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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 650,000; 79% industry, commerce, and services, 11% agriculture, 10% goverment (1985)
1991 650,000; industry, commerce, and services 79%, agriculture 11%, goverment 10% (1985)
1992 650,000; industry, commerce, and services 79%, agriculture 11%, government 10% (1985)
1993 650,000 by occupation: industry, commerce, and services 79%, agriculture 11%, government 10% (1985)
1994 650,000 by occupation: industry, commerce, and services 79%, agriculture 11%, government 10% (1985)
1995 650,000 by occupation: industry, commerce, and services 79%, agriculture 11%, government 10% (1985)
1996 650,000 by occupation: services 60%, industry 28%, agriculture 12% (1990 est.)
1997 total: 1 million plus as many as 1 million foreign workers by occupation: services 60%, industry 28%, agriculture 12% (1990 est.)
1998 total: 1 million plus as many as 1 million foreign workers (1996 est.) by occupation: services 62%, industry 31%, agriculture 7% (1997 est.)
1999 1 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1996 est.)
2000 1.3 million (1999 est.) note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1997 est.)
2001 1.3 million (1999 est.) note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1997 est.)
2002 1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1999 est.) (2001 est.)
2003 1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.)
2004 1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.)
2005 2.6 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.)
2006 2.6 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2001 est.)
2007 1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)
2008 1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)
2009 1.481 million country comparison to the world: 129 note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)
2010 1.481 million country comparison to the world: 132 note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)
2011 1.481 million country comparison to the world: 130 note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)
2012 1.481 million country comparison to the world: 130 note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)
2013 1.481 million country comparison to the world: 130 note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)
2014 1.481 million country comparison to the world: 130 note: does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)
2015 1.628 million | note: does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127
2016 1.628 million | note: does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers, nor refugees (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128
2017 2.166 million | note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 123
2018 2.166 million (2016 est.) | note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
2019 2.166 million (2016 est.) | note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
2020 2.166 million (2016 est.) | note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
2021 2.166 million (2016 est.) note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
2022 2.166 million (2016 est.) note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
2023 1.719 million (2021 est.) note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees
2024 1.771 million (2023 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
2025 1.939 million (2023 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work