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  Labor force (2008)Labor force (2006)
Afghanistan Afghanistan 15 million (2004 est.) 15 million (2004 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 9.38 million (2007 est.) 10.15 million (2005 est.)
American Samoa American Samoa 17,630 (2005) 17,630 (2005)
Andorra Andorra 42,420 (2005) 48,740 (2004)
Angola Angola 6.573 million (2007 est.) 5.58 million (2005 est.)
Anguilla Anguilla 6,049 (2001) 6,049 (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 30,000 (1991) 30,000
Argentina Argentina 16.1 million


note: urban areas only (2007 est.)		 15.34 million (2005 est.)
Armenia Armenia 1.2 million (2007 est.) 1.2 million (2005)
Aruba Aruba 41,500 (2004 est.) 41,500 (2004 est.)
Australia Australia 10.9 million (2007 est.) 10.42 million (2005 est.)
Austria Austria 3.56 million (2007 est.) 3.49 million (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 5.243 million (2007 est.) 5.45 million (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 181,900 (2006) 176,300 (2004)
Bahrain Bahrain 363,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)		 380,000


note: 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2005 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.)		 66.6 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 (2005 est.)
Barbados Barbados 128,500 (2001 est.) 128,500 (2001 est.)
Belarus Belarus 4.3 million (31 December 2005) 4.3 million (31 December 2005)
Belgium Belgium 5.03 million (2007 est.) 4.77 million (2005 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 5.38 million (2007 est.) 3.211 million
Bermuda Bermuda 38,360 (2004) 38,360 (2004)
Bhutan Bhutan NA


note: major shortage of skilled labor		 NA


note: major shortage of skilled labor
Bolivia Bolivia 4.793 million (2006 est.) 4.22 million (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.026 million (2001) 1.026 million (2001)
Botswana Botswana 288,400 formal sector employees (2004) 288,400 formal sector employees (2004)
Brazil Brazil 99.47 million (2007 est.) 90.41 million (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 12,770 (2004) 12,770 (2004)
Brunei Brunei 180,400 (2006 est.) 146,300


note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up about 40% of labor force (2003 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3.44 million (2007 est.) 3.34 million (2005 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 29.26 million (2007 est.) 27.75 million (2005 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 (2007 est.) 6.86 million (2005 est.)
Canada Canada 17.9 million (2007 est.) 16.3 million (December 2005)
Cape Verde Cape Verde 120,600 (1990) 120,600
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 23,450 (2004) 23,450 (2004)
Central African Republic Central African Republic 1.857 million (2006) NA
Chad Chad 3.747 million (2006) 2.719 million
Chile Chile 6.97 million (2007 est.) 6.3 million (2005 est.)
China China 803.3 million (2007 est.) 791.4 million (2005 est.)
Christmas Island Christmas Island NA NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA NA
Colombia Colombia 20.65 million (2007 est.) 20.52 million (2005)
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
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the NA NA
Cook Islands Cook Islands 6,820 (2001) 6,820 (2001)
Costa Rica Costa Rica 1.946 million


note: this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2007 est.)		 1.82 million (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 6.907 million (68% agricultural) (2007 est.) 6.95 million (68% agricultural) (2005 est.)
Croatia Croatia 1.714 million (2007 est.) 1.71 million (2005 est.)
Cuba Cuba 4.853 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2007 est.)		 4.6 million


note: state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2005 est.)
Cyprus Cyprus area under government control: 391,000


area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2007 est.)		 Republic of Cyprus: 370,000, north Cyprus: 95,025 (2005 est.)
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5.35 million (2007 est.) 5.27 million (2005 est.)
Denmark Denmark 2.9 million (2007 est.) 2.9 million (2005 est.)
Djibouti Djibouti 282,000 (2000) 282,000 (2000)
Dominica Dominica 25,000 (2000 est.) 25,000 (1999 est.)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 3.986 million (2007 est.) 2.3 million-2.6 million (2000 est.)
East Timor East Timor - NA
Ecuador Ecuador 4.55 million (urban) (2007 est.) 4.6 million (urban) (2005 est.)
Egypt Egypt 22.49 million (2007 est.) 21.34 million (2005 est.)
El Salvador El Salvador 2.87 million (2007 est.) 2.81 million (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea NA NA
Eritrea Eritrea NA NA
Estonia Estonia 688,000 (2007 est.) 670,000 (2005 est.)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 27.27 million (1999) 27.27 million
European Union European Union 222.4 million (2006 est.) 218.5 million (2005 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 1,724 (est.) (1996) 1,724 (est.)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 24,250 (October 2000) 24,250 (October 2000)
Fiji Fiji 137,000 (1999) 137,000 (1999)
Finland Finland 2.68 million (2007 est.) 2.61 million (2005 est.)
France France 27.76 million (2007 est.) 27.72 million (2005 est.)
French Guiana French Guiana - 62,630 (1999)
French Polynesia French Polynesia 65,930 (December 2005) 65,870 (December 2005)
Gabon Gabon 582,000 (2007 est.) 640,000 (2005 est.)
Gambia, The Gambia, The 400,000 (1996) 400,000 (1996)
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 267,000 (2006) 278,000 (April-June 2005)
Georgia Georgia 2.02 million (2007 est.) 2.04 million (2004 est.)
Germany Germany 43.63 million (2007 est.) 43.32 million (2005 est.)
Ghana Ghana 11.29 million (2007 est.) 10.62 million (2005 est.)
Gibraltar Gibraltar 12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001) 12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001)
Greece Greece 4.94 million (2007 est.) 4.72 million (2005 est.)
Greenland Greenland 32,120 (2004) 24,500 (1999 est.)
Grenada Grenada 42,300 (1996) 42,300 (1996)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe - 191,400 (1999)
Guam Guam 62,050 (2002 est.) 62,050 (2002 est.)
Guatemala Guatemala 3.958 million (2007 est.) 3.76 million (2005 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 2.812 million (2007 est.) 2.54 million (2005 est.)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.64 million (2007 est.) 3.61 million (October 2005)
Hungary Hungary 4.19 million (2007 est.) 4.18 million (2005 est.)
Iceland Iceland 180,000 (2007 est.) 165,900 (2005 est.)
India India 516.4 million (2007 est.) 496.4 million (2005 est.)
Indonesia Indonesia 108 million (2007 est.) 94.2 million (2005 est.)
Iran Iran 28.7 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 23.68 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2005 est.)
Iraq Iraq 7.4 million (2004 est.) 7.4 million (2004 est.)
Ireland Ireland 2.21 million (2007 est.) 2.03 million (2005 est.)
Isle of Man Isle of Man 39,690 (2001) 39,690 (2001)
Israel Israel 2.88 million (2007 est.) 2.42 million (2005 est.)
Italy Italy 24.86 million (2007 est.) 24.49 million (2005 est.)
Jamaica Jamaica 1.255 million (2007 est.) 1.2 million (2005 est.)
Japan Japan 66.07 million (2007 est.) 66.4 million (2005 est.)
Jersey Jersey 53,560 (June 2006) 52,790 (2004)
Jordan Jordan 1.563 million (2007 est.) 1.46 million (2005 est.)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 8.156 million (2007 est.) 7.85 million (2005 est.)
Kenya Kenya 11.85 million (2005 est.) 11.85 million (2005 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 20 million


note: estimates vary widely (2004 est.)		 9.6 million
Korea, South Korea, South 23.99 million (2007 est.) 23.53 million (2005 est.)
Kosovo Kosovo 832,000 (June 2007 est.) -
Kuwait Kuwait 1.167 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2007 est.)		 1.67 million


note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 2.7 million (2000) 2.7 million (2000)
Laos Laos 2.1 million (2006 est.) 2.8 million (2002 est.)
Latvia Latvia 1.136 million (2006 est.) 1.11 million (2005 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 est.) 838,000 (2000)
Libya Libya 1.82 million (2007 est.) 1.64 million (2005 est.)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 29,500 of whom 13,900 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001) 29,500 of whom 13,900 commute from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany to work each day (31 December 2001)
Lithuania Lithuania 1.587 million (2007 est.) 1.61 million (2005 est.)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 205,000 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2007 est.) 316,500 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2005 est.)
Macau Macau 275,000 (2006) 251,200 (3rd Quarter, 2005)
Macedonia Macedonia 890,000 (2007 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 10.91 million (2007 est.) 10.67 million (2005 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 (2005 est.)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 14,680 (2000) 14,680 (2000)
Martinique Martinique - 165,900 (1998)
Mauritania Mauritania 786,000 (2001) 786,000 (2001)
Mauritius Mauritius 550,000 (2007 est.) 570,000 (2005 est.)
Mayotte Mayotte 44,560 (2002) 44,560 (2002)
Mexico Mexico 45.38 million (2007 est.) 43.4 million (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of 37,410 (2000) 37,410
Moldova Moldova 1.333 million (2007 est.) 1.34 million (2005 est.)
Monaco Monaco 44,000


note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.)		 41,110


note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2004)
Mongolia Mongolia 1.042 million (2006) 1.488 million (2003)
Montenegro Montenegro 259,100 (2004) 259,100 (2004)
Montserrat Montserrat 4,521


note: 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 11.35 million (2007 est.) 11.19 million (2005 est.)
Mozambique Mozambique 9.6 million (2007 est.) 9.2 million (2000 est.)
Namibia Namibia 660,000 (2007 est.) 820,000 (2005 est.)
Nepal Nepal 11.11 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (2006 est.)		 10.4 million


note: severe lack of skilled labor (2004 est.)
Netherlands Netherlands 7.5 million (2007 est.) 7.53 million (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 83,600 (2005) 83,600 (2005)
New Caledonia New Caledonia 78,990 (2004) 78,990 (including 11,300 unemployed) (2004)
New Zealand New Zealand 2.23 million (2007 est.) 2.13 million (2005 est.)
Nicaragua Nicaragua 2.262 million (2007 est.) 2.01 million (2005 est.)
Niger Niger 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (1995) 70,000 salaried workers, 60% of whom are employed in the public sector (2002 est.)
Nigeria Nigeria 50.13 million (2007 est.) 57.21 million (2005 est.)
Niue Niue 663 (2001) NA 663
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) 44,470 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (2000)
Norway Norway 2.5 million (2007 est.) 2.4 million (2005 est.)
Oman Oman 920,000 (2002 est.) 920,000 (2002 est.)
Pakistan Pakistan 49.18 million


note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2007 est.)		 46.84 million


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


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2007 est.)		 1.39 million


note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2005 est.)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3.557 million (2007 est.) 2.413 million (2004)
Paraguay Paraguay 2.735 million (2007) 2.68 million (2005 est.)
Peru Peru 9.419 million (2007 est.) 9.06 million (2005 est.)
Philippines Philippines 36.22 million (2007 est.) 36.73 million (2005 est.)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 15 able-bodied men (2004) 15 able-bodied men (2004)
Poland Poland 17.01 million (2007 est.) 17.1 million (2005 est.)
Portugal Portugal 5.62 million (2007 est.) 5.52 million (2005 est.)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1.3 million (2000) 1.3 million (2000)
Qatar Qatar 638,000 (2007 est.) 440,000 (2005 est.)
Reunion Reunion - 299,000 (2002)
Romania Romania 9.35 million (2007 est.) 9.31 million (2005 est.)
Russia Russia 75.1 million (November 2007 est.) 74.22 million (2005 est.)
Rwanda Rwanda 4.6 million (2000) 4.6 million (2000)
Saint Helena Saint Helena 2,486


note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)		 2,486


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.) 41,680 (1991 est.)
Samoa Samoa 90,000 (2000 est.) 90,000 (2000 est.)
San Marino San Marino 20,470 (2004) 19,970 (2003)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe 35,050 (1991) 35,050
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.)		 6.76 million


note: more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2005 est.)
Senegal Senegal 4.85 million (2007 est.) 4.82 million (2005 est.)
Serbia Serbia 2.961 million for Serbia (includes Kosovo) (2002 est.) 2.961 million for Serbia (including 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.)
Singapore Singapore 2.67 million (2007 est.) 2.28 million (September 2005 est.)
Slovakia Slovakia 2.661 million (2007 est.) 2.24 million (30 September 2005 est.)
Slovenia Slovenia 920,000 (2007 est.) 920,000 (2005 est.)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 249,200 (1999) 249,200 (1999)
Somalia Somalia 3.7 million (few skilled laborers) (1975) 3.7 million (very few skilled laborers)
South Africa South Africa 20.49 million economically active (2007 est.) 15.23 million economically active (2005 est.)
Spain Spain 22.01 million (2007 est.) 20.67 million (2005 est.)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 7.67 million (2007 est.) 8.08 million (2005 est.)
Sudan Sudan 7.415 million (1996 est.) 7.415 million (1996 est.)
Suriname Suriname 156,700 (2004) 156,700 (2004)
Svalbard Svalbard NA NA
Swaziland Swaziland 300,000 (2006) 155,700 (2003)
Sweden Sweden 4.66 million (2007 est.) 4.49 million (2005 est.)
Switzerland Switzerland 3.85 million (2007 est.) 3.8 million (2005 est.)
Syria Syria 5.457 million (2007 est.) 5.12 million (2004 est.)
Taiwan Taiwan 10.78 million (2007 est.) 10.6 million (2005 est.)
Tajikistan Tajikistan 3.7 million (2003) 3.7 million (2003)
Tanzania Tanzania 19.69 million (2007 est.) 19.22 million (2005 est.)
Thailand Thailand 37.12 million (2007 est.) 35.36 million (2005 est.)
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste NA -
Togo Togo 1.302 million (1998) 1.302 million (1998)
Tokelau Tokelau 440 (2001) 440
Tonga Tonga 33,910 (2003) 33,910 (2003)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 615,400 (2007 est.) 620,000 (2005 est.)
Tunisia Tunisia 3.591 million (2007 est.) 3.41 million


note: shortage of skilled labor (2005 est.)
Turkey Turkey 25.27 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2007 est.)		 24.7 million


note: about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2005 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.) 3,615 (2004 est.)
Uganda Uganda 14.05 million (2007 est.) 13.17 million (2005 est.)
Ukraine Ukraine 21.63 million (2007 est.) 22.67 million (2005 est.)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3.119 million (2007 est.) 2.8 million (2005 est.)
United Kingdom United Kingdom 30.71 million (2007 est.) 30.07 million (2005 est.)
United States United States 153.1 million (includes unemployed) (2007 est.) 149.3 million (includes unemployed) (2005 est.)
Uruguay Uruguay 1.5 million (2007 est.) 1.52 million (2005 est.)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 14.6 million (2007 est.) 14.26 million (2005 est.)
Vanuatu Vanuatu 76,410 (1999) 76,410
Venezuela Venezuela 12.5 million (2007 est.) 12.31 million (2005 est.)
Vietnam Vietnam 45.73 million (2007 est.) 44.39 million (2005 est.)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands 43,980 (2004 est.) 43,980 (2004 est.)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 3,104 (2003) NA 3,104
West Bank West Bank 605,000 (2006) 614,000 (April-June 2005)
Western Sahara Western Sahara 12,000 12,000
World World 3.001 billion (2007 est.) 3.001 billion (2005 est.)
Yemen Yemen 6.316 million (2007 est.) 5.83 million (2005 est.)
Zambia Zambia 4.989 million (2007 est.) 4.8 million (2005 est.)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3.998 million (2007 est.) 3.94 million (2005 est.)
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