Table 8: Some major socio-economic characteristics of
the participating countries1
|
|
Labour
force2 |
Labour
force by occupation3 |
Unemployment
rate3 |
Household
income or consumption4 |
Proportion
living below poverty line5 |
||||
|
Agriculture |
Industry |
Services |
Other |
Lowest
10% |
Highest 10% |
||||
Brunei |
158,0006 |
10
(1999)7 |
(---)8 |
42
(1999)8 |
48
(1999)9 |
3.2
(2002) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Cambodia |
7
million |
75
(2004) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
2.5
(2000) |
2.90 |
33.8
(1997) |
40
(2004) |
|
Indonesia |
111.5
million |
45
(1999) |
16
(1999) |
39
(1999) |
--- |
9.2 |
4.00 |
26.7
(1999) |
27
(1999) |
|
Lao PR |
2.6
million |
80
(1997) |
--- |
--- |
--- |
5.7
(1997) |
3.20 |
30.6
(1997) |
40
(2002) |
|
Malaysia |
10.49
million |
14.5
(2000) |
36.0
(2000) |
49.5
(2000) |
--- |
3.0 |
1.40 |
39.2
(2003) |
8 (1998) |
|
Myanmar |
27.01
million |
70
(2001) |
7 (2001) |
23
(2001) |
--- |
5.2 |
2.80 |
32.4
(1998) |
25
(2000) |
|
The
Philippines |
35.86
million |
36
(2004) |
16
(2004) |
48
(2004) |
--- |
11.7 |
2.30 |
31.9
(2003) |
40
(2001) |
|
Singapore |
2.18
million |
--- |
24
(2003)10 |
60
(2003)11 |
16
(2003) |
3.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Thailand |
36.43
million |
49
(2000) |
14
(2000) |
37
(2000) |
--- |
1.5 |
2.80 |
32.4
(1998) |
10
(2004) |
|
Vietnam |
42.98
million |
63
(2000) |
<- 37
(2000) -> |
--- |
1.9 |
3.60 |
29.9
(1998) |
29
(2002) |
|
|
China PR |
760.8
million |
49
(2003) |
22
(2003) |
29
(2003) |
--- |
20
(2003)12 |
2.40 |
30.4
(1998) |
10
(2001) |
|
Japan |
66.97
million |
5 (2002) |
25
(2002) |
70
(2002) |
--- |
4.7 |
4.80 |
21.7
(1993) |
NA |
|
South Korea |
22.9
million |
8 (2004) |
19
(2004) |
73
(2004) |
--- |
3.6 |
2.90 |
22.5
(1999) |
4 (2001) |
|
India |
482.2
million |
60
(1999) |
17
(1999) |
23
(1999) |
--- |
9.2 |
3.50 |
33.5
(1997) |
25
(2002) |
|
Australia |
10.35
million |
3.6
(2004) |
26.4
(2004) |
70.0
(2004) |
--- |
5.1 |
2.00 |
25.4
(1994) |
NA |
|
New
Zealand |
2.05
million |
10
(1995) |
25
(1995) |
65
(1995) |
--- |
4.2 |
0.30 |
29.8
(1991) |
NA |
1 Based on data from The World
Factbook 2005
2 Estimated in 2004, except Brunei (2002), Cambodia
(2003), Lao PR (2001) and China PR (2003)
3 As percentages of the total labour force
4 Percentage share of the total
income or consumption, adjusted for household size: The World Factbook 2005
emphasises that these data need to be interpreted with care
5 Percentage of population below an
(undefined) income level
6 Includes foreign workers (temporary residents: comprise ≈ 40%) and
military personnel
7 Including forestry and fishing
8 'Services' includes production of
oil, natural gas, and construction
9 Government
10 Comprising manufacturing (18%) and
construction (6%)
11 Comprising transportation and
communication (11%) and financial, business, and other services (49%)
12 Based on an estimate of overall
unemployment (including rural areas) in an official Chinese journal; an
independent estimate in 2004 gave a figure of 9.8 for urban areas with
substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas