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  Labor force (2008)Labor force (2001)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 15 million (2004 est.) 10 million (2000 est.)
Albania Albania 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers) (September 2006 est.) 1.692 million (including 352,000 emigrant workers and 261,000 domestically unemployed) (1994 est.)
Algeria Algeria 9.38 million (2007 est.) 9.1 million (2000 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 17,630 (2005) 14,000 (1996)
Andorra Andorra 42,420 (2005) 30,787 salaried employees (1998)
Angola Angola 6.573 million (2007 est.) 5 million (1997 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,049 (2001) 4,400 (1992)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 (1991) 30,000
Argentina Argentina 16.1 million


note: urban areas only (2007 est.)		 15 million (1999)
Armenia Armenia 1.2 million (2007 est.) 1.5 million (1999)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (2004 est.) 41,501 (1997 est.)
Australia Australia 10.9 million (2007 est.) 9.5 million (December 1999)
Austria Austria 3.56 million (2007 est.) 3.7 million (1999)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5.243 million (2007 est.) 2.9 million (1997)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 181,900 (2006) 156,000 (1999)
Bahrain Bahrain 363,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)		 295,000 (1998 est.)

note:
44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Bangladesh Bangladesh 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.)		 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
Barbados Barbados 128,500 (2001 est.) 136,000 (1998 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.3 million (31 December 2005) 4.8 million (2000)
Belgium Belgium 5.03 million (2007 est.) 4.34 million (1999)
Belize Belize 113,000


note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2006 est.)		 71,000

note:
shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1997 est.)
Benin Benin 5.38 million (2007 est.) NA
Bermuda Bermuda 38,360 (2004) 35,296 (1997)
Bhutan Bhutan NA


note: major shortage of skilled labor		 NA

note:
massive lack of skilled labor
Bolivia Bolivia 4.793 million (2006 est.) 2.5 million
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million (2001) 1.026 million
Botswana Botswana 288,400 formal sector employees (2004) 235,000 formal sector employees (1995)
Brazil Brazil 99.47 million (2007 est.) 79 million (1999 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 12,770 (2004) 4,911 (1980)
Brunei Brunei 180,400 (2006 est.) 144,000 (1995 est.); note - includes foreign workers and military personnel

note:
temporary residents make up 41% of labor force (1991)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3.44 million (2007 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
Burma Burma 29.26 million (2007 est.) 19.7 million (FY98/99 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 (2007 est.) NA
Canada Canada 17.9 million (2007 est.) 16.1 million (2000)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 120,600 (1990) NA
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 23,450 (2004) 19,820 (1995)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 1.857 million (2006) NA
Chad Chad 3.747 million (2006) NA
Chile Chile 6.97 million (2007 est.) 5.8 million (1999 est.)
China China 803.3 million (2007 est.) 700 million (1998 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 20.65 million (2007 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 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) 6,601 (1993)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.946 million


note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2007 est.)		 1.9 million (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 6.907 million (68% agricultural) (2007 est.) 68% agricultural (2000 est.)
Croatia Croatia 1.714 million (2007 est.) 1.68 million (October 2000)
Cuba Cuba 4.853 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2007 est.)		 4.3 million (2000 est.)

note:
state sector 75%, non-state sector 25% (1998)
Cyprus Cyprus area under government control: 391,000


area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2007 est.)		 Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.35 million (2007 est.) 5.203 million (1999 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.9 million (2007 est.) 2.856 million (2000 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 282,000 (2000) 282,000
Dominica Dominica 25,000 (2000 est.) 25,000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 3.986 million (2007 est.) 2.3 million - 2.6 million
Ecuador Ecuador 4.55 million (urban) (2007 est.) 4.2 million
Egypt Egypt 22.49 million (2007 est.) 19.9 million (2000 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.87 million (2007 est.) 2.35 million (1999)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA NA
Eritrea Eritrea NA NA
Estonia Estonia 688,000 (2007 est.) 785,500 (1999 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 27.27 million (1999) NA
European Union European Union 222.4 million (2006 est.) -
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) 235,000
Finland Finland 2.68 million (2007 est.) 2.6 million (2000 est.)
France France 27.76 million (2007 est.) 25 million (2000)
French Guiana French Guiana - 58,800 (1997)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 65,930 (December 2005) 70,000 (1996)
Gabon Gabon 582,000 (2007 est.) 600,000
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 267,000 (2006) NA
Georgia Georgia 2.02 million (2007 est.) 3.08 million (1997)
Germany Germany 43.63 million (2007 est.) 40.5 million (1999 est.)
Ghana Ghana 11.29 million (2007 est.) 9 million (2000 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001) 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
Greece Greece 4.94 million (2007 est.) 4.32 million (1999 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 3.958 million (2007 est.) 4.2 million (1999 est.)
Guernsey Guernsey 31,470 (March 2006) 31,322 (2000)
Guinea Guinea 3.7 million (2006 est.) 3 million (1999)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 480,000 (1999) 480,000
Guyana Guyana 418,000 (2001 est.) 245,492 (1992)
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 (1998)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) NA NA
Honduras Honduras 2.812 million (2007 est.) 2.3 million (1997 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.64 million (2007 est.) 3.39 million (2000 est.)
Hungary Hungary 4.19 million (2007 est.) 4.2 million (1997)
Iceland Iceland 180,000 (2007 est.) 159,000 (2000)
India India 516.4 million (2007 est.) NA
Indonesia Indonesia 108 million (2007 est.) 99 million (1999)
Iran Iran 28.7 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 17.3 million

note:
shortage of skilled labor (1998)
Iraq Iraq 7.4 million (2004 est.) 4.4 million (1989)
Ireland Ireland 2.21 million (2007 est.) 1.82 million (2000 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 39,690 (2001) 36,610 (1998)
Israel Israel 2.88 million (2007 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Italy Italy 24.86 million (2007 est.) 23.4 million (2000)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.255 million (2007 est.) 1.13 million (1998)
Japan Japan 66.07 million (2007 est.) 67.7 million (December 2000)
Jersey Jersey 53,560 (June 2006) 57,050 (1996)
Jordan Jordan 1.563 million (2007 est.) 1.15 million

note:
in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (1997 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8.156 million (2007 est.) 8.8 million (1997)
Kenya Kenya 11.85 million (2005 est.) 9.2 million (1998 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 20 million


note: estimates vary widely (2004 est.)		 9.6 million
Korea, South Korea, South 23.99 million (2007 est.) 22 million (2000)
Kosovo Kosovo 832,000 (June 2007 est.) -
Kuwait Kuwait 1.167 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2007 est.)		 1.3 million (1998 est.)

note:
68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2.7 million (2000) 1.7 million
Laos Laos 2.1 million (2006 est.) 1 million - 1.5 million
Latvia Latvia 1.136 million (2006 est.) 1.4 million (2000 est.)
Lebanon Lebanon 1.5 million


note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)		 1.3 million (1999 est.)

note:
in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1997 est.)
Lesotho Lesotho 838,000 (2000 est.) 700,000 economically active
Libya Libya 1.82 million (2007 est.) 1.5 million (2000 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 29,500 of whom 13,900 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001) 22,891 of which 13,847 are foreigners; 8,231 commute from Austria and Switzerland to work each day
Lithuania Lithuania 1.587 million (2007 est.) 2 million (2000 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 205,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2007 est.) 248,000 (of whom 70,200 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2000)
Macau Macau 275,000 (2006) 283,450 (1999)
Macedonia Macedonia 890,000 (2007 est.) -
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - 1 million (1999 est.)
Madagascar Madagascar 7.3 million (2000) 7 million (1999)
Malawi Malawi 4.5 million (2001 est.) 3.5 million
Malaysia Malaysia 10.91 million (2007 est.) 9.6 million (2000 est.)
Maldives Maldives 101,300 (2004) 67,000 (1995)
Mali Mali 3.93 million (2001 est.) NA
Malta Malta 164,000 (2006 est.) 145,901 (1999)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 14,680 (2000) NA
Martinique Martinique - 170,000 (1997)
Mauritania Mauritania 786,000 (2001) 750,000 (1999)
Mauritius Mauritius 550,000 (2007 est.) 514,000 (1995)
Mayotte Mayotte 44,560 (2002) NA
Mexico Mexico 45.38 million (2007 est.) 39.8 million (2000)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 37,410 (2000) NA
Moldova Moldova 1.333 million (2007 est.) 1.7 million (1998)
Monaco Monaco 44,000


note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.)		 30,540 (January 1994)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.042 million (2006) 1.3 million (1999)
Montenegro Montenegro 259,100 (2004) -
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521


note: lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.)		 4,521 (1992); note - recently lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity
Morocco Morocco 11.35 million (2007 est.) 11 million (1997 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 9.6 million (2007 est.) 7.4 million (1997 est.)
Namibia Namibia 660,000 (2007 est.) 500,000
Nepal Nepal 11.11 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 10 million (1996 est.)

note:
severe lack of skilled labor
Netherlands Netherlands 7.5 million (2007 est.) 7.2 million (2000)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 83,600 (2005) 89,000
New Caledonia New Caledonia 78,990 (2004) 79,395 (including 15, 018 unemployed, 1996)
New Zealand New Zealand 2.23 million (2007 est.) 1.88 million (2000)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 2.262 million (2007 est.) 1.7 million (1999)
Niger Niger 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (1995) 70,000 receive regular wages or salaries
Nigeria Nigeria 50.13 million (2007 est.) 66 million (1999 est.)
Niue Niue 663 (2001) 450 (1992 est.)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island NA 1,395 (1991 est.)
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 (1995)
Norway Norway 2.5 million (2007 est.) 2.4 million (2000 est.)
Oman Oman 920,000 (2002 est.) 850,000 (1997 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 49.18 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2007 est.)		 40 million

note:
extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000 est.)
Palau Palau 9,777 (2005) 8,300 (1999)
Panama Panama 1.471 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2007 est.)		 1.1 million (2000 est.)

note:
shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.557 million (2007 est.) 1.941 million
Paraguay Paraguay 2.735 million (2007) 2 million (2000 est.)
Peru Peru 9.419 million (2007 est.) 7.6 million (1996 est.)
Philippines Philippines 36.22 million (2007 est.) 48.1 million (2000 est.)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 15 able-bodied men (2004) 12 able-bodied men (1997)
Poland Poland 17.01 million (2007 est.) 17.2 million (1999 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.62 million (2007 est.) 5 million (1999)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000)
Qatar Qatar 638,000 (2007 est.) 233,000 (1993 est.)
Reunion Reunion - 261,000 (1995)
Romania Romania 9.35 million (2007 est.) 9.9 million (1999 est.)
Russia Russia 75.1 million (November 2007 est.) 66 million (1997)
Rwanda Rwanda 4.6 million (2000) 3.6 million
Saint Helena Saint Helena 2,486


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

note:
1,200 of whom are working offshore
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 3,450 (2005) 3,000 (1997)
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 6.488 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)		 7 million

note:
35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Senegal Senegal 4.85 million (2007 est.) NA
Serbia Serbia 2.961 million for Serbia (includes Kosovo) (2002 est.) -
Seychelles Seychelles 30,900 (1996) 30,900 (1996)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1.369 million (1981 est.) 1.369 million (1981 est.)

note:
only about 65,000 wage earners (1985)
Singapore Singapore 2.67 million (2007 est.) 2.1 million (2000)
Slovakia Slovakia 2.661 million (2007 est.) 3 million (1999)
Slovenia Slovenia 920,000 (2007 est.) 857,400
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 249,200 (1999) 26,842
Somalia Somalia 3.7 million (few skilled laborers) (1975) 3.7 million (very few are skilled laborers) (1993 est.)
South Africa South Africa 20.49 million economically active (2007 est.) 17 million economically active (2000)
Spain Spain 22.01 million (2007 est.) 17 million (2000)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.67 million (2007 est.) 6.6 million (1998)
Sudan Sudan 7.415 million (1996 est.) 11 million (1996 est.)
Suriname Suriname 156,700 (2004) 100,000
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland 300,000 (2006) NA
Sweden Sweden 4.66 million (2007 est.) 4.4 million (2000 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.85 million (2007 est.) 3.9 million (964,000 foreign workers, mostly Italian) (1998 est.)
Syria Syria 5.457 million (2007 est.) 4.7 million (1998 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.78 million (2007 est.) 9.8 million (2000 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 3.7 million (2003) 1.9 million (1996)
Tanzania Tanzania 19.69 million (2007 est.) 13.495 million
Thailand Thailand 37.12 million (2007 est.) 32.6 million (1997 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) 34,000 (FY96/97)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 615,400 (2007 est.) 558,700 (1998)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.591 million (2007 est.) 2.65 million (2000 est.)

note:
shortage of skilled labor
Turkey Turkey 25.27 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2007 est.)		 23 million (2000 est.)

note:
about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999)
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 3,615 (2004 est.) NA
Uganda Uganda 14.05 million (2007 est.) 8.361 million (1993 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 21.63 million (2007 est.) 22.8 million (yearend 1997)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3.119 million (2007 est.) 1.4 million (1998 est.)

note:
75% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 30.71 million (2007 est.) 29.2 million (1999)
United States United States 153.1 million (includes unemployed) (2007 est.) 140.9 million (includes unemployed) (2000)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.5 million (2007 est.) 1.5 million (1999 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.6 million (2007 est.) 11.9 million (1998 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu 76,410 (1999) NA
Venezuela Venezuela 12.5 million (2007 est.) 9.9 million (1999)
Vietnam Vietnam 45.73 million (2007 est.) 38.2 million (1998 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 43,980 (2004 est.) 47,443 (1990 est.)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 3,104 (2003) NA
West Bank West Bank 605,000 (2006) NA
Western Sahara Western Sahara 12,000 12,000
World World 3.001 billion (2007 est.) NA
Yemen Yemen 6.316 million (2007 est.) NA
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - 1.6 million (1999 est.)
Zambia Zambia 4.989 million (2007 est.) 3.4 million
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3.998 million (2007 est.) 5.5 million (2000 est.)
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