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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 2,003% | 2003 | ||
| =2 | Austria | 94.9% | 2010 | ||
| =2 | Andorra | 94.9% | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 88.1% | 2010 | ||
| =5 | Israel | 82% | 2008 | ||
| =5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82% | 1983 | ||
| 7 | Luxembourg | 80.6% | 2007 | ||
| 8 | United Kingdom | 80.4% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Singapore | 80.3% | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Norfolk Island | 80% | 2006 | ||
| =10 | Netherlands | 80% | 2005 | ||
| =10 | Virgin Islands | 80% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Gaza Strip | 79.3% | 2010 | ||
| =14 | Cayman Islands | 79% | 2008 | ||
| =14 | Puerto Rico | 79% | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Federated States of Micronesia | 78.5% | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Suriname | 78% | 2004 | ||
| =17 | United Arab Emirates | 78% | 2000 | ||
| 19 | Jordan | 77.4% | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Denmark | 77.1% | 2011 | ||
| =21 | Canada | 76% | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Ireland | 76% | 2011 | ||
| =21 | Norway | 76% | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Estonia | 75.6% | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Peru | 75.5% | 2005 | ||
| =26 | Australia | 75% | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Barbados | 75% | 1996 | ||
| =28 | New Zealand | 74% | 2006 | ||
| =28 | Seychelles | 74% | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Malta | 73.9% | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Germany | 73.8% | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Switzerland | 73.2% | 2010 | ||
| =33 | Uruguay | 73% | 2010 | ||
| =33 | Iceland | 73% | 2008 | ||
| =33 | Belgium | 73% | 2007 | ||
| 36 | Montenegro | 72.8% | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 72.7% | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Lithuania | 72.5% | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Argentina | 72% | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 71.9% | 2005 | ||
| 41 | France | 71.8% | 2005 | ||
| =42 | Spain | 71.7% | 2009 | ||
| =42 | Belize | 71.7% | 2007 | ||
| =44 | Brazil | 71% | 2011 | ||
| =44 | Cyprus | 71% | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Venezuela | 70.9% | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Sweden | 70.7% | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Faroe Islands | 70.3% | 2010 | ||
| 49 | South Korea | 70% | 2012 | ||
| 50 | Japan | 69.8% | 2010 | ||
| 51 | Slovakia | 69.4% | 2009 | ||
| =52 | Croatia | 69% | 2012 | ||
| =52 | Grenada | 69% | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Ukraine | 68.4% | 2012 | ||
| =55 | Colombia | 68% | 2011 | ||
| =55 | French Polynesia | 68% | 2002 | ||
| 57 | Italy | 67.8% | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Latvia | 67.2% | 2010 | ||
| =59 | Greenland | 67% | 2009 | ||
| =59 | Syria | 67% | 2008 | ||
| 61 | San Marino | 65.5% | 2010 | ||
| 62 | Kiribati | 65.3% | 2000 | ||
| 63 | Greece | 65.1% | 2005 | ||
| =64 | South Africa | 65% | 2007 | ||
| =64 | Maldives | 65% | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Russia | 64.7% | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Panama | 64.4% | 2009 | ||
| =68 | Jamaica | 64% | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Costa Rica | 64% | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Guam | 64% | 2004 | ||
| 71 | Chile | 63.9% | 2005 | ||
| =72 | Hungary | 63.2% | 2011 | ||
| =72 | Cuba | 63.2% | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 63.1% | 2005 | ||
| =75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.9% | 2007 | ||
| =75 | Mexico | 62.9% | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Slovenia | 62.8% | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 62.3% | 2012 | ||
| 79 | Namibia | 61.3% | 2013 | ||
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 60.9% | 2012 | ||
| =81 | New Caledonia | 60% | 2002 | ||
| =81 | Gibraltar | 60% | 2001 | ||
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 59.9% | 2010 | ||
| =84 | Portugal | 59.8% | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Iraq | 59.8% | 2008 | ||
| =86 | Moldova | 59.4% | 2011 | ||
| =86 | British Virgin Islands | 59.4% | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Libya | 59% | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Taiwan | 58.8% | 2012 | ||
| 90 | Serbia | 58.6% | 2010 | ||
| 91 | Czech Republic | 58.3% | 2009 | ||
| 92 | El Salvador | 58% | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Bulgaria | 57.7% | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Republic of Macedonia | 57.3% | 2012 | ||
| =95 | Poland | 57% | 2010 | ||
| =95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57% | 1980 | ||
| 97 | Mongolia | 56.4% | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Cook Islands | 56% | 1995 | ||
| 99 | West Bank | 55.5% | 2013 | ||
| 100 | Paraguay | 55% | 2008 | ||
| =101 | Ecuador | 53.6% | 2010 | ||
| =101 | Saint Lucia | 53.6% | 2002 | ||
| 103 | Malaysia | 53.5% | 2012 | ||
| =104 | Philippines | 53% | 2012 | ||
| =104 | Nicaragua | 53% | 2010 | ||
| 106 | Egypt | 51% | 2001 | ||
| 107 | Haiti | 50.4% | 2010 | ||
| 108 | Tunisia | 49.8% | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 49.6% | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Turkey | 48.4% | 2010 | ||
| 111 | Thailand | 48.2% | 2011 | ||
| =112 | Guatemala | 48% | 2011 | ||
| =112 | Bolivia | 48% | 2010 | ||
| 114 | Indonesia | 47.9% | 2012 | ||
| 115 | Romania | 47.3% | 2010 | ||
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47% | 2008 | ||
| =117 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 46% | 1987 | ||
| =117 | Saint Helena | 46% | 1987 | ||
| 119 | Iran | 45% | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Belarus | 44.7% | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 42.4% | 2012 | ||
| 122 | Tajikistan | 41.2% | 2012 | ||
| 123 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 41% | 1996 | ||
| 124 | Mauritania | 40% | 2001 | ||
| 125 | Honduras | 39.8% | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.5% | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Armenia | 39% | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 37.8% | 2004 | ||
| 129 | China | 35.7% | 2011 | ||
| =130 | Georgia | 35.5% | 2006 | ||
| =130 | Morocco | 35.5% | 2006 | ||
| 132 | Pakistan | 34.2% | 2010 | ||
| =133 | Brunei | 33% | 2008 | ||
| =133 | American Samoa | 33% | 1990 | ||
| 135 | Vietnam | 31% | 2012 | ||
| =136 | Vanuatu | 30% | 2000 | ||
| =136 | Togo | 30% | 1998 | ||
| 138 | Albania | 29.2% | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Ghana | 29% | 2005 | ||
| =139 | Anguilla | 29% | 2000 | ||
| =141 | India | 28% | 2011 | ||
| =141 | Dominica | 28% | 2002 | ||
| 143 | Cambodia | 27.3% | 2010 | ||
| 144 | East Timor | 26% | 2010 | ||
| =145 | Bangladesh | 25% | 2008 | ||
| =145 | Gabon | 25% | 2000 | ||
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 24% | 1996 | ||
| 148 | Burma | 23% | 2001 | ||
| 149 | Liberia | 22% | 2000 | ||
| =150 | Solomon Islands | 20% | 2000 | ||
| =150 | Nigeria | 20% | 1999 | ||
| =150 | Bahrain | 20% | 1997 | ||
| 153 | Bermuda | 19% | 2004 | ||
| 154 | Nepal | 18% | 2010 | ||
| 155 | Bhutan | 17.2% | 2004 | ||
| 156 | Cameroon | 17% | 2001 | ||
| 157 | Wallis and Futuna | 16% | 2001 | ||
| 158 | Afghanistan | 15.7% | 2009 | ||
| =159 | Uganda | 13% | 1999 | ||
| =159 | Sudan | 13% | 1998 | ||
| =159 | Mozambique | 13% | 1997 | ||
| 162 | Ethiopia | 10% | 2009 | ||
| 163 | Zambia | 9% | 2004 | ||
| 164 | The Gambia | 6% | 1996 | ||
| 165 | Burundi | 4.1% | 2002 | ||
| 166 | Niger | 4% | 1995 |
