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  Labor force (2004)Labor force (2001)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 11.8 million (2001 est.) 10 million (2000 est.)
Albania Albania 1.35 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2003 est.) 1.692 million (including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (1994 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.6 million (2003) 9.1 million (2000 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 14,000 (1996) 14,000 (1996)
Andorra Andorra 33,000 (2001 est.) 30,787 salaried employees (1998)
Angola Angola 5.57 million (2003 est.) 5 million (1997 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,049 (2001) 4,400 (1992)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 30,000
Argentina Argentina 14.92 million (2003) 15 million (1999)
Armenia Armenia 1.4 million (2001) 1.5 million (1999)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (1997 est.) 41,501 (1997 est.)
Australia Australia 10.19 million (37256) 9.5 million (December 1999)
Austria Austria 3.425 million (2003) 3.7 million (1999)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4.99 million (2003) 2.9 million (1997)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 156,000 (1999) 156,000 (1999)
Bahrain Bahrain 350,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003 est.)		 295,000 (1998 est.)

note:
44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 64.02 million


note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $1.71 billion in 1998-99 (2003)		 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
Barbados Barbados 128,500 (2001 est.) 136,000 (1998 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.8 million (2000 est.) 4.8 million (2000)
Belgium Belgium 4.73 million (2003) 4.34 million (1999)
Belize Belize 90,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2001 est.)		 71,000

note:
shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1997 est.)
Benin Benin NA (1996) NA
Bermuda Bermuda 37,470 (2000) 35,296 (1997)
Bhutan Bhutan NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor (1997 est.)		 NA

note:
massive lack of skilled labor
Bolivia Bolivia 4.1 million (2003) 2.5 million
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million (2001) 1.026 million
Botswana Botswana 264,000 formal sector employees (2000) 235,000 formal sector employees (1995)
Brazil Brazil 82.59 million (2003 est.) 79 million (1999 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 4,911 (1980) 4,911 (1980)
Brunei Brunei 143,400


note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (1999 est.)		 144,000 (1995 est.); note - includes foreign workers and military personnel

note:
temporary residents make up 41% of labor force (1991)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3.333 million (2003 est.) 3.83 million (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 5 million


note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003)		 5 million (1999)

note:
a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment
Burma Burma 22.14 million (2003 est.) 19.7 million (FY98/99 est.)
Burundi Burundi 2.99 million (2002) 1.9 million
Cambodia Cambodia 7 million (2003 est.) 6 million (1998 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 6.49 million NA (2003) NA
Canada Canada 17.04 million (2003 est.) 16.1 million (2000)
Cape Verde Cape Verde NA (1980) NA
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 19,820 (1995) 19,820 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic NA (2000 est.) NA
Chad Chad NA (2002) NA
Chile Chile 6 million (2003 est.) 5.8 million (1999 est.)
China China 778.1 million (2003 est.) 700 million (1998 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 20.34 million (2003 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 (2000 est.) NA
Cook Islands Cook Islands 8,000 (1996) 6,601 (1993)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.758 million (2003) 1.9 million (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 6.64 million 68% agricultural (2003) 68% agricultural (2000 est.)
Croatia Croatia 1.69 million (2003) 1.68 million (October 2000)
Cuba Cuba 4.58 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2003 est.)		 4.3 million (2000 est.)

note:
state sector 75%, non-state sector 25% (1998)
Cyprus Cyprus 330,000 Republic of Cyprus: 306,000; north Cyprus: 95,025 (2003) Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.25 million (2003 est.) 5.203 million (1999 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.863 million (2003 est.) 2.856 million (2000 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 282,000 (2000) 282,000
Dominica Dominica 25,000 (1999 est.) 25,000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 2.3 million - 2.6 million (2000 est.) 2.3 million - 2.6 million
East Timor East Timor NA -
Ecuador Ecuador 4.36 million (urban) (2003) 4.2 million
Egypt Egypt 20.19 million (2003 est.) 19.9 million (2000 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.62 million (2003) 2.35 million (1999)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA (October 2000) NA
Eritrea Eritrea NA (1999) NA
Estonia Estonia 654,000 (2003 est.) 785,500 (1999 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA (2001 est.) NA
European Union European Union 211.1 million -
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 137,000 (1999) 235,000
Finland Finland 2.599 million (2003 est.) 2.6 million (2000 est.)
France France 27.39 million (2003 est.) 25 million (2000)
French Guiana French Guiana 58,800 (1997) 58,800 (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 70,000 (1996) 70,000 (1996)
Gabon Gabon 610,000 (2003) 600,000
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip NA (1997) NA
Georgia Georgia 2.1 million (2001 est.) 3.08 million (1997)
Germany Germany 42.63 million (2003) 40.5 million (1999 est.)
Ghana Ghana 10 million (2003 est.) 9 million (2000 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999) 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
Greece Greece 4.39 million (2003 est.) 4.32 million (1999 est.)
Greenland Greenland 24,500 (1999 est.) 24,500 (1999 est.)
Grenada Grenada 42,300 (1996) 42,300 (1996)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 125,900 (1997) 125,900 (1997)
Guam Guam 60,000 (2000 est.) 60,000 (2000 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 3.84 million (2003 est.) 4.2 million (1999 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 31,320 (2000) 31,322 (2000)
Guinea Guinea 3 million (1999) 3 million (1999)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 480,000 (1999) 480,000
Guyana Guyana 418,000 (2001 est.) 245,492 (1992)
Haiti Haiti 3.6 million


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

note:
shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1998)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 2.41 million (2003 est.) 2.3 million (1997 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.5 million (2003 est.) 3.39 million (2000 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.164 million (2003) 4.2 million (1997)
Iceland Iceland 160,000 (2003) 159,000 (2000)
India India 472 million (2003) NA
Indonesia Indonesia 105.7 million (2003) 99 million (1999)
Iran Iran 22.32 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.)		 17.3 million

note:
shortage of skilled labor (1998)
Iraq Iraq 7.8 million (2004 est.) 4.4 million (1989)
Ireland Ireland 1.871 million (2003) 1.82 million (2000 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 36,610 (1998) 36,610 (1998)
Israel Israel 2.61 million (2003 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Italy Italy 24.15 million (2003 est.) 23.4 million (2000)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.13 million (2003) 1.13 million (1998)
Japan Japan 66.66 million (2003) 67.7 million (December 2000)
Jersey Jersey 57,050 (1996) 57,050 (1996)
Jordan Jordan 1.36 million (2003) 1.15 million

note:
in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (1997 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7.634 million (2003) 8.8 million (1997)
Kenya Kenya 11.45 million (2003 est.) 9.2 million (1998 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 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 22.92 million (2003) 22 million (2000)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.38 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force. (2003 est.)		 1.3 million (1998 est.)

note:
68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2.7 million (2000) 1.7 million
Laos Laos 2.6 million (2001 est.) 1 million - 1.5 million
Latvia Latvia 1.18 million (2003 est.) 1.4 million (2000 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 1.5 million


note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.)		 1.3 million (1999 est.)

note:
in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1997 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 838,000 (2000) 700,000 economically active
Libya Libya 1.51 million (2003 est.) 1.5 million (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 29,000 of whom 19,000 are foreigners; 13,000 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001) 22,891 of which 13,847 are foreigners; 8,231 commute from Austria and Switzerland to work each day
Lithuania Lithuania 1.642 million (2003 est.) 2 million (2000 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 200,000 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2003) 248,000 (of whom 70,200 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000)
Macau Macau 214,000 (2002) 283,450 (1999)
Macedonia Macedonia 860,000 (2003 est.) -
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - 1 million (1999 est.)
Madagascar Madagascar 7.3 million (2000) 7 million (1999)
Malawi Malawi 4.5 million (2001 est.) 3.5 million
Malaysia Malaysia 10.26 million (2003 est.) 9.6 million (2000 est.)
Maldives Maldives 88,000 (2000) 67,000 (1995)
Mali Mali 3.93 million (2001 est.) NA
Malta Malta 160,000 (2002 est.) 145,901 (1999)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 28,700 (1996 est.) NA
Martinique Martinique 165,900 (1998) 170,000 (1997)
Mauritania Mauritania 786,000 (2001) 750,000 (1999)
Mauritius Mauritius 560,000 (2003) 514,000 (1995)
Mayotte Mayotte 48,800 (2000) NA
Mexico Mexico 34.11 million (2003) 39.8 million (2000)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of NA (2000 est.) NA
Moldova Moldova 1.383 million (2003) 1.7 million (1998)
Monaco Monaco 30,540 (January 1994) 30,540 (January 1994)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.4 million (2001) 1.3 million (1999)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.) 4,521 (1992); note - recently lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity
Morocco Morocco 10.84 million (2003) 11 million (1997 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 9.2 million (2000 est.) 7.4 million (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 760,000 (2003) 500,000
Nepal Nepal 10 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.)		 10 million (1996 est.)

note:
severe lack of skilled labor
Netherlands Netherlands 7.46 million (2003) 7.2 million (2000)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 89,000 (2000) 89,000
New Caledonia New Caledonia 79,400 (including 15,018 unemployed, 1996) 79,395 (including 15, 018 unemployed, 1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 2.008 million (2003 est.) 1.88 million (2000)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 1.91 million (2003) 1.7 million (1999)
Niger Niger 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.) 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries
Nigeria Nigeria 54.36 million (2003 est.) 66 million (1999 est.)
Niue Niue NA (1998 est.) 450 (1992 est.)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island NA 1,395 (1991 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (June 1995) 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (1995)
Norway Norway 2.38 million (2003 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Oman Oman 920,000 (2002 est.) 850,000 (1997 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 43.98 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2003)		 40 million

note:
extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000 est.)
Palau Palau 9,845 (2000) 8,300 (1999)
Panama Panama 1.19 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2003 est.)		 1.1 million (2000 est.)

note:
shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.25 million (2003) 1.941 million
Paraguay Paraguay 2.15 million (2003 est.) 2 million (2000 est.)
Peru Peru 8.63 million (2003 est.) 7.6 million (1996 est.)
Philippines Philippines 34.56 million (2003) 48.1 million (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 12 able-bodied men (1997) 12 able-bodied men (1997)
Poland Poland 16.92 million (2003 est.) 17.2 million (1999 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.409 million (2003) 5 million (1999)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000)
Qatar Qatar 140,000 (2003 est.) 233,000 (1993 est.)
Reunion Reunion 309,900 (2000) 261,000 (1995)
Romania Romania 9.28 million (2003 est.) 9.9 million (1999 est.)
Russia Russia 71.68 million (2003 est.) 66 million (1997)
Rwanda Rwanda 4.6 million (2000) 3.6 million
Saint Helena Saint Helena 3,500


note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)		 3,500 (1998 est.)

note:
1,200 of whom are working offshore
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,170 (June 1995) 18,172 (June 1995)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 43,800 (2001 est.) 43,800
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3,261 (1999) 3,000 (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)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe NA NA
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 6.43 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003)		 7 million

note:
35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Senegal Senegal 4.62 million NA (2003) NA
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2.93 million (2003 est.) -
Seychelles Seychelles 30,900 (1996) 30,900 (1996)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1.369 million (1981 est.) 1.369 million (1981 est.)

note:
only about 65,000 wage earners (1985)
Singapore Singapore 2.2 million (2003) 2.1 million (2000)
Slovakia Slovakia 2.58 million (2003) 3 million (1999)
Slovenia Slovenia 875,000 (2003) 857,400
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 26,840 (1999) 26,842
Somalia Somalia 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) (1993 est.)
South Africa South Africa 16.35 million economically active (2003) 17 million economically active (2000)
Spain Spain 18.82 million (2003) 17 million (2000)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.17 million (2003) 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 383,200 (2000) NA
Sweden Sweden 4.449 million (2003 est.) 4.4 million (2000 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.72 million (2003) 3.9 million (964,000 foreign workers, mostly Italian) (1998 est.)
Syria Syria 4.97 million (2003 est.) 4.7 million (1998 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.08 million (2003) 9.8 million (2000 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 3.187 million (2000) 1.9 million (1996)
Tanzania Tanzania 18.56 million (2003) 13.495 million
Thailand Thailand 34.9 million (2003 est.) 32.6 million (1997 est.)
Togo Togo 1.74 million (1996) 1.74 million (1996)
Tokelau Tokelau NA NA
Tonga Tonga 33,910 (1996) 34,000 (FY96/97)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 590,000 (2003) 558,700 (1998)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.461 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.)		 2.65 million (2000 est.)

note:
shortage of skilled labor
Turkey Turkey 23.79 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003)		 23 million (2000 est.)

note:
about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 2.34 million (1996) 2.34 million (1996)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 4,848 (1990 est.) 4,848 (1990 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu 7,000 (2001 est.) NA
Uganda Uganda 12.09 million (2003 est.) 8.361 million (1993 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 21.29 million (2003) 22.8 million (yearend 1997)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.16 million


note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003)		 1.4 million (1998 est.)

note:
75% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 29.6 million (2003) 29.2 million (1999)
United States United States 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2003) 140.9 million (includes unemployed) (2000)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.56 million (2003) 1.5 million (1999 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.2 million (2003 est.) 11.9 million (1998 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA NA
Venezuela Venezuela 11.38 million (2003) 9.9 million (1999)
Vietnam Vietnam 45.74 million (2003 est.) 38.2 million (1998 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 48,900 (2003 est.) 47,443 (1990 est.)
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 5.79 million (2003 est.) NA
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - 1.6 million (1999 est.)
Zambia Zambia 4.59 million (2003) 3.4 million
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 4.17 million (2003 est.) 5.5 million (2000 est.)
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