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DEFINITION:
This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 79% | 1997 | ||
| 2 | Brunei | 62.8% | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 43.5% | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 41% | 1996 | ||
| =5 | British Virgin Islands | 40% | 2005 | ||
| =5 | Gibraltar | 40% | 2001 | ||
| 7 | Czech Republic | 38.6% | 2009 | ||
| 8 | San Marino | 36.3% | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Malaysia | 36% | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Taiwan | 35.9% | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Bulgaria | 35.2% | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Slovenia | 35% | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Belarus | 34.7% | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Federated States of Micronesia | 34.4% | 2000 | ||
| 15 | American Samoa | 33% | 1990 | ||
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.6% | 2008 | ||
| =17 | Kiribati | 32% | 2000 | ||
| =17 | Dominica | 32% | 2000 | ||
| =19 | Tunisia | 31.9% | 2009 | ||
| =19 | Russia | 31.9% | 2008 | ||
| =19 | Greenland | 31.9% | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Croatia | 31.3% | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Iran | 31% | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Hungary | 30.9% | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Italy | 30.7% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Tonga | 30.6% | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Singapore | 30.2% | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Bangladesh | 30% | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Germany | 29.7% | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Poland | 29.2% | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Lithuania | 29.1% | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Portugal | 28.5% | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Sweden | 28.2% | 2008 | ||
| 34 | European Union | 27.7% | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Austria | 27.5% | 2009 | ||
| 36 | China | 27.2% | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Slovakia | 27% | 2010 | ||
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 26.3% | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Japan | 26.2% | 2010 | ||
| 40 | South Africa | 26% | 2007 | ||
| 41 | Belgium | 25% | 2007 | ||
| =42 | Turkey | 24.7% | 2005 | ||
| =42 | Saint Lucia | 24.7% | 2002 | ||
| =44 | South Korea | 24.3% | 2010 | ||
| =44 | France | 24.3% | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Spain | 24% | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Peru | 23.8% | 2005 | ||
| =48 | Switzerland | 23.4% | 2010 | ||
| =48 | Mexico | 23.4% | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Romania | 23.2% | 2006 | ||
| =51 | Argentina | 23% | 2009 | ||
| =51 | Albania | 23% | 2008 | ||
| =51 | El Salvador | 23% | 2006 | ||
| =51 | Seychelles | 23% | 2006 | ||
| =51 | Maldives | 23% | 2006 | ||
| =51 | Chile | 23% | 2005 | ||
| =51 | Libya | 23% | 2004 | ||
| =51 | Venezuela | 23% | 1997 | ||
| 59 | Malta | 22.8% | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Estonia | 22.7% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Namibia | 22.4% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Greece | 22.4% | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 22.3% | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Iceland | 22.2% | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Costa Rica | 22% | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 21.4% | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Ecuador | 21.2% | 2005 | ||
| =68 | Australia | 21.1% | 2009 | ||
| =68 | Norway | 21.1% | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Netherlands | 21% | 2005 | ||
| =71 | Honduras | 20.9% | 2005 | ||
| =71 | Marshall Islands | 20.9% | 2000 | ||
| =73 | Serbia and Montenegro | 20.5% | 2010 | ||
| =73 | Faroe Islands | 20.5% | 2008 | ||
| =73 | Cyprus | 20.5% | 2006 | ||
| =76 | Vietnam | 20.3% | 2009 | ||
| =76 | Pakistan | 20.3% | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Denmark | 20.2% | 2005 | ||
| =79 | Ireland | 20% | 2010 | ||
| =79 | Jordan | 20% | 2007 | ||
| =79 | Netherlands Antilles | 20% | 2005 | ||
| =79 | Guadeloupe | 20% | 2002 | ||
| =79 | New Caledonia | 20% | 2002 | ||
| =79 | Uzbekistan | 20% | 1995 | ||
| 85 | Morocco | 19.8% | 2006 | ||
| 86 | Thailand | 19.7% | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Cuba | 19.4% | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Cayman Islands | 19.1% | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Nicaragua | 19% | 2010 | ||
| =89 | Jamaica | 19% | 2006 | ||
| =89 | New Zealand | 19% | 2006 | ||
| =89 | Latvia | 19% | 2005 | ||
| =89 | Puerto Rico | 19% | 2005 | ||
| =89 | Virgin Islands | 19% | 2003 | ||
| =89 | French Polynesia | 19% | 2002 | ||
| =89 | The Gambia | 19% | 1996 | ||
| 97 | Iraq | 18.7% | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Andorra | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Ukraine | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Paraguay | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| =101 | Kazakhstan | 18.2% | 2010 | ||
| =101 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2006 | ||
| 103 | Belize | 18.1% | 2007 | ||
| =104 | Panama | 18% | 2009 | ||
| =104 | Gaza Strip | 18% | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Luxembourg | 17.2% | 2007 | ||
| =107 | Bolivia | 17% | 2006 | ||
| =107 | Egypt | 17% | 2001 | ||
| =107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17% | 1980 | ||
| 110 | Finland | 16.7% | 2009 | ||
| =111 | Israel | 16% | 2010 | ||
| =111 | Syria | 16% | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Cambodia | 15.9% | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Armenia | 15.6% | 2006 | ||
| =115 | Uruguay | 15% | 2010 | ||
| =115 | Philippines | 15% | 2010 | ||
| =115 | West Bank | 15% | 2006 | ||
| =115 | Ghana | 15% | 2005 | ||
| =115 | United Arab Emirates | 15% | 2000 | ||
| =115 | Gabon | 15% | 2000 | ||
| =115 | Guatemala | 15% | 1999 | ||
| =115 | Barbados | 15% | 1996 | ||
| =115 | Cook Islands | 15% | 1995 | ||
| =124 | India | 14% | 2009 | ||
| =124 | Suriname | 14% | 2004 | ||
| =124 | Turkmenistan | 14% | 2004 | ||
| =124 | Brazil | 14% | 2003 | ||
| =124 | Grenada | 14% | 1999 | ||
| 129 | Algeria | 13.4% | 2003 | ||
| =130 | Colombia | 13% | 2010 | ||
| =130 | Cameroon | 13% | 2001 | ||
| =132 | Indonesia | 12.8% | 2010 | ||
| =132 | Tajikistan | 12.8% | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.5% | 2005 | ||
| =135 | Azerbaijan | 12.1% | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Moldova | 12.1% | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Reunion | 12% | 2000 | ||
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11% | 1983 | ||
| =139 | Guam | 10% | 2004 | ||
| =139 | Mauritania | 10% | 2001 | ||
| =139 | Nigeria | 10% | 1999 | ||
| =139 | Zimbabwe | 10% | 1996 | ||
| 143 | Haiti | 9% | 1995 | ||
| 144 | Georgia | 8.9% | 2006 | ||
| 145 | Liberia | 8% | 2000 | ||
| =146 | Nepal | 7% | 2010 | ||
| =146 | Burma | 7% | 2001 | ||
| =146 | Sudan | 7% | 1998 | ||
| =149 | Zambia | 6% | 2004 | ||
| =149 | Bhutan | 6% | 2004 | ||
| =149 | Mozambique | 6% | 1997 | ||
| =149 | Niger | 6% | 1995 | ||
| 153 | Afghanistan | 5.7% | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Ethiopia | 5% | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Mongolia | 5% | 2008 | ||
| =154 | The Bahamas | 5% | 2005 | ||
| =154 | Vanuatu | 5% | 2000 | ||
| =154 | Solomon Islands | 5% | 2000 | ||
| =154 | Uganda | 5% | 1999 | ||
| =154 | Togo | 5% | 1998 | ||
| 161 | Wallis and Futuna | 4% | 2001 | ||
| 162 | Burundi | 2.3% | 2002 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry
- All of the top 2 countries by labor force > by occupation > industry are Hot countries.
- All of the top 2 countries by labor force > by occupation > industry are Muslim.
- All of the top 2 countries by labor force > by occupation > industry are Former British Colonies'.
- 42 of the top 69 countries by labor force > by occupation > industry are Christian.
- San Marino has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > industry since 2000.
- Czech Republic has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > industry since 2003.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by labor force > by occupation > industry are Tourist destination.
- Taiwan has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > industry since 2007.
- Malaysia ranked first for labor force > by occupation > industry amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Peru ranked first for labor force > by occupation > industry amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
