Kenya vs Thailand: Number of people employed in agriculture
Kenya
10.70 million people
in 2025
Thailand
11.58 million people
in 2025
Kenya rank
14th
Thailand rank
12th
Number of people employed in agriculture over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 11.58 million people against 10.70 million people in Kenya, a difference of 879,500 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.00 million people | 15.65 million people | 9.66 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8.09 million people | 14.97 million people | 6.88 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 10.01 million people | 14.04 million people | 4.03 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 10.47 million people | 12.21 million people | 1.74 million people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people employed in agriculture, Kenya or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 11.58 million people against 10.70 million people in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people employed in agriculture between Kenya and Thailand?
- 879,500 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 12th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.