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  Labor force (2004)Labor force (2003)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 11.8 million (2001 est.) 10 million (2000 est.)
Albania Albania 1.35 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2003 est.) 1.283 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (2000 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.6 million (2003) 9.4 million (2001 est.)
Angola Angola 5.57 million (2003 est.) 5 million (1997 est.)
Argentina Argentina 14.92 million (2003) 15 million (1999)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (1997 est.) 41,501 (1997 est.)
Australia Australia 10.19 million (37256) 9.2 million (37256)
Austria Austria 3.425 million (2003) 4.3 million (2001)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4.99 million (2003) 3.7 million (2001)
Bahrain Bahrain 350,000


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


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (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


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)
Belarus Belarus 4.8 million (2000 est.) 4.8 million (2000)
Belgium Belgium 4.73 million (2003) 4.44 million (2001)
Belize Belize 90,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2001 est.)		 90,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel
Benin Benin NA (1996) NA
Bermuda Bermuda 37,470 (2000) 37,472 (2000)
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
Brazil Brazil 82.59 million (2003 est.) 79 million (1999 est.)
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


note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2002)
Burma Burma 22.14 million (2003 est.) 23.7 million (1999 est.)
Burundi Burundi 2.99 million (2002) 3.7 million (2000)
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.) 16.4 million (2001 est.)
Cape Verde Cape Verde NA (1980) NA
Central African Republic Central African Republic NA (2000 est.) NA
Chad Chad NA (2002) NA
Chile Chile 6 million (2003 est.) 5.9 million (2000 est.)
China China 778.1 million (2003 est.) 744 million (2001 est.)
Colombia Colombia 20.34 million (2003 est.) 18.3 million (1999 est.)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA (2000 est.) NA
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) 1.7 million (2001)
Cuba Cuba 4.58 million


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


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2000 est.)
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
Ecuador Ecuador 4.36 million (urban) (2003) 3.7 million (urban)
Egypt Egypt 20.19 million (2003 est.) 20.6 million (2001 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.) 608,600 (2001 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA (2001 est.) NA
European Union European Union 211.1 million -
Finland Finland 2.599 million (2003 est.) 2.6 million (2000 est.)
France France 27.39 million (2003 est.) 26.6 million (2001 est.)
Gabon Gabon 610,000 (2003) 600,000
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip NA (1997) NA
Germany Germany 42.63 million (2003) 41.9 million (2001)
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.) 4.37 million (2002 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 3.84 million (2003 est.) 4.2 million (1999 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 31,320 (2000) 31,322 (2000)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 480,000 (1999) 480,000
Honduras Honduras 2.41 million (2003 est.) 2.3 million (1997 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.5 million (2003 est.) 3.52 million (2001 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.164 million (2003) 4.2 million (1997)
Iceland Iceland 160,000 (2003) 159,000 (2000)
India India 472 million (2003) 406 million (1999)
Indonesia Indonesia 105.7 million (2003) 99 million (1999)
Iran Iran 22.32 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.)		 21 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (1998)
Iraq Iraq 7.8 million (2004 est.) 6.5 million (2002 est.)
Ireland Ireland 1.871 million (2003) 1.8 million (2001)
Israel Israel 2.61 million (2003 est.) 2.5 million (2002 est.)
Italy Italy 24.15 million (2003 est.) 23.6 million (2001 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.13 million (2003) 1.13 million (1998)
Japan Japan 66.66 million (2003) 67.7 million (December 2001)
Jordan Jordan 1.36 million (2003) 1.36 million (2002)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7.634 million (2003) 8.4 million (1999)
Kenya Kenya 11.45 million (2003 est.) 10 million (2001 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.) 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers
Korea, South Korea, South 22.92 million (2003) 22 million (2001)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.38 million


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


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force. (1998 est.)
Laos Laos 2.6 million (2001 est.) 2.4 million (1999)
Latvia Latvia 1.18 million (2003 est.) 1.1 million (2001 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 838,000 (2000) 838,000
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) 29,000 of which 19,000 are foreigners; 13,000 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (37256)
Lithuania Lithuania 1.642 million (2003 est.) 1.5 million (2001 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 200,000 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2003) 262,300 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000)
Macedonia Macedonia 860,000 (2003 est.) -
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - 1.1 million (2000 est.)
Malaysia Malaysia 10.26 million (2003 est.) 9.9 million (2001 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 28,700 (1996 est.) 28,698
Mauritius Mauritius 560,000 (2003) 514,000 (1995)
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)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.) 4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity
Morocco Morocco 10.84 million (2003) 11 million (1999)
Namibia Namibia 760,000 (2003) 725,000 (2000)
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.) 1.92 million (2001 est.)
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.) NA
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
Norway Norway 2.38 million (2003 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 43.98 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2003)		 40.4 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000)
Panama Panama 1.19 million


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


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.25 million (2003) 2.3 million (1999)
Paraguay Paraguay 2.15 million (2003 est.) 2 million (2000 est.)
Peru Peru 8.63 million (2003 est.) 7.5 million (2000 est.)
Philippines Philippines 34.56 million (2003) 33.7 million (2002)
Poland Poland 16.92 million (2003 est.) 17.6 million (2000 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.409 million (2003) 5.1 million (2000)
Qatar Qatar 140,000 (2003 est.) 280,122 (1997 est.)
Romania Romania 9.28 million (2003 est.) 9.9 million (1999 est.)
Russia Russia 71.68 million (2003 est.) 71.8 million (2002 est.)
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
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
Senegal Senegal 4.62 million NA (2003) NA
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2.93 million (2003 est.) 3 million (2001 est.)
Singapore Singapore 2.2 million (2003) 2.19 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
South Africa South Africa 16.35 million economically active (2003) 17 million economically active
Spain Spain 18.82 million (2003) 17.1 million (2001)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.17 million (2003) 6.6 million (1998)
Sweden Sweden 4.449 million (2003 est.) 4.4 million (2000 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.72 million (2003) 4 million (2001)
Syria Syria 4.97 million (2003 est.) 5.2 million (2000 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.08 million (2003) 10 million (2003)
Tanzania Tanzania 18.56 million (2003) 13.495 million
Thailand Thailand 34.9 million (2003 est.) 33.4 million (2001 est.)
Tonga Tonga 33,910 (1996) 33,908 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 590,000 (2003) 564,000 (2000)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.461 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.)		 2.69 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2001 est.)
Turkey Turkey 23.79 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003)		 23.8 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2001 3rd quarter)
Uganda Uganda 12.09 million (2003 est.) 12 million (2001 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)		 1.6 million (2000 est.)


note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 2002 est.) (2000 est.)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 29.6 million (2003) 29.7 million (2001)
United States United States 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2003) 141.8 million (includes unemployed) (2001)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.56 million (2003) 1.2 million (2001)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.2 million (2003 est.) 11.9 million (1998 est.)
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.) 49,000 (2002 est.)
Yemen Yemen 5.79 million (2003 est.) NA
Zambia Zambia 4.59 million (2003) 4.29 million (2000)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 4.17 million (2003 est.) 5.8 million (2000 est.)
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