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0.5.Benchmark Statistics


THE LAND
Area 131,957 km2
THE PEOPLE
Resident Population 12,994,7001
PRODUCTION
Gross Domestic Product GRD 35,536 bn.2
LABOUR MARKET
Working age population (over 15) 8,720,200
Of which:
- women 4,511,800
- men 4,208,400
Labour force 4,445,700
- Of which women 1,752,800
Activity rate
- For women
38.8%
- For men 64.0%
Employment 3,967,200
Of which:
- women 1,463,000 (36.9%)
- under 25 years 398,700 (10.0%)
By Sector:
- Primary sector 704,200 (17.7%)
- Secondary sector 913,800 (23.0%)
- Tertiary sector 2,349,100 (59.2%)
By education:
- Higher education (degree) 1,009,900 (25.0%)
- Secondary school certificate 1,516,700 (38.2%)
- Up to primary school certificate 1,402,300 (35.3%)
- No school education 38,200 (1.0%)
Unemployment 478,500
Of which:
- women 289,800
- under 25 years 168,300
Unemployment rate by education
- Higher education (degree) 7.1%
- Secondary school certificate 7.4%
- Up to primary school certificate 14.6%
- No school education 9.4%
- Total 10.8%
Registered unemployment (OAED) 308,9823

1 Unless otherwise noted, the source of all data is from the second semester of the Labour Force Survey 1998.

2 Market prices in GRD, source: Ministry of National Economy.

3 Source: OAED.


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