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DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.
Additional details:
Additional details:
- Gibraltar: negligible (2013)
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 95% | 2013 | ||
2 | Burundi | 93.6% | 2013 | ||
=3 | Niger | 90% | 2013 | ||
=3 | Rwanda | 90% | 2013 | ||
=3 | Malawi | 90% | 2013 | ||
=3 | Burkina Faso | 90% | 2013 | ||
7 | Lesotho | 86% | 2013 | ||
=8 | Zambia | 85% | 2013 | ||
=8 | Angola | 85% | 2013 | ||
=8 | Papua New Guinea | 85% | 2013 | ||
=8 | Ethiopia | 85% | 2013 | ||
=12 | Guinea-Bissau | 82% | 2013 | ||
=12 | Uganda | 82% | 2013 | ||
14 | Mozambique | 81% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Comoros | 80% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Mali | 80% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Eritrea | 80% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Sudan | 80% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Wallis and Futuna | 80% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Tanzania | 80% | 2013 | ||
=15 | Chad | 80% | 2011 | ||
22 | Afghanistan | 78.6% | 2013 | ||
23 | Senegal | 77.5% | 2013 | ||
24 | Guinea | 76% | 2013 | ||
25 | Laos | 75.1% | 2013 | ||
=26 | Solomon Islands | 75% | 2013 | ||
=26 | Kenya | 75% | 2013 | ||
=26 | The Gambia | 75% | 2013 | ||
=26 | Nepal | 75% | 2013 | ||
30 | Somalia | 71% | 2013 | ||
=31 | Burma | 70% | 2013 | ||
=31 | Fiji | 70% | 2013 | ||
=31 | Nigeria | 70% | 2013 | ||
=31 | Liberia | 70% | 2013 | ||
=31 | Cameroon | 70% | 2013 | ||
=31 | Swaziland | 70% | 2013 | ||
37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68% | 2013 | ||
38 | Zimbabwe | 66% | 2013 | ||
=39 | Togo | 65% | 2013 | ||
=39 | Samoa | 65% | 2013 | ||
=39 | Vanuatu | 65% | 2013 | ||
42 | East Timor | 64% | 2013 | ||
43 | Gabon | 60% | 2013 | ||
44 | Ghana | 56% | 2013 | ||
45 | Cambodia | 55.8% | 2013 | ||
46 | Georgia | 55.6% | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 53.08% | 2013 | |||
47 | India | 53% | 2013 | ||
=48 | Western Sahara | 50% | 2013 | ||
=48 | Mauritania | 50% | 2013 | ||
50 | Turkmenistan | 48.2% | 2013 | ||
=51 | Kyrgyzstan | 48% | 2013 | ||
=51 | Vietnam | 48% | 2013 | ||
53 | Tajikistan | 47.9% | 2013 | ||
54 | Albania | 47.8% | 2013 | ||
55 | Pakistan | 45.1% | 2013 | ||
56 | Bangladesh | 45% | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 44.95% | 2013 | |||
57 | Morocco | 44.6% | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 44.54% | 2013 | |||
58 | Armenia | 44.2% | 2013 | ||
59 | Bhutan | 43.7% | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 41.32% | 2013 | |||
60 | Dominica | 40% | 2013 | ||
61 | Honduras | 39.2% | 2013 | ||
62 | Indonesia | 38.9% | 2013 | ||
63 | Azerbaijan | 38.3% | 2013 | ||
64 | Thailand | 38.2% | 2013 | ||
65 | Haiti | 38.1% | 2013 | ||
66 | Guatemala | 38% | 2013 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 37.39% | 2013 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 36.79% | 2013 | |||
67 | North Korea | 35% | 2013 | ||
68 | China | 34.8% | 2013 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 34.22% | 2013 | |||
69 | American Samoa | 34% | 2012 | ||
70 | Mongolia | 33% | 2013 | ||
=71 | Egypt | 32% | 2013 | ||
=71 | Bolivia | 32% | 2013 | ||
=71 | Philippines | 32% | 2013 | ||
=74 | Sri Lanka | 31.8% | 2013 | ||
=74 | Tonga | 31.8% | 2013 | ||
76 | Romania | 31.6% | 2013 | ||
77 | Cook Islands | 29% | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 28.18% | 2013 | |||
78 | Nicaragua | 28% | 2013 | ||
79 | Ecuador | 27.6% | 2013 | ||
80 | Moldova | 27.5% | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 27.01% | 2013 | |||
81 | Paraguay | 26.5% | 2013 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 26.3% | 2013 | |||
82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26% | 2013 | ||
83 | Uzbekistan | 25.9% | 2013 | ||
84 | Kazakhstan | 25.8% | 2013 | ||
85 | Turkey | 25.5% | 2013 | ||
86 | Iran | 25% | 2013 | ||
87 | Kosovo | 23.6% | 2013 | ||
88 | Serbia | 21.9% | 2013 | ||
89 | Saint Lucia | 21.7% | 2013 | ||
90 | Iraq | 21.6% | 2013 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 21.52% | 2013 | |||
91 | El Salvador | 21% | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 20.89% | 2013 | |||
92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.5% | 2013 | ||
=93 | New Caledonia | 20% | 2013 | ||
=93 | Palau | 20% | 2013 | ||
95 | Cuba | 19.7% | 2013 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 19.65% | 2013 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 18.91% | 2013 | |||
96 | Tunisia | 18.3% | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 18.17% | 2013 | |||
=97 | Colombia | 18% | 2013 | ||
=97 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 18% | 2013 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 17.77% | 2013 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 17.62% | 2013 | |||
=99 | Jamaica | 17% | 2013 | ||
=99 | Syria | 17% | 2013 | ||
=99 | Panama | 17% | 2013 | ||
=99 | Libya | 17% | 2013 | ||
103 | Republic of Macedonia | 16.7% | 2013 | ||
104 | Namibia | 16.3% | 2013 | ||
105 | West Bank | 16.1% | 2013 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 15.8% | 2013 | |||
106 | Brazil | 15.7% | 2013 | ||
107 | Dominican Republic | 14.6% | 2013 | ||
=108 | Algeria | 14% | 2013 | ||
=108 | Costa Rica | 14% | 2013 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 13.88% | 2013 | |||
110 | Mexico | 13.7% | 2013 | ||
111 | Chile | 13.2% | 2013 | ||
=112 | Uruguay | 13% | 2013 | ||
=112 | French Polynesia | 13% | 2013 | ||
114 | Poland | 12.9% | 2013 | ||
115 | Greece | 12.4% | 2013 | ||
116 | Portugal | 11.7% | 2013 | ||
117 | Malaysia | 11.1% | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 11.02% | 2013 | |||
=118 | Grenada | 11% | 2013 | ||
=118 | Marshall Islands | 11% | 2013 | ||
=118 | Maldives | 11% | 2013 | ||
121 | Faroe Islands | 10.7% | 2013 | ||
122 | Belize | 10.2% | 2013 | ||
123 | Barbados | 10% | 2013 | ||
124 | Belarus | 9.4% | 2013 | ||
125 | South Africa | 9% | 2013 | ||
126 | Latvia | 8.8% | 2013 | ||
127 | Cyprus | 8.5% | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 8.2% | 2013 | |||
128 | Suriname | 8% | 2013 | ||
=129 | Russia | 7.9% | 2013 | ||
=129 | Lithuania | 7.9% | 2013 | ||
131 | Venezuela | 7.3% | 2013 | ||
=132 | Bulgaria | 7.1% | 2013 | ||
=132 | Hungary | 7.1% | 2013 | ||
=134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7% | 2013 | ||
=134 | United Arab Emirates | 7% | 2013 | ||
=134 | New Zealand | 7% | 2013 | ||
137 | Saudi Arabia | 6.7% | 2013 | ||
138 | Montenegro | 6.3% | 2013 | ||
139 | South Korea | 6.2% | 2013 | ||
=140 | Norfolk Island | 6% | 2013 | ||
=140 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 6% | 2013 | ||
=140 | Saint Helena | 6% | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 5.73% | 2013 | |||
143 | Ukraine | 5.6% | 2013 | ||
144 | Gaza Strip | 5.1% | 2013 | ||
=145 | The Bahamas | 5% | 2013 | ||
=145 | Argentina | 5% | 2013 | ||
=145 | Taiwan | 5% | 2013 | ||
=145 | Ireland | 5% | 2013 | ||
149 | Iceland | 4.8% | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 4.58% | 2013 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4.46% | 2013 | |||
=150 | Brunei | 4.2% | 2013 | ||
=150 | Spain | 4.2% | 2013 | ||
=150 | Estonia | 4.2% | 2013 | ||
153 | Greenland | 4% | 2013 | ||
=154 | Japan | 3.9% | 2013 | ||
=154 | Italy | 3.9% | 2013 | ||
=156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.8% | 2013 | ||
=156 | France | 3.8% | 2013 | ||
158 | Australia | 3.6% | 2013 | ||
159 | Slovakia | 3.5% | 2013 | ||
160 | Switzerland | 3.4% | 2013 | ||
161 | Czech Republic | 3.1% | 2013 | ||
162 | Seychelles | 3% | 2013 | ||
163 | Norway | 2.9% | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.77% | 2013 | |||
=164 | Kiribati | 2.7% | 2013 | ||
=164 | Jordan | 2.7% | 2013 | ||
166 | Denmark | 2.6% | 2013 | ||
=167 | Slovenia | 2.2% | 2013 | ||
=167 | Luxembourg | 2.2% | 2013 | ||
=169 | Croatia | 2.1% | 2013 | ||
=169 | Puerto Rico | 2.1% | 2013 | ||
=171 | Belgium | 2% | 2013 | ||
=171 | Israel | 2% | 2013 | ||
=171 | Netherlands | 2% | 2013 | ||
=171 | Canada | 2% | 2013 | ||
=175 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.9% | 2013 | ||
=175 | Cayman Islands | 1.9% | 2013 | ||
177 | Germany | 1.6% | 2013 | ||
178 | Malta | 1.5% | 2013 | ||
179 | United Kingdom | 1.4% | 2013 | ||
180 | Sweden | 1.1% | 2013 | ||
=181 | Bahrain | 1% | 2013 | ||
=181 | Virgin Islands | 1% | 2013 | ||
183 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.9% | 2013 | ||
184 | Liechtenstein | 0.8% | 2013 | ||
185 | Peru | 0.7% | 2013 | ||
186 | British Virgin Islands | 0.6% | 2013 | ||
=187 | Austria | 0.4% | 2013 | ||
=187 | Andorra | 0.4% | 2013 | ||
189 | Guam | 0.3% | 2013 | ||
=190 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2013 | ||
=190 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2013 |