ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 68.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 68.6 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 90.1 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.6 %, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.1 % | — |
| 1992 | 90.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 89.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 89.6 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 89.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 88.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 87.9 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 87.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.7 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 78.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 75.4 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 73 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 71.9 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 70.5 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 69.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 70 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 68.6 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.08 % | 87.4 % | 90.1 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.7 % | 79.9 % | 86.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.78 % | 69.4 % | 78.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4 % | 68.6 % | 70 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 1 Burundi 85.3 % compare
- 2 Mozambique 73 % compare
- 2 Niger 73 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 64.6 % compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 % compare
- 4 Chad 71.7 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 68.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6 % in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.