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  Labor force (2005)Labor force (2004)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 11.8 million (2001 est.) 11.8 million (2001 est.)
Albania Albania 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2004 est.) 1.35 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2003 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.91 million (2004 est.) 9.6 million (2003)
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.) 5.57 million (2003 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,049 (2001) 6,049 (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 30,000
Argentina Argentina 15.04 million (2004 est.) 14.92 million (2003)
Armenia Armenia 1.4 million (2001) 1.4 million (2001)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (1997 est.) 41,500 (1997 est.)
Australia Australia 10.35 million (2004 est.) 10.19 million (37256)
Austria Austria 3.45 million (2004 est.) 3.425 million (2003)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5.09 million (2004 est.) 4.99 million (2003)
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.)		 350,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003 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.)		 64.02 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)
Barbados Barbados 128,500 (2001 est.) 128,500 (2001 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.305 million (31 December 2003) 4.8 million (2000 est.)
Belgium Belgium 4.75 million (2004 est.) 4.73 million (2003)
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 (2001 est.)
Benin Benin NA (1996) NA (1996)
Bermuda Bermuda 37,470 (2000) 37,470 (2000)
Bhutan Bhutan NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor		 NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor (1997 est.)
Bolivia Bolivia 3.8 million (2004 est.) 4.1 million (2003)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million (2001) 1.026 million (2001)
Botswana Botswana 264,000 formal sector employees (2000) 264,000 formal sector employees (2000)
Brazil Brazil 89 million (2004 est.) 82.59 million (2003 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


note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (1999 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3.398 million (2004 est.) 3.333 million (2003 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 (2003)
Burma Burma 27.01 million (2004 est.) 22.14 million (2003 est.)
Burundi Burundi 2.99 million (2002) 2.99 million (2002)
Cambodia Cambodia 7 million (2003 est.) 7 million (2003 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 6.68 million (2004 est.) 6.49 million NA (2003)
Canada Canada 17.37 million (2004) 17.04 million (2003 est.)
Cape Verde Cape Verde NA NA (1980)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 19,820 (1995) 19,820 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic NA NA (2000 est.)
Chad Chad NA NA (2002)
Chile Chile 6.2 million (2004 est.) 6 million (2003 est.)
China China 760.8 million (2003) 778.1 million (2003 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 20.7 million (2004 est.) 20.34 million (2003 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 (2000 est.)
Cook Islands Cook Islands 8,000 (1996) 8,000 (1996)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.81 million (2004 est.) 1.758 million (2003)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 6.7 million (68% agricultural) (2004 est.) 6.64 million 68% agricultural (2003)
Croatia Croatia 1.71 million (2004 est.) 1.69 million (2003)
Cuba Cuba 4.55 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2004 est.)		 4.58 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2003 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: 330,000, north Cyprus: 95,025 (2004 est.) 330,000 Republic of Cyprus: 306,000; north Cyprus: 95,025 (2003)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.25 million (2004 est.) 5.25 million (2003 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.87 million (2004 est.) 2.863 million (2003 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 282,000 (2000) 282,000 (2000)
Dominica Dominica 25,000 (1999 est.) 25,000 (1999 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 2.3 million - 2.6 million (2000 est.) 2.3 million - 2.6 million (2000 est.)
East Timor East Timor NA NA
Ecuador Ecuador 4.53 million (urban) (2004 est.) 4.36 million (urban) (2003)
Egypt Egypt 20.71 million (2004 est.) 20.19 million (2003 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.75 million (2004 est.) 2.62 million (2003)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA NA (October 2000)
Eritrea Eritrea NA NA (1999)
Estonia Estonia 660,000 (2004 est.) 654,000 (2003 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia NA (2001 est.) NA (2001 est.)
European Union European Union 215 million (various) 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) 137,000 (1999)
Finland Finland 2.66 million (2004 est.) 2.599 million (2003 est.)
France France 27.7 million (2004 est.) 27.39 million (2003 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana 58,800 (1997) 58,800 (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 70,000 (1996) 70,000 (1996)
Gabon Gabon 650,000 (2004 est.) 610,000 (2003)
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000 (1996)
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 725,000 (2004) NA (1997)
Georgia Georgia 2.1 million (2001 est.) 2.1 million (2001 est.)
Germany Germany 42.63 million (2004 est.) 42.63 million (2003)
Ghana Ghana 10.24 million (2004 est.) 10 million (2003 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999) 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999)
Greece Greece 4.4 million (2004 est.) 4.39 million (2003 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 3.68 million (2004 est.) 3.84 million (2003 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 32,290 (2001) 31,320 (2000)
Guinea Guinea 3 million (1999) 3 million (1999)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 480,000 (1999) 480,000 (1999)
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


note: shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 2.47 million (2004 est.) 2.41 million (2003 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.54 million (October 2004 est.) 3.5 million (2003 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.17 million (2004 est.) 4.164 million (2003)
Iceland Iceland 158,100 (2004 est.) 160,000 (2003)
India India 482.2 million (2004 est.) 472 million (2003)
Indonesia Indonesia 111.5 million (2004 est.) 105.7 million (2003)
Iran Iran 23 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.)		 22.32 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.)
Iraq Iraq 6.7 million (2004 est.) 7.8 million (2004 est.)
Ireland Ireland 1.92 million (2004 est.) 1.871 million (2003)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 39,690 (2001) 36,610 (1998)
Israel Israel 2.68 million (2004 est.) 2.61 million (2003 est.)
Italy Italy 24.27 million (2004 est.) 24.15 million (2003 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.14 million (2004 est.) 1.13 million (2003)
Japan Japan 66.97 million (2004 est.) 66.66 million (2003)
Jersey Jersey 52,790 (2004) 57,050 (1996)
Jordan Jordan 1.41 million (2004 est.) 1.36 million (2003)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 7.95 million (2004 est.) 7.634 million (2003)
Kenya Kenya 11.4 million (2004 est.) 11.45 million (2003 est.)
Kiribati Kiribati 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.) 7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.)
Korea, North Korea, North 9.6 million 9.6 million
Korea, South Korea, South 22.9 million (2004 est.) 22.92 million (2003)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.42 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2004 est.)		 1.38 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force. (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2.7 million (2000) 2.7 million (2000)
Laos Laos 2.6 million (2001 est.) 2.6 million (2001 est.)
Latvia Latvia 1.17 million (2004 est.) 1.18 million (2003 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 (2001 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 838,000 (2000) 838,000 (2000)
Libya Libya 1.59 million (2004 est.) 1.51 million (2003 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 whom 19,000 are foreigners; 13,000 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001)
Lithuania Lithuania 1.63 million (2004 est.) 1.642 million (2003 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 293,700 (of whom 105,000 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2004 est.) 200,000 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2003)
Macau Macau 231,500 (3rd Quarter, 2004) 214,000 (2002)
Macedonia Macedonia 855,000 (2004 est.) 860,000 (2003 est.)
Madagascar Madagascar 7.3 million (2000) 7.3 million (2000)
Malawi Malawi 4.5 million (2001 est.) 4.5 million (2001 est.)
Malaysia Malaysia 10.49 million (2004 est.) 10.26 million (2003 est.)
Maldives Maldives 88,000 (2000) 88,000 (2000)
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.) 28,700 (1996 est.)
Martinique Martinique 165,900 (1998) 165,900 (1998)
Mauritania Mauritania 786,000 (2001) 786,000 (2001)
Mauritius Mauritius 560,000 (2004 est.) 560,000 (2003)
Mayotte Mayotte 48,800 (2000) 48,800 (2000)
Mexico Mexico 34.73 million (2004 est.) 34.11 million (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of NA NA (2000 est.)
Moldova Moldova 1.36 million (2004 est.) 1.383 million (2003)
Monaco Monaco 30,540 (January 1994) 30,540 (January 1994)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.488 million (2003) 1.4 million (2001)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521 (lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity) (2000 est.) 4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.)
Morocco Morocco 11.02 million (2004 est.) 10.84 million (2003)
Mozambique Mozambique 9.2 million (2000 est.) 9.2 million (2000 est.)
Namibia Namibia 840,000 (2004 est.) 760,000 (2003)
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.) 7.46 million (2003)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 89,000 (2000) 89,000 (2000)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 79,400 (including 15,018 unemployed) (1996) 79,400 (including 15,018 unemployed, 1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 2.05 million (2004 est.) 2.008 million (2003 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 1.93 million (2004 est.) 1.91 million (2003)
Niger Niger 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.) 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.)
Nigeria Nigeria 55.67 million (2004 est.) 54.36 million (2003 est.)
Niue Niue NA NA (1998 est.)
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 (June 1995)
Norway Norway 2.38 million (2004 est.) 2.38 million (2003 est.)
Oman Oman 920,000 (2002 est.) 920,000 (2002 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 45.43 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2004 est.)		 43.98 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2003)
Palau Palau 9,845 (2000) 9,845 (2000)
Panama Panama 1.32 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2004 est.)		 1.19 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.32 million (2004 est.) 3.25 million (2003)
Paraguay Paraguay 2.66 million (2004 est.) 2.15 million (2003 est.)
Peru Peru 11 million (2004 est.) 8.63 million (2003 est.)
Philippines Philippines 35.86 million (2004 est.) 34.56 million (2003)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 15 able-bodied men (2004) 12 able-bodied men (1997)
Poland Poland 17.02 million (2004 est.) 16.92 million (2003 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.48 million (2004 est.) 5.409 million (2003)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000)
Qatar Qatar 140,000 (2004 est.) 140,000 (2003 est.)
Reunion Reunion 309,900 (2000) 309,900 (2000)
Romania Romania 9.66 million (2004 est.) 9.28 million (2003 est.)
Russia Russia 71.83 million (2004 est.) 71.68 million (2003 est.)
Rwanda Rwanda 4.6 million (2000) 4.6 million (2000)
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) 18,170 (June 1995)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 43,800 (2001 est.) 43,800 (2001 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3,261 (1999) 3,261 (1999)
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 6.62 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.)		 6.43 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003)
Senegal Senegal 4.65 million (2004 est.) 4.62 million NA (2003)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 3.2 million (2004 est.) 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.)
Singapore Singapore 2.18 million (2004 est.) 2.2 million (2003)
Slovakia Slovakia 2.2 million (3rd quarter, 2004 est.) 2.58 million (2003)
Slovenia Slovenia 870,000 (2004 est.) 875,000 (2003)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 26,840 (1999) 26,840 (1999)
Somalia Somalia 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers)
South Africa South Africa 16.63 million economically active (2004 est.) 16.35 million economically active (2003)
Spain Spain 19.33 million (2004 est.) 18.82 million (2003)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.26 million (2004 est.) 7.17 million (2003)
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) 383,200 (2000)
Sweden Sweden 4.46 million (2004 est.) 4.449 million (2003 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.77 million (2004 est.) 3.72 million (2003)
Syria Syria 5.12 million (2004 est.) 4.97 million (2003 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.22 million (2004 est.) 10.08 million (2003)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 3.187 million (2000) 3.187 million (2000)
Tanzania Tanzania 19 million (2004 est.) 18.56 million (2003)
Thailand Thailand 36.43 million (November 2004 est.) 34.9 million (2003 est.)
Togo Togo 1.74 million (1996) 1.74 million (1996)
Tokelau Tokelau NA NA
Tonga Tonga 33,910 (1996) 33,910 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 590,000 (2004 est.) 590,000 (2003)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.55 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.)		 3.461 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2003 est.)
Turkey Turkey 25.3 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003 est.)		 23.79 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 2.32 million (2003 est.) 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.) 7,000 (2001 est.)
Uganda Uganda 12.41 million (2004 est.) 12.09 million (2003 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 21.11 million (2004 est.) 21.29 million (2003)
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.)		 2.16 million


note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2003)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 29.78 million (2004 est.) 29.6 million (2003)
United States United States 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2004 est.) 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2003)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.56 million (2004 est.) 1.56 million (2003)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.64 million (2004 est.) 14.2 million (2003 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu NA NA
Venezuela Venezuela 12.25 million (2004 est.) 11.38 million (2003)
Vietnam Vietnam 42.98 million (2004 est.) 45.74 million (2003 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 48,900 (2003 est.) 48,900 (2003 est.)
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.) 5.79 million (2003 est.)
Zambia Zambia 4.63 million (2004 est.) 4.59 million (2003)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 4.23 million (2004 est.) 4.17 million (2003 est.)
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