Labor force (2007) | Labor force (2008) | ||
Algeria | 9.31 million (2006 est.) | 9.38 million (2007 est.) | |
Angola | 6.444 million (2006 est.) | 6.573 million (2007 est.) | |
Argentina | 15.76 million (2006 est.) | 16.1 million
note: urban areas only (2007 est.) |
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Armenia | 1.2 million (November 2006) | 1.2 million (2007 est.) | |
Australia | 10.74 million (2006 est.) | 10.9 million (2007 est.) | |
Austria | 3.52 million (2006 est.) | 3.56 million (2007 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 5.165 million (2006 est.) | 5.243 million (2007 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | 176,300 (2004) | 181,900 (2006) | |
Bahrain | 352,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.) |
363,000
note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.) |
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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.) |
69.4 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. (2007 est.) |
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Belgium | 4.9 million (2006 est.) | 5.03 million (2007 est.) | |
Benin | 3.211 million (1996) | 5.38 million (2007 est.) | |
Bolivia | 4.297 million (2006 est.) | 4.793 million (2006 est.) | |
Brazil | 97.77 million (2006 est.) | 99.47 million (2007 est.) | |
Bulgaria | 3.416 million (2006 est.) | 3.44 million (2007 est.) | |
Burma | 28.49 million (2006 est.) | 29.26 million (2007 est.) | |
Cameroon | 6.542 million (2006 est.) | 6.68 million (2007 est.) | |
Canada | 17.59 million (2006 est.) | 17.9 million (2007 est.) | |
Central African Republic | NA | 1.857 million (2006) | |
Chad | 2.719 million (1993) | 3.747 million (2006) | |
Chile | 6.835 million (2006 est.) | 6.97 million (2007 est.) | |
China | 795.3 million (2006 est.) | 803.3 million (2007 est.) | |
Colombia | 20.34 million (2006 est.) | 20.65 million (2007 est.) | |
Costa Rica | 1.874 million
note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2006 est.) |
1.946 million
note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2007 est.) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | 6.799 million (68% agricultural) (2006 est.) | 6.907 million (68% agricultural) (2007 est.) | |
Croatia | 1.72 million (2006 est.) | 1.714 million (2007 est.) | |
Cuba | 4.847 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2006 est.) |
4.853 million
note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2007 est.) |
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Cyprus | area under government control: 380,000
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2006 est.) |
area under government control: 391,000
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2007 est.) |
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Czech Republic | 5.334 million (2006 est.) | 5.35 million (2007 est.) | |
Denmark | 2.911 million (2006 est.) | 2.9 million (2007 est.) | |
Dominica | 25,000 (1999 est.) | 25,000 (2000 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 3.896 million (2006 est.) | 3.986 million (2007 est.) | |
Ecuador | 4.38 million (urban) (2006 est.) | 4.55 million (urban) (2007 est.) | |
Egypt | 21.8 million (2006 est.) | 22.49 million (2007 est.) | |
El Salvador | 2.875 million (2006 est.) | 2.87 million (2007 est.) | |
Estonia | 687,000 (2006 est.) | 688,000 (2007 est.) | |
European Union | 220.9 million (2006 est.) | 222.4 million (2006 est.) | |
Finland | 2.65 million (2006 est.) | 2.68 million (2007 est.) | |
France | 27.75 million (2006 est.) | 27.76 million (2007 est.) | |
Gabon | 574,000 (2006 est.) | 582,000 (2007 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | 259,000 (2005) | 267,000 (2006) | |
Georgia | 2.04 million (2004 est.) | 2.02 million (2007 est.) | |
Germany | 43.57 million (2006 est.) | 43.63 million (2007 est.) | |
Ghana | 11.07 million (2006 est.) | 11.29 million (2007 est.) | |
Greece | 4.89 million (2006 est.) | 4.94 million (2007 est.) | |
Guatemala | 3.86 million (2006 est.) | 3.958 million (2007 est.) | |
Honduras | 2.574 million (2006 est.) | 2.812 million (2007 est.) | |
Hong Kong | 3.583 million (2006 est.) | 3.64 million (2007 est.) | |
Hungary | 4.21 million (2006 est.) | 4.19 million (2007 est.) | |
Iceland | 175,000 (2006 est.) | 180,000 (2007 est.) | |
India | 506.9 million (2006 est.) | 516.4 million (2007 est.) | |
Indonesia | 106.4 million (2006 est.) | 108 million (2007 est.) | |
Iran | 24.29 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
28.7 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
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Ireland | 2.132 million (2006 est.) | 2.21 million (2007 est.) | |
Israel | 2.81 million (2006 est.) | 2.88 million (2007 est.) | |
Italy | 24.64 million (2006 est.) | 24.86 million (2007 est.) | |
Jamaica | 1.249 million (2006 est.) | 1.255 million (2007 est.) | |
Japan | 66.57 million (2006 est.) | 66.07 million (2007 est.) | |
Jordan | 1.512 million (2006 est.) | 1.563 million (2007 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 8.029 million (2006 est.) | 8.156 million (2007 est.) | |
Kenya | 1.963 million (2006 est.) | 11.85 million (2005 est.) | |
Korea, North | 9.6 million (2002 est.) | 20 million
note: estimates vary widely (2004 est.) |
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Korea, South | 23.98 million (2006 est.) | 23.99 million (2007 est.) | |
Kosovo | - | 832,000 (June 2007 est.) | |
Kuwait | 1.168 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2006 est.) |
1.167 million
note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2007 est.) |
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Lesotho | 838,000 (2000) | 838,000 (2000 est.) | |
Libya | 1.748 million (2006 est.) | 1.82 million (2007 est.) | |
Lithuania | 1.588 million (2006 est.) | 1.587 million (2007 est.) | |
Luxembourg | 203,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2006 est.) | 205,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2007 est.) | |
Macau | 248,000 (2005) | 275,000 (2006) | |
Macedonia | 880,000 (2006 est.) | 890,000 (2007 est.) | |
Malaysia | 10.68 million (2006 est.) | 10.91 million (2007 est.) | |
Mauritius | 541,000 (2006 est.) | 550,000 (2007 est.) | |
Mexico | 44.51 million (2006 est.) | 45.38 million (2007 est.) | |
Moldova | 1.339 million (2006 est.) | 1.333 million (2007 est.) | |
Mongolia | 1.577 million (2005) | 1.042 million (2006) | |
Morocco | 10.86 million (2006 est.) | 11.35 million (2007 est.) | |
Mozambique | 9.4 million (2006 est.) | 9.6 million (2007 est.) | |
Namibia | 657,000 (2006 est.) | 660,000 (2007 est.) | |
Netherlands | 7.49 million (2006 est.) | 7.5 million (2007 est.) | |
New Zealand | 2.199 million (2006 est.) | 2.23 million (2007 est.) | |
Nicaragua | 2.204 million (2006 est.) | 2.262 million (2007 est.) | |
Niger | 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (2002 est.) | 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (1995) | |
Nigeria | 49.62 million (2006 est.) | 50.13 million (2007 est.) | |
Norway | 2.447 million (2006 est.) | 2.5 million (2007 est.) | |
Pakistan | 47.87 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2006 est.) |
49.18 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2007 est.) |
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Panama | 1.439 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2006 est.) |
1.471 million
note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2007 est.) |
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Papua New Guinea | 3.477 million (2006 est.) | 3.557 million (2007 est.) | |
Paraguay | 2.706 million (2006 est.) | 2.735 million (2007) | |
Peru | 9.21 million (2006 est.) | 9.419 million (2007 est.) | |
Philippines | 35.79 million (2006 est.) | 36.22 million (2007 est.) | |
Poland | 16.94 million (2006 est.) | 17.01 million (2007 est.) | |
Portugal | 5.59 million (2006 est.) | 5.62 million (2007 est.) | |
Qatar | 508,000 (2006 est.) | 638,000 (2007 est.) | |
Romania | 9.33 million (2006 est.) | 9.35 million (2007 est.) | |
Russia | 74.26 million (2006 est.) | 75.1 million (November 2007 est.) | |
Saudi Arabia | 6.311 million
note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.) |
6.488 million
note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.) |
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Senegal | 4.723 million (2006 est.) | 4.85 million (2007 est.) | |
Serbia | 2.961 million for Serbia (including Kosovo) (2002 est.) | 2.961 million for Serbia (includes Kosovo) (2002 est.) | |
Singapore | 2.47 million (2006 est.) | 2.67 million (2007 est.) | |
Slovakia | 2.658 million (2006 est.) | 2.661 million (2007 est.) | |
Slovenia | 911,000 (2006 est.) | 920,000 (2007 est.) | |
South Africa | 16.96 million economically active (2006 est.) | 20.49 million economically active (2007 est.) | |
Spain | 21.58 million (2006 est.) | 22.01 million (2007 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | 7.602 million (2006 est.) | 7.67 million (2007 est.) | |
Sweden | 4.586 million (2006 est.) | 4.66 million (2007 est.) | |
Switzerland | 3.8 million (2006 est.) | 3.85 million (2007 est.) | |
Syria | 5.276 million (2006 est.) | 5.457 million (2007 est.) | |
Taiwan | 10.52 million (2006 est.) | 10.78 million (2007 est.) | |
Tanzania | 19.35 million (2006 est.) | 19.69 million (2007 est.) | |
Thailand | 36.55 million (2006 est.) | 37.12 million (2007 est.) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 625,000 (2006 est.) | 615,400 (2007 est.) | |
Tunisia | 3.503 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
3.591 million (2007 est.) | |
Turkey | 24.79 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2006 est.) |
25.27 million
note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2007 est.) |
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Uganda | 13.58 million (2006 est.) | 14.05 million (2007 est.) | |
Ukraine | 21.52 million (2006 est.) | 21.63 million (2007 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | 2.968 million (2006 est.) | 3.119 million (2007 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 30.48 million (2006 est.) | 30.71 million (2007 est.) | |
United States | 151.4 million (includes unemployed) (2006 est.) | 153.1 million (includes unemployed) (2007 est.) | |
Uruguay | 1.27 million (2006 est.) | 1.5 million (2007 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | 14.43 million (2006 est.) | 14.6 million (2007 est.) | |
Venezuela | 12.19 million (2006 est.) | 12.5 million (2007 est.) | |
Vietnam | 44.58 million (2006 est.) | 45.73 million (2007 est.) | |
West Bank | 568,000 (2005) | 605,000 (2006) | |
World | 3.001 billion (2005 est.) | 3.001 billion (2007 est.) | |
Yemen | 5.972 million (2006 est.) | 6.316 million (2007 est.) | |
Zambia | 4.92 million (2006 est.) | 4.989 million (2007 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | 3.99 million (2006 est.) | 3.998 million (2007 est.) |