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Afghanistan Afghanistan 15 million (2004 est.) 11.8 million (2001 est.)
Albania Albania 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (September 2006 est.) 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (2004 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.31 million (2006 est.) 9.91 million (2004 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 17,630 (2005) 14,000 (1996)
Andorra Andorra 42,420 (2005) 33,000 (2001 est.)
Angola Angola 6.444 million (2006 est.) 5.41 million (2004 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,049 (2001) 6,049 (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 (1991) 30,000
Argentina Argentina 15.76 million (2006 est.) 15.04 million (2004 est.)
Armenia Armenia 1.2 million (November 2006) 1.4 million (2001)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (2004 est.) 41,500 (1997 est.)
Australia Australia 10.74 million (2006 est.) 10.35 million (2004 est.)
Austria Austria 3.52 million (2006 est.) 3.45 million (2004 est.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5.165 million (2006 est.) 5.09 million (2004 est.)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 176,300 (2004) 156,000 (1999)
Bahrain Bahrain 352,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.)		 370,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 68 million


note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $4.8 billion in 2005-06. (2006 est.)		 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.)
Barbados Barbados 128,500 (2001 est.) 128,500 (2001 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.3 million (31 December 2005) 4.305 million (31 December 2003)
Belgium Belgium 4.9 million (2006 est.) 4.75 million (2004 est.)
Belize Belize 113,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2006 est.)		 90,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2001 est.)
Benin Benin 3.211 million (1996) NA (1996)
Bermuda Bermuda 38,360 (2004) 37,470 (2000)
Bhutan Bhutan NA


note: major shortage of skilled labor		 NA


note: massive lack of skilled labor
Bolivia Bolivia 4.297 million (2006 est.) 3.8 million (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million (2001) 1.026 million (2001)
Botswana Botswana 288,400 formal sector employees (2004) 264,000 formal sector employees (2000)
Brazil Brazil 97.77 million (2006 est.) 89 million (2004 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 12,770 (2004) 12,770 (2004)
Brunei Brunei 180,400 (2006 est.) 158,000


note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (2002 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3.416 million (2006 est.) 3.398 million (2004 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 28.49 million (2006 est.) 27.01 million (2004 est.)
Burundi Burundi 2.99 million (2002) 2.99 million (2002)
Cambodia Cambodia 7 million (2003 est.) 7 million (2003 est.)
Cameroon Cameroon 6.542 million (2006 est.) 6.68 million (2004 est.)
Canada Canada 17.59 million (2006 est.) 17.37 million (2004)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 120,600 (1990) NA
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 23,450 (2004) 19,820 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic NA NA
Chad Chad 2.719 million (1993) NA
Chile Chile 6.835 million (2006 est.) 6.2 million (2004 est.)
China China 795.3 million (2006 est.) 760.8 million (2003)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 20.34 million (2006 est.) 20.7 million (2004 est.)
Comoros Comoros 144,500 (1996 est.) 144,500 (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15 million (2006 est.) 14.51 million (1993 est.)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA NA
Cook Islands Cook Islands 6,820 (2001) 8,000 (1996)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.874 million


note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2006 est.)		 1.81 million (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 6.799 million (68% agricultural) (2006 est.) 6.7 million (68% agricultural) (2004 est.)
Croatia Croatia 1.72 million (2006 est.) 1.71 million (2004 est.)
Cuba Cuba 4.847 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2006 est.)		 4.55 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2004 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus area under government control: 380,000


area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2006 est.)		 Republic of Cyprus: 330,000, north Cyprus: 95,025 (2004 est.)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.334 million (2006 est.) 5.25 million (2004 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.911 million (2006 est.) 2.87 million (2004 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 282,000 (2000) 282,000 (2000)
Dominica Dominica 25,000 (1999 est.) 25,000 (1999 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 3.896 million (2006 est.) 2.3 million - 2.6 million (2000 est.)
East Timor East Timor - NA
Ecuador Ecuador 4.38 million (urban) (2006 est.) 4.53 million (urban) (2004 est.)
Egypt Egypt 21.8 million (2006 est.) 20.71 million (2004 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.875 million (2006 est.) 2.75 million (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA NA
Eritrea Eritrea NA NA
Estonia Estonia 687,000 (2006 est.) 660,000 (2004 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 27.27 million (1999) NA (2001 est.)
European Union European Union 220.9 million (2006 est.) 215 million (various)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1,724 (est.) (1996) 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 2.65 million (2006 est.) 2.66 million (2004 est.)
France France 27.75 million (2006 est.) 27.7 million (2004 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana - 58,800 (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 65,930 (December 2005) 70,000 (1996)
Gabon Gabon 574,000 (2006 est.) 650,000 (2004 est.)
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000 (1996)
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 259,000 (2005) 725,000 (2004)
Georgia Georgia 2.04 million (2004 est.) 2.1 million (2001 est.)
Germany Germany 43.57 million (2006 est.) 42.63 million (2004 est.)
Ghana Ghana 11.07 million (2006 est.) 10.24 million (2004 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001) 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999)
Greece Greece 4.89 million (2006 est.) 4.4 million (2004 est.)
Greenland Greenland 32,120 (2004) 24,500 (1999 est.)
Grenada Grenada 42,300 (1996) 42,300 (1996)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe - 125,900 (1997)
Guam Guam 62,050 (2002 est.) 60,000 (2000 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 3.86 million (2006 est.) 3.68 million (2004 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 31,470 (March 2006) 32,290 (2001)
Guinea Guinea 3.7 million (2006 est.) 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 2.574 million (2006 est.) 2.47 million (2004 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.583 million (2006 est.) 3.54 million (October 2004 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.21 million (2006 est.) 4.17 million (2004 est.)
Iceland Iceland 175,000 (2006 est.) 158,100 (2004 est.)
India India 506.9 million (2006 est.) 482.2 million (2004 est.)
Indonesia Indonesia 106.4 million (2006 est.) 111.5 million (2004 est.)
Iran Iran 24.29 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 23 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.)
Iraq Iraq 7.4 million (2004 est.) 6.7 million (2004 est.)
Ireland Ireland 2.132 million (2006 est.) 1.92 million (2004 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 39,690 (2001) 39,690 (2001)
Israel Israel 2.81 million (2006 est.) 2.68 million (2004 est.)
Italy Italy 24.64 million (2006 est.) 24.27 million (2004 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.249 million (2006 est.) 1.14 million (2004 est.)
Japan Japan 66.57 million (2006 est.) 66.97 million (2004 est.)
Jersey Jersey 53,560 (June 2006) 52,790 (2004)
Jordan Jordan 1.512 million (2006 est.) 1.41 million (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8.029 million (2006 est.) 7.95 million (2004 est.)
Kenya Kenya 1.963 million (2006 est.) 11.4 million (2004 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 (2002 est.) 9.6 million
Korea, South Korea, South 23.98 million (2006 est.) 22.9 million (2004 est.)
Kuwait Kuwait 1.168 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2006 est.)		 1.42 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2.7 million (2000) 2.7 million (2000)
Laos Laos 2.1 million (2006 est.) 2.6 million (2001 est.)
Latvia Latvia 1.136 million (2006 est.) 1.17 million (2004 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 1.5 million


note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)		 2.6 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 1.748 million (2006 est.) 1.59 million (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 29,500 of whom 13,900 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 1.588 million (2006 est.) 1.63 million (2004 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 203,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2006 est.) 293,700 (of whom 105,000 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2004 est.)
Macau Macau 248,000 (2005) 231,500 (3rd Quarter, 2004)
Macedonia Macedonia 880,000 (2006 est.) 855,000 (2004 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 10.68 million (2006 est.) 10.49 million (2004 est.)
Maldives Maldives 101,300 (2004) 88,000 (2000)
Mali Mali 3.93 million (2001 est.) 3.93 million (2001 est.)
Malta Malta 164,000 (2006 est.) 160,000 (2002 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 14,680 (2000) 28,700 (1996 est.)
Martinique Martinique - 165,900 (1998)
Mauritania Mauritania 786,000 (2001) 786,000 (2001)
Mauritius Mauritius 541,000 (2006 est.) 560,000 (2004 est.)
Mayotte Mayotte 44,560 (2002) 48,800 (2000)
Mexico Mexico 44.51 million (2006 est.) 34.73 million (2004 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 37,410 (2000) NA
Moldova Moldova 1.339 million (2006 est.) 1.36 million (2004 est.)
Monaco Monaco 44,000


note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.)		 30,540 (January 1994)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.577 million (2005) 1.488 million (2003)
Montenegro Montenegro 259,100 (2004) -
Montserrat 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.)
Morocco Morocco 10.86 million (2006 est.) 11.02 million (2004 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 9.4 million (2006 est.) 9.2 million (2000 est.)
Namibia Namibia 657,000 (2006 est.) 840,000 (2004 est.)
Nepal Nepal 11.11 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 10 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 7.49 million (2006 est.) 7.53 million (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 83,600 (2005) 89,000 (2000)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 78,990 (2004) 79,400 (including 15,018 unemployed) (1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 2.199 million (2006 est.) 2.05 million (2004 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 2.204 million (2006 est.) 1.93 million (2004 est.)
Niger Niger 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (2002 est.) 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries (2002 est.)
Nigeria Nigeria 49.62 million (2006 est.) 55.67 million (2004 est.)
Niue Niue 663 (2001) NA
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island NA 1,345
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 44,470 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (2000) 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (June 1995)
Norway Norway 2.447 million (2006 est.) 2.38 million (2004 est.)
Oman Oman 920,000 (2002 est.) 920,000 (2002 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 47.87 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2006 est.)		 45.43 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2004 est.)
Palau Palau 9,777 (2005) 9,845 (2000)
Panama Panama 1.439 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2006 est.)		 1.32 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.477 million (2006 est.) 3.32 million (2004 est.)
Paraguay Paraguay 2.706 million (2006 est.) 2.66 million (2004 est.)
Peru Peru 9.21 million (2006 est.) 11 million (2004 est.)
Philippines Philippines 35.79 million (2006 est.) 35.86 million (2004 est.)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 15 able-bodied men (2004) 15 able-bodied men (2004)
Poland Poland 16.94 million (2006 est.) 17.02 million (2004 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.59 million (2006 est.) 5.48 million (2004 est.)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000)
Qatar Qatar 508,000 (2006 est.) 140,000 (2004 est.)
Reunion Reunion - 309,900 (2000)
Romania Romania 9.33 million (2006 est.) 9.66 million (2004 est.)
Russia Russia 74.26 million (2006 est.) 71.83 million (2004 est.)
Rwanda Rwanda 4.6 million (2000) 4.6 million (2000)
Saint Helena Saint Helena 2,486


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 3,450 (2005) 3,261 (1999)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41,680 (1991 est.) 67,000 (1984 est.)
Samoa Samoa 90,000 (2000 est.) 90,000 (2000 est.)
San Marino San Marino 20,470 (2004) 18,500 (1999)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 35,050 (1991) NA
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 6.311 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.)		 6.62 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.)
Senegal Senegal 4.723 million (2006 est.) 4.65 million (2004 est.)
Serbia Serbia 2.961 million for Serbia (including Kosovo) (2002 est.) -
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro - 3.2 million (2004 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 2.47 million (2006 est.) 2.18 million (2004 est.)
Slovakia Slovakia 2.658 million (2006 est.) 2.2 million (3rd quarter, 2004 est.)
Slovenia Slovenia 911,000 (2006 est.) 870,000 (2004 est.)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 249,200 (1999) 26,840 (1999)
Somalia Somalia 3.7 million (few skilled laborers) (1975) 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers)
South Africa South Africa 16.96 million economically active (2006 est.) 16.63 million economically active (2004 est.)
Spain Spain 21.58 million (2006 est.) 19.33 million (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.602 million (2006 est.) 7.26 million (2004 est.)
Sudan Sudan 7.415 million (1996 est.) 11 million (1996 est.)
Suriname Suriname 156,700 (2004) 104,000 (2003)
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland 300,000 (2006) 383,200 (2000)
Sweden Sweden 4.586 million (2006 est.) 4.46 million (2004 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.8 million (2006 est.) 3.77 million (2004 est.)
Syria Syria 5.276 million (2006 est.) 5.12 million (2004 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.52 million (2006 est.) 10.22 million (2004 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 3.7 million (2003) 3.187 million (2000)
Tanzania Tanzania 19.35 million (2006 est.) 19 million (2004 est.)
Thailand Thailand 36.55 million (2006 est.) 36.43 million (November 2004 est.)
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste NA -
Togo Togo 1.302 million (1998) 1.74 million (1996)
Tokelau Tokelau 440 (2001) NA
Tonga Tonga 33,910 (2003) 33,910 (1996)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 625,000 (2006 est.) 590,000 (2004 est.)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.503 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 3.55 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2004 est.)
Turkey Turkey 24.79 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2006 est.)		 25.3 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2003 est.)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 2.32 million (2003 est.) 2.32 million (2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands 4,848 (1990 est.) 4,848 (1990 est.)
Tuvalu Tuvalu 3,615 (2004 est.) 7,000 (2001 est.)
Uganda Uganda 13.58 million (2006 est.) 12.41 million (2004 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 21.52 million (2006 est.) 21.11 million (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2.968 million (2006 est.) 2.36 million


note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2004 est.)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 30.48 million (2006 est.) 29.78 million (2004 est.)
United States United States 151.4 million (includes unemployed) (2006 est.) 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2004 est.)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.27 million (2006 est.) 1.56 million (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.43 million (2006 est.) 14.64 million (2004 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu 76,410 (1999) NA
Venezuela Venezuela 12.19 million (2006 est.) 12.25 million (2004 est.)
Vietnam Vietnam 44.58 million (2006 est.) 42.98 million (2004 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 43,980 (2004 est.) 48,900 (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 3,104 (2003) NA
West Bank West Bank 568,000 (2005) 364,000 (2004)
Western Sahara Western Sahara 12,000 12,000
World World 3.001 billion (2005 est.) NA
Yemen Yemen 5.972 million (2006 est.) 5.98 million (2004 est.)
Zambia Zambia 4.92 million (2006 est.) 4.63 million (2004 est.)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3.99 million (2006 est.) 4.23 million (2004 est.)
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