UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Asian Labor Force Statistics
World Bank, 1995
Nation/Region
Total*
(millions)
Female (%)
Agriculture (%)
Industry (%)
1980
1995
1980
1995
1980
1990
1980
1990
East Asia China
539
709
43
45
76
74
14
15
Hong Kong
2
3
34
37
1
1
50
37
Japan
57
66
38
41
11
7
35
34
Mongolia
1
1
46
46
40
32
21
22
South Korea
16
22
39
40
37
18
27
35
Southeast Asia Cambodia
3
5
56
53
76
74
7
8
Indonesia
59
89
35
40
59
57
12
14
Laos
2
2
45
47
80
78
6
6
Malaysia
5
8
34
37
41
27
19
23
Papua New Guinea
2
2
42
42
83
79
6
7
Philippines
19
28
35
37
52
45
15
15
Singapore
1
1
35
38
2
0
44
36
Thailand
24
34
48
46
71
64
10
14
Viet Nam
26
37
48
49
73
72
13
14
South Asia Bangladesh
41
60
42
42
74
64
9
16
India
300
398
34
32
70
64
13
16
Nepal
7
10
39
40
95
95
1
0
Pakistan
29
46
23
26
62
56
15
20
Sri Lanka
5
8
27
35
52
49
18
21
*Participation rates from the International Labor Organization (ILO) are applied to population estimates to derive labor force estimates.
Source: Data compiled from World Bank World Development Indicators. Available from <http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/data.htm>
