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  Labor force (2005)Labor force (2002)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 11.8 million (2001 est.) 10 million (2000 est.)
Albania Albania 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2004 est.) 1.283 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (2000 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.91 million (2004 est.) 9.4 million (2001 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 14,000 (1996) 14,000 (1996)
Andorra Andorra 33,000 (2001 est.) 33,000 (2001 est.)
Angola Angola 5.41 million (2004 est.) 5 million (1997 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,049 (2001) 6,735 (1999) (1999)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 30,000
Argentina Argentina 15.04 million (2004 est.) 15 million (1999)
Armenia Armenia 1.4 million (2001) 1.4 million (2001)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (1997 est.) 41,501
Australia Australia 10.35 million (2004 est.) 9.2 million (December 2001 )
Austria Austria 3.45 million (2004 est.) 4.3 million (2001)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5.09 million (2004 est.) 3.7 million (1997) (2001)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 156,000 (1999) 156,000 (1999)
Bahrain Bahrain 370,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.)		 295,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 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.)		 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 128,500 (2001 est.) 128,500 (2001 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.305 million (31 December 2003) 4.8 million (2000)
Belgium Belgium 4.75 million (2004 est.) 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 (1997 est.)
Benin Benin NA (1996) NA
Bermuda Bermuda 37,470 (2000) 37,472 (2000)
Bhutan Bhutan NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor		 NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor
Bolivia Bolivia 3.8 million (2004 est.) 2.5 million
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million (2001) 1.026 million
Botswana Botswana 264,000 formal sector employees (2000) 264,000 formal sector employees (2000)
Brazil Brazil 89 million (2004 est.) 79 million (1999 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 12,770 (2004) 4,911 (1980)
Brunei Brunei 158,000


note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (2002 est.)		 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 3.398 million (2004 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 (1999)
Burma Burma 27.01 million (2004 est.) 23.7 million (1999 est.)
Burundi Burundi 2.99 million (2002) 1.9 million
Cambodia Cambodia 7 million (2003 est.) 6 million (1998 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 6.68 million (2004 est.) NA
Canada Canada 17.37 million (2004) 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 6.2 million (2004 est.) 5.9 million (2000 est.)
China China 760.8 million (2003) 706 million (2000 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 20.7 million (2004 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 8,000 (1996) 8,000 (1996)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.81 million (2004 est.) 1.9 million (1999) (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 6.7 million (68% agricultural) (2004 est.) 68% agricultural (2000 est.)
Croatia Croatia 1.71 million (2004 est.) 1.7 million (2001)
Cuba Cuba 4.55 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2004 est.)		 4.3 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (1999) (2000 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 330,000, north Cyprus: 95,025 (2004 est.) Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.25 million (2004 est.) 5.203 million (1999 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.87 million (2004 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 NA
Ecuador Ecuador 4.53 million (urban) (2004 est.) 3.7 million (urban)
Egypt Egypt 20.71 million (2004 est.) 20.6 million (2001 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.75 million (2004 est.) 2.35 million (1999) (1999)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA NA
Eritrea Eritrea NA NA
Estonia Estonia 660,000 (2004 est.) 608,600 (2001 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA (2001 est.) NA
European Union European Union 215 million (various) -
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) 137,000 (1999)
Finland Finland 2.66 million (2004 est.) 2.6 million (2000 est.)
France France 27.7 million (2004 est.) 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 650,000 (2004 est.) 600,000 600,000
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000 400,000
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 725,000 (2004) NA
Georgia Georgia 2.1 million (2001 est.) 2.1 million (2001 est.)
Germany Germany 42.63 million (2004 est.) 41.9 million (2001)
Ghana Ghana 10.24 million (2004 est.) 9 million (2000 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999) 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
Greece Greece 4.4 million (2004 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 3.68 million (2004 est.) 4.2 million (1999 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 32,290 (2001) 31,322 (2000)
Guinea Guinea 3 million (1999) 3 million (1999) (1999)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 480,000 (1999) 480,000
Guyana Guyana 418,000 (2001 est.) 418,000 (2001 est.)
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 (2001) (1995)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 2.47 million (2004 est.) 2.3 million (1997 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.54 million (October 2004 est.) 3.44 million (2001 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.17 million (2004 est.) 4.2 million (1997) (1997)
Iceland Iceland 158,100 (2004 est.) 159,000 (2000)
India India 482.2 million (2004 est.) 406 million (1999) (1999)
Indonesia Indonesia 111.5 million (2004 est.) 99 million (1999)
Iran Iran 23 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.)		 18 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (1998)
Iraq Iraq 6.7 million (2004 est.) 4.4 million (1989) (1989)
Ireland Ireland 1.92 million (2004 est.) 1.8 million (2001)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 39,690 (2001) 36,610 (1998)
Israel Israel 2.68 million (2004 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Italy Italy 24.27 million (2004 est.) 23.6 million (2001 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.14 million (2004 est.) 1.13 million (1998) (1998)
Japan Japan 66.97 million (2004 est.) 67.7 million (December 2000 )
Jersey Jersey 52,790 (2004) 57,050 (1996) (1996)
Jordan Jordan 1.41 million (2004 est.) 1.26 million


note: in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (2001)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7.95 million (2004 est.) 8.4 million (1999)
Kenya Kenya 11.4 million (2004 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 (1985 est.)
Korea, North Korea, North 9.6 million 9.6 million
Korea, South Korea, South 22.9 million (2004 est.) 22 million (2001)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.42 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2004 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 2.7 million (2000) 2.7 million (2000)
Laos Laos 2.6 million (2001 est.) 2.4 million (1999)
Latvia Latvia 1.17 million (2004 est.) 1.1 million (2001 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 2.6 million


note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.)		 1.5 million


note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1999 est.) (2001 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 838,000 (2000) 700,000 economically active
Libya Libya 1.59 million (2004 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) 28,783 of which 13,847 are foreigners; 8,231 commute from Austria and Switzerland to work each day
Lithuania Lithuania 1.63 million (2004 est.) 1.5 million (2001 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 293,700 (of whom 105,000 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2004 est.) 262,300 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000)
Macau Macau 231,500 (3rd Quarter, 2004) 218,000 (2001)
Macedonia Macedonia 855,000 (2004 est.) -
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - 1.1 million (2000 est.)
Madagascar Madagascar 7.3 million (2000) 7 million (1999) (1999)
Malawi Malawi 4.5 million (2001 est.) 4.5 million (2001 est.)
Malaysia Malaysia 10.49 million (2004 est.) 9.9 million (2001 est.)
Maldives Maldives 88,000 (2000) 67,000 (1995) (1995)
Mali Mali 3.93 million (2001 est.) 3.93 million (2001 est.)
Malta Malta 160,000 (2002 est.) 160,000 (2002 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 28,700 (1996 est.) 28,698
Martinique Martinique 165,900 (1998) 170,000 (1997) (1997)
Mauritania Mauritania 786,000 (2001) 786,000 (2001) (2001)
Mauritius Mauritius 560,000 (2004 est.) 514,000 (1995) (1995)
Mayotte Mayotte 48,800 (2000) NA
Mexico Mexico 34.73 million (2004 est.) 39.8 million (2000) (2000)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of NA NA
Moldova Moldova 1.36 million (2004 est.) 1.7 million (1998) (1998)
Monaco Monaco 30,540 (January 1994) 30,540 (January 1994)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.488 million (2003) 1.4 million (2000)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521 (lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity) (2000 est.) 4,521 (1992); note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity
Morocco Morocco 11.02 million (2004 est.) 11 million (1999) (1999)
Mozambique Mozambique 9.2 million (2000 est.) 7.4 million (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 840,000 (2004 est.) 500,000
Nepal Nepal 10 million


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


note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 7.53 million (2004 est.) 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 2.05 million (2004 est.) 1.92 million (2001 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 1.93 million (2004 est.) 1.7 million (1999) (1999)
Niger Niger 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.) 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries
Nigeria Nigeria 55.67 million (2004 est.) 66 million (1999 est.)
Niue Niue NA NA
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 1,345 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 (1995)
Norway Norway 2.38 million (2004 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Oman Oman 920,000 (2002 est.) 920,000
Pakistan Pakistan 45.43 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2004 est.)		 40.4 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000)
Palau Palau 9,845 (2000) 8,300 (1999)
Panama Panama 1.32 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2004 est.)		 1.1 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.32 million (2004 est.) 2.3 million (1999)
Paraguay Paraguay 2.66 million (2004 est.) 2 million (2000 est.)
Peru Peru 11 million (2004 est.) 7.5 million (2000 est.)
Philippines Philippines 35.86 million (2004 est.) 32 million (2000)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 15 able-bodied men (2004) 12 able-bodied men (1997)
Poland Poland 17.02 million (2004 est.) 17.6 million (2000 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.48 million (2004 est.) 5.1 million (2000)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000) (2000)
Qatar Qatar 140,000 (2004 est.) 280,122 (1997 est.)
Reunion Reunion 309,900 (2000) 261,000 (1995) (1995)
Romania Romania 9.66 million (2004 est.) 9.9 million (1999 est.)
Russia Russia 71.83 million (2004 est.) 71.3 million (2001 est.)
Rwanda Rwanda 4.6 million (2000) 3.6 million
Saint Helena Saint Helena 3,500


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


note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 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
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3,261 (1999) 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 6.62 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.)		 7 million


note: 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Senegal Senegal 4.65 million (2004 est.) NA
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 3.2 million (2004 est.) 3 million (2001 est.)
Seychelles Seychelles 30,900 (1996) 30,900 (1996) (1996)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1.369 million (1981 est.) 1.369 million


note: only about 65,000 wage earners (1985) (1981 est.)
Singapore Singapore 2.18 million (2004 est.) 2.19 million (2000)
Slovakia Slovakia 2.2 million (3rd quarter, 2004 est.) 3 million (1999)
Slovenia Slovenia 870,000 (2004 est.) 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 16.63 million economically active (2004 est.) 17 million economically active (2000)
Spain Spain 19.33 million (2004 est.) 17.1 million (2001)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.26 million (2004 est.) 6.6 million (1998)
Sudan Sudan 11 million (1996 est.) 11 million (1996 est.)
Suriname Suriname 104,000 (2003) 100,000
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland 383,200 (2000) NA
Sweden Sweden 4.46 million (2004 est.) 4.4 million (2000 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.77 million (2004 est.) 4 million (2001)
Syria Syria 5.12 million (2004 est.) 4.7 million (1998 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.22 million (2004 est.) 9.8 million (2001 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 3.187 million (2000) 3.187 million (2000)
Tanzania Tanzania 19 million (2004 est.) 13.495 million
Thailand Thailand 36.43 million (November 2004 est.) 33.4 million (2001 est.)
Togo Togo 1.74 million (1996) 1.74 million (1996) (1996)
Tokelau Tokelau NA NA
Tonga Tonga 33,910 (1996) 33,908 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 590,000 (2004 est.) 564,000 (2000) (2000)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.55 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.)		 2.69 million


note: shortage of skilled labor
Turkey Turkey 25.3 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003 est.)		 23.8 million (2001 3rd quarter)


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 2.32 million (2003 est.) 2.34 million (1996) (1996)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 4,848 (1990 est.) 4,848 (1990 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu 7,000 (2001 est.) 7,000 (2001 est.)
Uganda Uganda 12.41 million (2004 est.) 12 million (2001 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 21.11 million (2004 est.) 22.8 million (yearend 1997)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.36 million


note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 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 29.78 million (2004 est.) 29.7 million (2001)
United States United States 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2004 est.) 141.8 million (includes unemployed) (2002)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.56 million (2004 est.) 1.2 million (2001) (2001)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.64 million (2004 est.) 11.9 million (1998 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA NA
Venezuela Venezuela 12.25 million (2004 est.) 9.9 million (1999) (1999)
Vietnam Vietnam 42.98 million (2004 est.) 38.2 million (1998 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 48,900 (2003 est.) 48,356
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna NA NA
West Bank West Bank 364,000 (2004) NA
Western Sahara Western Sahara 12,000 12,000
World World NA NA
Yemen Yemen 5.98 million (2004 est.) NA
Zambia Zambia 4.63 million (2004 est.) 3.4 million
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 4.23 million (2004 est.) 5.5 million (2000 est.)
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