Labor force (2004) | Labor force (2005) | ||
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Afghanistan | 11.8 million (2001 est.) | 11.8 million (2001 est.) |
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Albania | 1.35 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2003 est.) | 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2004 est.) |
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Algeria | 9.6 million (2003) | 9.91 million (2004 est.) |
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American Samoa | 14,000 (1996) | 14,000 (1996) |
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Andorra | 33,000 (2001 est.) | 33,000 (2001 est.) |
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Angola | 5.57 million (2003 est.) | 5.41 million (2004 est.) |
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Anguilla | 6,049 (2001) | 6,049 (2001) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 30,000 | 30,000 |
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Argentina | 14.92 million (2003) | 15.04 million (2004 est.) |
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Armenia | 1.4 million (2001) | 1.4 million (2001) |
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Aruba | 41,500 (1997 est.) | 41,500 (1997 est.) |
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Australia | 10.19 million (37256) | 10.35 million (2004 est.) |
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Austria | 3.425 million (2003) | 3.45 million (2004 est.) |
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Azerbaijan | 4.99 million (2003) | 5.09 million (2004 est.) |
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Bahamas, The | 156,000 (1999) | 156,000 (1999) |
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Bahrain | 350,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003 est.) |
370,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.) |
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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) |
65.49 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 (2004 est.) |
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Barbados | 128,500 (2001 est.) | 128,500 (2001 est.) |
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Belarus | 4.8 million (2000 est.) | 4.305 million (31 December 2003) |
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Belgium | 4.73 million (2003) | 4.75 million (2004 est.) |
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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 (2001 est.) |
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Benin | NA (1996) | NA (1996) |
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Bermuda | 37,470 (2000) | 37,470 (2000) |
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Bhutan | NA
note: massive lack of skilled labor (1997 est.) |
NA
note: massive lack of skilled labor |
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Bolivia | 4.1 million (2003) | 3.8 million (2004 est.) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.026 million (2001) | 1.026 million (2001) |
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Botswana | 264,000 formal sector employees (2000) | 264,000 formal sector employees (2000) |
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Brazil | 82.59 million (2003 est.) | 89 million (2004 est.) |
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British Virgin Islands | 4,911 (1980) | 12,770 (2004) |
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Brunei | 143,400
note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (1999 est.) |
158,000
note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (2002 est.) |
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Bulgaria | 3.333 million (2003 est.) | 3.398 million (2004 est.) |
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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 (2003) |
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Burma | 22.14 million (2003 est.) | 27.01 million (2004 est.) |
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Burundi | 2.99 million (2002) | 2.99 million (2002) |
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Cambodia | 7 million (2003 est.) | 7 million (2003 est.) |
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Cameroon | 6.49 million NA (2003) | 6.68 million (2004 est.) |
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Canada | 17.04 million (2003 est.) | 17.37 million (2004) |
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Cape Verde | NA (1980) | NA |
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Cayman Islands | 19,820 (1995) | 19,820 (1995) |
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Central African Republic | NA (2000 est.) | NA |
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Chad | NA (2002) | NA |
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Chile | 6 million (2003 est.) | 6.2 million (2004 est.) |
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China | 778.1 million (2003 est.) | 760.8 million (2003) |
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Christmas Island | NA | NA |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | NA |
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Colombia | 20.34 million (2003 est.) | 20.7 million (2004 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.) | 14.51 million (1993 est.) |
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Congo, Republic of the | NA (2000 est.) | NA |
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Cook Islands | 8,000 (1996) | 8,000 (1996) |
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Costa Rica | 1.758 million (2003) | 1.81 million (2004 est.) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 6.64 million 68% agricultural (2003) | 6.7 million (68% agricultural) (2004 est.) |
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Croatia | 1.69 million (2003) | 1.71 million (2004 est.) |
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Cuba | 4.58 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2003 est.) |
4.55 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2004 est.) |
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Cyprus | 330,000 Republic of Cyprus: 306,000; north Cyprus: 95,025 (2003) | Republic of Cyprus: 330,000, north Cyprus: 95,025 (2004 est.) |
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Czech Republic | 5.25 million (2003 est.) | 5.25 million (2004 est.) |
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Denmark | 2.863 million (2003 est.) | 2.87 million (2004 est.) |
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Djibouti | 282,000 (2000) | 282,000 (2000) |
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Dominica | 25,000 (1999 est.) | 25,000 (1999 est.) |
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Dominican Republic | 2.3 million - 2.6 million (2000 est.) | 2.3 million - 2.6 million (2000 est.) |
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East Timor | NA | NA |
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Ecuador | 4.36 million (urban) (2003) | 4.53 million (urban) (2004 est.) |
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Egypt | 20.19 million (2003 est.) | 20.71 million (2004 est.) |
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El Salvador | 2.62 million (2003) | 2.75 million (2004 est.) |
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Equatorial Guinea | NA (October 2000) | NA |
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Eritrea | NA (1999) | NA |
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Estonia | 654,000 (2003 est.) | 660,000 (2004 est.) |
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Ethiopia | NA (2001 est.) | NA (2001 est.) |
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European Union | 211.1 million | 215 million (various) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1,100 (est.) | 1,100 (est.) |
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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 | 2.599 million (2003 est.) | 2.66 million (2004 est.) |
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France | 27.39 million (2003 est.) | 27.7 million (2004 est.) |
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French Guiana | 58,800 (1997) | 58,800 (1997) |
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French Polynesia | 70,000 (1996) | 70,000 (1996) |
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Gabon | 610,000 (2003) | 650,000 (2004 est.) |
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Gambia, The | 400,000 (1996) | 400,000 (1996) |
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Gaza Strip | NA (1997) | 725,000 (2004) |
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Georgia | 2.1 million (2001 est.) | 2.1 million (2001 est.) |
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Germany | 42.63 million (2003) | 42.63 million (2004 est.) |
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Ghana | 10 million (2003 est.) | 10.24 million (2004 est.) |
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Gibraltar | 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999) | 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999) |
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Greece | 4.39 million (2003 est.) | 4.4 million (2004 est.) |
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Greenland | 24,500 (1999 est.) | 24,500 (1999 est.) |
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Grenada | 42,300 (1996) | 42,300 (1996) |
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Guadeloupe | 125,900 (1997) | 125,900 (1997) |
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Guam | 60,000 (2000 est.) | 60,000 (2000 est.) |
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Guatemala | 3.84 million (2003 est.) | 3.68 million (2004 est.) |
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Guernsey | 31,320 (2000) | 32,290 (2001) |
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Guinea | 3 million (1999) | 3 million (1999) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 480,000 (1999) | 480,000 (1999) |
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Guyana | 418,000 (2001 est.) | 418,000 (2001 est.) |
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Haiti | 3.6 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (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 | 2.41 million (2003 est.) | 2.47 million (2004 est.) |
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Hong Kong | 3.5 million (2003 est.) | 3.54 million (October 2004 est.) |
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Hungary | 4.164 million (2003) | 4.17 million (2004 est.) |
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Iceland | 160,000 (2003) | 158,100 (2004 est.) |
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India | 472 million (2003) | 482.2 million (2004 est.) |
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Indonesia | 105.7 million (2003) | 111.5 million (2004 est.) |
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Iran | 22.32 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.) |
23 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.) |
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Iraq | 7.8 million (2004 est.) | 6.7 million (2004 est.) |
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Ireland | 1.871 million (2003) | 1.92 million (2004 est.) |
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Isle of Man | 36,610 (1998) | 39,690 (2001) |
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Israel | 2.61 million (2003 est.) | 2.68 million (2004 est.) |
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Italy | 24.15 million (2003 est.) | 24.27 million (2004 est.) |
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Jamaica | 1.13 million (2003) | 1.14 million (2004 est.) |
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Japan | 66.66 million (2003) | 66.97 million (2004 est.) |
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Jersey | 57,050 (1996) | 52,790 (2004) |
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Jordan | 1.36 million (2003) | 1.41 million (2004 est.) |
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Kazakhstan | 7.634 million (2003) | 7.95 million (2004 est.) |
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Kenya | 11.45 million (2003 est.) | 11.4 million (2004 est.) |
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Kiribati | 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.) | 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.) |
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Korea, North | 9.6 million | 9.6 million |
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Korea, South | 22.92 million (2003) | 22.9 million (2004 est.) |
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Kuwait | 1.38 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force. (2003 est.) |
1.42 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2004 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 2.7 million (2000) | 2.7 million (2000) |
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Laos | 2.6 million (2001 est.) | 2.6 million (2001 est.) |
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Latvia | 1.18 million (2003 est.) | 1.17 million (2004 est.) |
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Lebanon | 1.5 million
note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.) |
2.6 million
note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.) |
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Lesotho | 838,000 (2000) | 838,000 (2000) |
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Libya | 1.51 million (2003 est.) | 1.59 million (2004 est.) |
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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 whom 19,000 are foreigners; 13,000 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001) |
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Lithuania | 1.642 million (2003 est.) | 1.63 million (2004 est.) |
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Luxembourg | 200,000 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2003) | 293,700 (of whom 105,000 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2004 est.) |
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Macau | 214,000 (2002) | 231,500 (3rd Quarter, 2004) |
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Macedonia | 860,000 (2003 est.) | 855,000 (2004 est.) |
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Madagascar | 7.3 million (2000) | 7.3 million (2000) |
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Malawi | 4.5 million (2001 est.) | 4.5 million (2001 est.) |
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Malaysia | 10.26 million (2003 est.) | 10.49 million (2004 est.) |
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Maldives | 88,000 (2000) | 88,000 (2000) |
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Mali | 3.93 million (2001 est.) | 3.93 million (2001 est.) |
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Malta | 160,000 (2002 est.) | 160,000 (2002 est.) |
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Marshall Islands | 28,700 (1996 est.) | 28,700 (1996 est.) |
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Martinique | 165,900 (1998) | 165,900 (1998) |
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Mauritania | 786,000 (2001) | 786,000 (2001) |
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Mauritius | 560,000 (2003) | 560,000 (2004 est.) |
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Mayotte | 48,800 (2000) | 48,800 (2000) |
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Mexico | 34.11 million (2003) | 34.73 million (2004 est.) |
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Micronesia, Federated States of | NA (2000 est.) | NA |
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Moldova | 1.383 million (2003) | 1.36 million (2004 est.) |
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Monaco | 30,540 (January 1994) | 30,540 (January 1994) |
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Mongolia | 1.4 million (2001) | 1.488 million (2003) |
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Montserrat | 4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.) | 4,521 (lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity) (2000 est.) |
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Morocco | 10.84 million (2003) | 11.02 million (2004 est.) |
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Mozambique | 9.2 million (2000 est.) | 9.2 million (2000 est.) |
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Namibia | 760,000 (2003) | 840,000 (2004 est.) |
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Nepal | 10 million
note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.) |
10 million
note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.) |
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Netherlands | 7.46 million (2003) | 7.53 million (2004 est.) |
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Netherlands Antilles | 89,000 (2000) | 89,000 (2000) |
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New Caledonia | 79,400 (including 15,018 unemployed, 1996) | 79,400 (including 15,018 unemployed) (1996) |
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New Zealand | 2.008 million (2003 est.) | 2.05 million (2004 est.) |
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Nicaragua | 1.91 million (2003) | 1.93 million (2004 est.) |
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Niger | 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.) | 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.) |
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Nigeria | 54.36 million (2003 est.) | 55.67 million (2004 est.) |
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Niue | NA (1998 est.) | NA |
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Norfolk Island | NA | 1,345 |
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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 (June 1995) |
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Norway | 2.38 million (2003 est.) | 2.38 million (2004 est.) |
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Oman | 920,000 (2002 est.) | 920,000 (2002 est.) |
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Pakistan | 43.98 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2003) |
45.43 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2004 est.) |
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Palau | 9,845 (2000) | 9,845 (2000) |
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Panama | 1.19 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2003 est.) |
1.32 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2004 est.) |
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Papua New Guinea | 3.25 million (2003) | 3.32 million (2004 est.) |
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Paraguay | 2.15 million (2003 est.) | 2.66 million (2004 est.) |
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Peru | 8.63 million (2003 est.) | 11 million (2004 est.) |
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Philippines | 34.56 million (2003) | 35.86 million (2004 est.) |
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Pitcairn Islands | 12 able-bodied men (1997) | 15 able-bodied men (2004) |
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Poland | 16.92 million (2003 est.) | 17.02 million (2004 est.) |
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Portugal | 5.409 million (2003) | 5.48 million (2004 est.) |
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Puerto Rico | 1.3 million (2000) | 1.3 million (2000) |
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Qatar | 140,000 (2003 est.) | 140,000 (2004 est.) |
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Reunion | 309,900 (2000) | 309,900 (2000) |
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Romania | 9.28 million (2003 est.) | 9.66 million (2004 est.) |
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Russia | 71.68 million (2003 est.) | 71.83 million (2004 est.) |
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Rwanda | 4.6 million (2000) | 4.6 million (2000) |
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Saint Helena | 3,500
note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.) |
3,500
note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,170 (June 1995) | 18,170 (June 1995) |
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Saint Lucia | 43,800 (2001 est.) | 43,800 (2001 est.) |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3,261 (1999) | 3,261 (1999) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67,000 (1984 est.) | 67,000 (1984 est.) |
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Samoa | 90,000 (2000 est.) | 90,000 (2000 est.) |
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San Marino | 18,500 (1999) | 18,500 (1999) |
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Sao Tome and Principe | NA | NA |
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Saudi Arabia | 6.43 million
note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003) |
6.62 million
note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.) |
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Senegal | 4.62 million NA (2003) | 4.65 million (2004 est.) |
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Serbia and Montenegro | 2.93 million (2003 est.) | 3.2 million (2004 est.) |
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Seychelles | 30,900 (1996) | 30,900 (1996) |
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Sierra Leone | 1.369 million (1981 est.) | 1.369 million (1981 est.) |
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Singapore | 2.2 million (2003) | 2.18 million (2004 est.) |
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Slovakia | 2.58 million (2003) | 2.2 million (3rd quarter, 2004 est.) |
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Slovenia | 875,000 (2003) | 870,000 (2004 est.) |
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Solomon Islands | 26,840 (1999) | 26,840 (1999) |
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Somalia | 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) | 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) |
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South Africa | 16.35 million economically active (2003) | 16.63 million economically active (2004 est.) |
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Spain | 18.82 million (2003) | 19.33 million (2004 est.) |
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Sri Lanka | 7.17 million (2003) | 7.26 million (2004 est.) |
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Sudan | 11 million (1996 est.) | 11 million (1996 est.) |
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Suriname | 100,000 | 104,000 (2003) |
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Svalbard | NA | NA |
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Swaziland | 383,200 (2000) | 383,200 (2000) |
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Sweden | 4.449 million (2003 est.) | 4.46 million (2004 est.) |
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Switzerland | 3.72 million (2003) | 3.77 million (2004 est.) |
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Syria | 4.97 million (2003 est.) | 5.12 million (2004 est.) |
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Taiwan | 10.08 million (2003) | 10.22 million (2004 est.) |
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Tajikistan | 3.187 million (2000) | 3.187 million (2000) |
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Tanzania | 18.56 million (2003) | 19 million (2004 est.) |
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Thailand | 34.9 million (2003 est.) | 36.43 million (November 2004 est.) |
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Togo | 1.74 million (1996) | 1.74 million (1996) |
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Tokelau | NA | NA |
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Tonga | 33,910 (1996) | 33,910 (1996) |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 590,000 (2003) | 590,000 (2004 est.) |
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Tunisia | 3.461 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.) |
3.55 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.) |
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Turkey | 23.79 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003) |
25.3 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003 est.) |
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Turkmenistan | 2.34 million (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.) | 7,000 (2001 est.) |
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Uganda | 12.09 million (2003 est.) | 12.41 million (2004 est.) |
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Ukraine | 21.29 million (2003) | 21.11 million (2004 est.) |
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United Arab Emirates | 2.16 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003) |
2.36 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.) |
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United Kingdom | 29.6 million (2003) | 29.78 million (2004 est.) |
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United States | 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2003) | 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2004 est.) |
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Uruguay | 1.56 million (2003) | 1.56 million (2004 est.) |
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Uzbekistan | 14.2 million (2003 est.) | 14.64 million (2004 est.) |
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Vanuatu | NA | NA |
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Venezuela | 11.38 million (2003) | 12.25 million (2004 est.) |
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Vietnam | 45.74 million (2003 est.) | 42.98 million (2004 est.) |
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Virgin Islands | 48,900 (2003 est.) | 48,900 (2003 est.) |
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Wallis and Futuna | NA | NA |
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West Bank | NA | 364,000 (2004) |
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Western Sahara | 12,000 | 12,000 |
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World | NA | NA |
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Yemen | 5.79 million (2003 est.) | 5.98 million (2004 est.) |
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Zambia | 4.59 million (2003) | 4.63 million (2004 est.) |
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Zimbabwe | 4.17 million (2003 est.) | 4.23 million (2004 est.) |