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Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry: Countries Compared

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 BahrainBahrain 79% 1997
2 BruneiBrunei 62.8% 2008
3 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 43.5% 2007
4 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 41% 1996
=5 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 40% 2005
=5 GibraltarGibraltar 40% 2001
7 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 38.6% 2009
8 San MarinoSan Marino 36.3% 2009
9 MalaysiaMalaysia 36% 2005
10 TaiwanTaiwan 35.9% 2010
11 BulgariaBulgaria 35.2% 2009
12 SloveniaSlovenia 35% 2009
13 BelarusBelarus 34.7% 2003
14 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 34.4% 2000
15 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 33% 1990
16 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 32.6% 2008
=17 KiribatiKiribati 32% 2000
=17 DominicaDominica 32% 2000
=19 TunisiaTunisia 31.9% 2009
=19 RussiaRussia 31.9% 2008
=19 GreenlandGreenland 31.9% 2007
22 CroatiaCroatia 31.3% 2008
23 IranIran 31% 2010
24 HungaryHungary 30.9% 2010
25 ItalyItaly 30.7% 2005
26 TongaTonga 30.6% 2003
27 SingaporeSingapore 30.2% 2010
28 BangladeshBangladesh 30% 2008
29 GermanyGermany 29.7% 2005
30 PolandPoland 29.2% 2005
31 LithuaniaLithuania 29.1% 2005
32 PortugalPortugal 28.5% 2009
33 SwedenSweden 28.2% 2008
34 European UnionEuropean Union 27.7% 2007
35 AustriaAustria 27.5% 2009
36 ChinaChina 27.2% 2008
37 SlovakiaSlovakia 27% 2010
38 Sri LankaSri Lanka 26.3% 2010
39 JapanJapan 26.2% 2010
40 South AfricaSouth Africa 26% 2007
41 BelgiumBelgium 25% 2007
=42 TurkeyTurkey 24.7% 2005
=42 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24.7% 2002
=44 South KoreaSouth Korea 24.3% 2010
=44 FranceFrance 24.3% 2005
46 SpainSpain 24% 2009
47 PeruPeru 23.8% 2005
=48 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 23.4% 2010
=48 MexicoMexico 23.4% 2005
50 RomaniaRomania 23.2% 2006
=51 ArgentinaArgentina 23% 2009
=51 AlbaniaAlbania 23% 2008
=51 El SalvadorEl Salvador 23% 2006
=51 SeychellesSeychelles 23% 2006
=51 MaldivesMaldives 23% 2006
=51 ChileChile 23% 2005
=51 LibyaLibya 23% 2004
=51 VenezuelaVenezuela 23% 1997
59 MaltaMalta 22.8% 2009
60 EstoniaEstonia 22.7% 2008
=61 NamibiaNamibia 22.4% 2008
=61 GreeceGreece 22.4% 2005
63 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 22.3% 2005
64 IcelandIceland 22.2% 2008
65 Costa RicaCosta Rica 22% 2006
66 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 21.4% 2005
67 EcuadorEcuador 21.2% 2005
=68 AustraliaAustralia 21.1% 2009
=68 NorwayNorway 21.1% 2008
70 NetherlandsNetherlands 21% 2005
=71 HondurasHonduras 20.9% 2005
=71 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 20.9% 2000
=73 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 20.5% 2010
=73 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 20.5% 2008
=73 CyprusCyprus 20.5% 2006
=76 VietnamVietnam 20.3% 2009
=76 PakistanPakistan 20.3% 2005
78 DenmarkDenmark 20.2% 2005
=79 IrelandIreland 20% 2010
=79 JordanJordan 20% 2007
=79 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 20% 2005
=79 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 20% 2002
=79 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 20% 2002
=79 UzbekistanUzbekistan 20% 1995
85 MoroccoMorocco 19.8% 2006
86 ThailandThailand 19.7% 2008
87 CubaCuba 19.4% 2005
88 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 19.1% 2008
=89 NicaraguaNicaragua 19% 2010
=89 JamaicaJamaica 19% 2006
=89 New ZealandNew Zealand 19% 2006
=89 LatviaLatvia 19% 2005
=89 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 19% 2005
=89 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 19% 2003
=89 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 19% 2002
=89 The GambiaThe Gambia 19% 1996
97 IraqIraq 18.7% 2008
=98 AndorraAndorra 18.5% 2008
=98 UkraineUkraine 18.5% 2008
=98 ParaguayParaguay 18.5% 2008
=101 KazakhstanKazakhstan 18.2% 2010
=101 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 18.2% 2006
103 BelizeBelize 18.1% 2007
=104 PanamaPanama 18% 2009
=104 Gaza StripGaza Strip 18% 2005
106 LuxembourgLuxembourg 17.2% 2007
=107 BoliviaBolivia 17% 2006
=107 EgyptEgypt 17% 2001
=107 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17% 1980
110 FinlandFinland 16.7% 2009
=111 IsraelIsrael 16% 2010
=111 SyriaSyria 16% 2008
113 CambodiaCambodia 15.9% 2009
114 ArmeniaArmenia 15.6% 2006
=115 UruguayUruguay 15% 2010
=115 PhilippinesPhilippines 15% 2010
=115 West BankWest Bank 15% 2006
=115 GhanaGhana 15% 2005
=115 United Arab EmiratesUAE 15% 2000
=115 GabonGabon 15% 2000
=115 GuatemalaGuatemala 15% 1999
=115 BarbadosBarbados 15% 1996
=115 Cook IslandsCook Islands 15% 1995
=124 IndiaIndia 14% 2009
=124 SurinameSuriname 14% 2004
=124 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 14% 2004
=124 BrazilBrazil 14% 2003
=124 GrenadaGrenada 14% 1999
129 AlgeriaAlgeria 13.4% 2003
=130 ColombiaColombia 13% 2010
=130 CameroonCameroon 13% 2001
=132 IndonesiaIndonesia 12.8% 2010
=132 TajikistanTajikistan 12.8% 2009
134 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 12.5% 2005
=135 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 12.1% 2008
=135 MoldovaMoldova 12.1% 2005
137 ReunionReunion 12% 2000
138 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11% 1983
=139 GuamGuam 10% 2004
=139 MauritaniaMauritania 10% 2001
=139 NigeriaNigeria 10% 1999
=139 ZimbabweZimbabwe 10% 1996
143 HaitiHaiti 9% 1995
144 GeorgiaGeorgia 8.9% 2006
145 LiberiaLiberia 8% 2000
=146 NepalNepal 7% 2010
=146 BurmaBurma 7% 2001
=146 SudanSudan 7% 1998
=149 ZambiaZambia 6% 2004
=149 BhutanBhutan 6% 2004
=149 MozambiqueMozambique 6% 1997
=149 NigerNiger 6% 1995
153 AfghanistanAfghanistan 5.7% 2008
=154 EthiopiaEthiopia 5% 2009
=154 MongoliaMongolia 5% 2008
=154 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5% 2005
=154 VanuatuVanuatu 5% 2000
=154 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 5% 2000
=154 UgandaUganda 5% 1999
=154 TogoTogo 5% 1998
161 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 4% 2001
162 BurundiBurundi 2.3% 2002

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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.
  • Brunei ranked first for labor force > by occupation > industry amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2008.
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