive lack of skilled labor |
NA
note: major shortage of skilled labor |
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Bolivia | 2.5 million | 4.297 million (2006 est.) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.026 million | 1.026 million (2001) |
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Botswana | 264,000 formal sector employees (2000) | 288,400 formal sector employees (2004) |
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Brazil | 79 million (1999 est.) | 97.77 million (2006 est.) |
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British Virgin Islands | 4,911 (1980) | 12,770 (2004) |
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Brunei | 143,400 (1999 est.); note - includes foreign workers and military personnel
note: temporary residents make up 41% of labor force (1991) (1999 est.) |
180,400 (2006 est.) |
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Bulgaria | 3.83 million (2000 est.) | 3.416 million (2006 est.) |
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Burkina Faso | 5 million (1999)
note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1999) |
5 million
note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003) |
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Burma | 23.7 million (1999 est.) | 28.49 million (2006 est.) |
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Burundi | 1.9 million | 2.99 million (2002) |
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Cambodia | 6 million (1998 est.) | 7 million (2003 est.) |
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Cameroon | NA | 6.542 million (2006 est.) |
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Canada | 16.4 million (2001 est.) | 17.59 million (2006 est.) |
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Cape Verde | NA | 120,600 (1990) |
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Cayman Islands | 19,820 (1995) | 23,450 (2004) |
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Central African Republic | NA | NA |
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Chad | NA | 2.719 million (1993) |
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Chile | 5.9 million (2000 est.) | 6.835 million (2006 est.) |
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China | 706 million (2000 est.) | 795.3 million (2006 est.) |
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Christmas Island | NA | NA |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | NA |
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Colombia | 18.3 million (1999 est.) | 20.34 million (2006 est.) |
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Comoros | 144,500 (1996 est.) | 144,500 (1996 est.) |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.51 million (1993 est.) | 15 million (2006 est.) |
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Congo, Republic of the | NA | NA |
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Cook Islands | 8,000 (1996) | 6,820 (2001) |
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Costa Rica | 1.9 million (1999) (1999) | 1.874 million
note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2006 est.) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 68% agricultural (2000 est.) | 6.799 million (68% agricultural) (2006 est.) |
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Croatia | 1.7 million (2001) | 1.72 million (2006 est.) |
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Cuba | 4.3 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (1999) (2000 est.) |
4.847 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2006 est.) |
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Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000) | area under government control: 380,000
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2006 est.) |
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Czech Republic | 5.203 million (1999 est.) | 5.334 million (2006 est.) |
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Denmark | 2.856 million (2000 est.) | 2.911 million (2006 est.) |
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Djibouti | 282,000 | 282,000 (2000) |
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Dominica | 25,000 | 25,000 (1999 est.) |
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Dominican Republic | 2.3 million - 2.6 million | 3.896 million (2006 est.) |
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East Timor | NA | - |
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Ecuador | 3.7 million (urban) | 4.38 million (urban) (2006 est.) |
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Egypt | 20.6 million (2001 est.) | 21.8 million (2006 est.) |
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El Salvador | 2.35 million (1999) (1999) | 2.875 million (2006 est.) |
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Equatorial Guinea | NA | NA |
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Eritrea | NA | NA |
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Estonia | 608,600 (2001 est.) | 687,000 (2006 est.) |
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Ethiopia | NA | 27.27 million (1999) |
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European Union | - | 220.9 million (2006 est.) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,100 (est.) | 1,724 (est.) (1996) |
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Faroe Islands | 24,250 (October 2000 ) | 24,250 (October 2000) |
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Fiji | 137,000 (1999) | 137,000 (1999) |
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Finland | 2.6 million (2000 est.) | 2.65 million (2006 est.) |
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France | 26.6 million (2001 est.) | 27.75 million (2006 est.) |
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French Guiana | 58,800 (1997) (1997) | - |
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French Polynesia | 70,000 (1996) (1996) | 65,930 (December 2005) |
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Gabon | 600,000 600,000 | 574,000 (2006 est.) |
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Gambia, The | 400,000 400,000 | 400,000 (1996) |
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Gaza Strip | NA | 259,000 (2005) |
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Georgia | 2.1 million (2001 est.) | 2.04 million (2004 est.) |
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Germany | 41.9 million (2001) | 43.57 million (2006 est.) |
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Ghana | 9 million (2000 est.) | 11.07 million (2006 est.) |
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Gibraltar | 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) | 12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001) |
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Greece | 4.32 million (1999 est.) | 4.89 million (2006 est.) |
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Greenland | 24,500 (1999 est.) | 32,120 (2004) |
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Grenada | 42,300 (1996) (1996) | 42,300 (1996) |
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Guadeloupe | 125,900 (1997) (1997) | - |
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Guam | 60,000 (2000 est.) | 62,050 (2002 est.) |
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Guatemala | 4.2 million (1999 est.) | 3.86 million (2006 est.) |
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Guernsey | 31,322 (2000) | 31,470 (March 2006) |
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Guinea | 3 million (1999) (1999) | 3.7 million (2006 est.) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 480,000 | 480,000 (1999) |
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Guyana | 418,000 (2001 est.) | 418,000 (2001 est.) |
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Haiti | 3.6 million (1995)
note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (2001) (1995) |
3.6 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995) |
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Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | NA |
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Honduras | 2.3 million (1997 est.) | 2.574 million (2006 est.) |
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Hong Kong | 3.44 million (2001 est.) | 3.583 million (2006 est.) |
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Hungary | 4.2 million (1997) (1997) | 4.21 million (2006 est.) |
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Iceland | 159,000 (2000) | 175,000 (2006 est.) |
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India | 406 million (1999) (1999) | 506.9 million (2006 est.) |
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Indonesia | 99 million (1999) | 106.4 million (2006 est.) |
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Iran | 18 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (1998) |
24.29 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
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Iraq | 4.4 million (1989) (1989) | 7.4 million (2004 est.) |
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Ireland | 1.8 million (2001) | 2.132 million (2006 est.) |
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Isle of Man | 36,610 (1998) | 39,690 (2001) |
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Israel | 2.4 million (2000 est.) | 2.81 million (2006 est.) |
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Italy | 23.6 million (2001 est.) | 24.64 million (2006 est.) |
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Jamaica | 1.13 million (1998) (1998) | 1.249 million (2006 est.) |
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Japan | 67.7 million (December 2000 ) | 66.57 million (2006 est.) |
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Jersey | 57,050 (1996) (1996) | 53,560 (June 2006) |
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Jordan | 1.26 million
note: in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (2001) |
1.512 million (2006 est.) |
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Kazakhstan | 8.4 million (1999) | 8.029 million (2006 est.) |
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Kenya | 10 million (2001 est.) | 1.963 million (2006 est.) |
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Kiribati | 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (1985 est.) | 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.) |
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Korea, North | 9.6 million | 9.6 million (2002 est.) |
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Korea, South | 22 million (2001) | 23.98 million (2006 est.) |
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Kuwait | 1.3 million
note: 68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.) |
1.168 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2006 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 2.7 million (2000) | 2.7 million (2000) |
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Laos | 2.4 million (1999) | 2.1 million (2006 est.) |
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Latvia | 1.1 million (2001 est.) | 1.136 million (2006 est.) |
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Lebanon | 1.5 million
note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1999 est.) (2001 est.) |
1.5 million
note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.) |
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Lesotho | 700,000 economically active | 838,000 (2000) |
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Libya | 1.5 million (2000 est.) | 1.748 million (2006 est.) |
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Liechtenstein | 28,783 of which 13,847 are foreigners; 8,231 commute from Austria and Switzerland to work each day | 29,500 of whom 13,900 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001) |
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Lithuania | 1.5 million (2001 est.) | 1.588 million (2006 est.) |
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Luxembourg | 262,300 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000) | 203,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2006 est.) |
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Macau | 218,000 (2001) | 248,000 (2005) |
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Macedonia | - | 880,000 (2006 est.) |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 1.1 million (2000 est.) | - |
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Madagascar | 7 million (1999) (1999) | 7.3 million (2000) |
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Malawi | 4.5 million (2001 est.) | 4.5 million (2001 est.) |
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Malaysia | 9.9 million (2001 est.) | 10.68 million (2006 est.) |
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Maldives | 67,000 (1995) (1995) | 101,300 (2004) |
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Mali | 3.93 million (2001 est.) | 3.93 million (2001 est.) |
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Malta | 160,000 (2002 est.) | 164,000 (2006 est.) |
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Marshall Islands | 28,698 | 14,680 (2000) |
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Martinique | 170,000 (1997) (1997) | - |
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Mauritania | 786,000 (2001) (2001) | 786,000 (2001) |
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Mauritius | 514,000 (1995) (1995) | 541,000 (2006 est.) |
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Mayotte | NA | 44,560 (2002) |
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Mexico | 39.8 million (2000) (2000) | 44.51 million (2006 est.) |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | NA | 37,410 (2000) |
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Moldova | 1.7 million (1998) (1998) | 1.339 million (2006 est.) |
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Monaco | 30,540 (January 1994) | 44,000
note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.) |
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Mongolia | 1.4 million (2000) | 1.577 million (2005) |
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Montenegro | - | 259,100 (2004) |
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Montserrat | 4,521 (1992); note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity | 4,521
note: lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.) |
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Morocco | 11 million (1999) (1999) | 10.86 million (2006 est.) |
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Mozambique | 7.4 million (1997 est.) | 9.4 million (2006 est.) |
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Namibia | 500,000 | 657,000 (2006 est.) |
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Nepal | 10 million
note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.) |
11.11 million
note: severe lack of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
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Netherlands | 7.2 million (2000) | 7.49 million (2006 est.) |
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Netherlands Antilles | 89,000 | 83,600 (2005) |
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New Caledonia | 79,395 (including 15,018 unemployed, 1996) | 78,990 (2004) |
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New Zealand | 1.92 million (2001 est.) | 2.199 million (2006 est.) |
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Nicaragua | 1.7 million (1999) (1999) | 2.204 million (2006 est.) |
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Niger | 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries | 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (2002 est.) |
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Nigeria | 66 million (1999 est.) | 49.62 million (2006 est.) |
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Niue | NA | 663 (2001) |
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Norfolk Island | NA | NA |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (1995) | 44,470 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (2000) |
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Norway | 2.4 million (2000 est.) | 2.447 million (2006 est.) |
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Oman | 920,000 | 920,000 (2002 est.) |
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Pakistan | 40.4 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000) |
47.87 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2006 est.) |
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Palau | 8,300 (1999) | 9,777 (2005) |
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Panama | 1.1 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2000 est.) |
1.439 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2006 est.) |
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Papua New Guinea | 2.3 million (1999) | 3.477 million (2006 est.) |
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Paraguay | 2 million (2000 est.) | 2.706 million (2006 est.) |
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Peru | 7.5 million (2000 est.) | 9.21 million (2006 est.) |
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Philippines | 32 million (2000) | 35.79 million (2006 est.) |
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Pitcairn Islands | 12 able-bodied men (1997) | 15 able-bodied men (2004) |
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Poland | 17.6 million (2000 est.) | 16.94 million (2006 est.) |
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Portugal | 5.1 million (2000) | 5.59 million (2006 est.) |
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Puerto Rico | 1.3 million (2000) (2000) | 1.3 million (2000) |
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Qatar | 280,122 (1997 est.) | 508,000 (2006 est.) |
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Reunion | 261,000 (1995) (1995) | - |
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Romania | 9.9 million (1999 est.) | 9.33 million (2006 est.) |
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Russia | 71.3 million (2001 est.) | 74.26 million (2006 est.) |
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Rwanda | 3.6 million | 4.6 million (2000) |
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Saint Helena | 3,500
note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.) |
2,486
note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,172 (June 1995) | 18,170 (June 1995) |
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Saint Lucia | 43,800 | 43,800 (2001 est.) |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3,000 (1997) (1997) | 3,450 (2005) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67,000 (1984 est.) | 41,680 (1991 est.) |
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Samoa | 90,000 (2000 est.) | 90,000 (2000 est.) |
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San Marino | 18,500 (1999) (1999) | 20,470 (2004) |
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Sao Tome and Principe | NA | 35,050 (1991) |
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Saudi Arabia | 7 million
note: 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) |
6.311 million
note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.) |
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Senegal | NA | 4.723 million (2006 est.) |
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Serbia | - | 2.961 million for Serbia (including Kosovo) (2002 est.) |
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Serbia and Montenegro | 3 million (2001 est.) | - |
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Seychelles | 30,900 (1996) (1996) | 30,900 (1996) |
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Sierra Leone | 1.369 million
note: only about 65,000 wage earners (1985) (1981 est.) |
1.369 million (1981 est.) |
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Singapore | 2.19 million (2000) | 2.47 million (2006 est.) |
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Slovakia | 3 million (1999) | 2.658 million (2006 est.) |
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Slovenia | 857,400 | 911,000 (2006 est.) |
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Solomon Islands | 26,842 | 249,200 (1999) |
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Somalia | 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) (1993 est.) | 3.7 million (few skilled laborers) (1975) |
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South Africa | 17 million economically active (2000) | 16.96 million economically active (2006 est.) |
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Spain | 17.1 million (2001) | 21.58 million (2006 est.) |
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Sri Lanka | 6.6 million (1998) | 7.602 million (2006 est.) |
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Sudan | 11 million (1996 est.) | 7.415 million (1996 est.) |
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Suriname | 100,000 | 156,700 (2004) |
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Svalbard | NA | NA |
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Swaziland | NA | 300,000 (2006) |
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Sweden | 4.4 million (2000 est.) | 4.586 million (2006 est.) |
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Switzerland | 4 million (2001) | 3.8 million (2006 est.) |
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Syria | 4.7 million (1998 est.) | 5.276 million (2006 est.) |
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Taiwan | 9.8 million (2001 est.) | 10.52 million (2006 est.) |
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Tajikistan | 3.187 million (2000) | 3.7 million (2003) |
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Tanzania | 13.495 million | 19.35 million (2006 est.) |
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Thailand | 33.4 million (2001 est.) | 36.55 million (2006 est.) |
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Timor-Leste | - | NA |
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Togo | 1.74 million (1996) (1996) | 1.302 million (1998) |
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Tokelau | NA | 440 (2001) |
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Tonga | 33,908 (1996) | 33,910 (2003) |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 564,000 (2000) (2000) | 625,000 (2006 est.) |
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Tunisia | 2.69 million
note: shortage of skilled labor |
3.503 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
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Turkey | 23.8 million (2001 3rd quarter)
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999) |
24.79 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2006 est.) |
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Turkmenistan | 2.34 million (1996) (1996) | 2.32 million (2003 est.) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,848 (1990 est.) | 4,848 (1990 est.) |
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Tuvalu | 7,000 (2001 est.) | 3,615 (2004 est.) |
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Uganda | 12 million (2001 est.) | 13.58 million (2006 est.) |
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Ukraine | 22.8 million (yearend 1997) | 21.52 million (2006 est.) |
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United Arab Emirates | 1.6 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 2002 est.) (2000 est.) |
2.968 million (2006 est.) |
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United Kingdom | 29.7 million (2001) | 30.48 million (2006 est.) |
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United States | 141.8 million (includes unemployed) (2002) | 151.4 million (includes unemployed) (2006 est.) |
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Uruguay | 1.2 million (2001) (2001) | 1.27 million (2006 est.) |
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Uzbekistan | 11.9 million (1998 est.) | 14.43 million (2006 est.) |
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Vanuatu | NA | 76,410 (1999) |
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Venezuela | 9.9 million (1999) (1999) | 12.19 million (2006 est.) |
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Vietnam | 38.2 million (1998 est.) | 44.58 million (2006 est.) |
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Virgin Islands | 48,356 | 43,980 (2004 est.) |
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Wallis and Futuna | NA | 3,104 (2003) |
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West Bank | NA | 568,000 (2005) |
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Western Sahara | 12,000 | 12,000 |
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World | NA | 3.001 billion (2005 est.) |
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Yemen | NA | 5.972 million (2006 est.) |
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Zambia | 3.4 million | 4.92 million (2006 est.) |
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Zimbabwe | 5.5 million (2000 est.) | 3.99 million (2006 est.) |