ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, 25 to 54 — Value by country
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...
What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, 25 to 54 — Value is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 134,509 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.57 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 164.41 1000 No, and the mean is 2,883 1000 No.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 144.8%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 92.3%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, 25: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 134,509 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,525 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,756 1000 No | 2019 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 22,904 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 8,021 1000 No | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 19,052 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,476 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 16,361 1000 No | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,178 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Myanmar | 7,209 1000 No | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 716.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Philippines | 6,134 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 693.44 1000 No | 2017 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 6,111 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 274.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 3,685 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 3,641 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Angola | 3,160 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 11 | Mali | 2,579 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 2,521 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 2,400 1000 No | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 2,024 1000 No | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Rwanda | 1,379 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 1,364 1000 No | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1,354 1000 No | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 1,161 1000 No | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 19 | Guatemala | 858.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 804.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 21 | Senegal | 776.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 734.91 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 600.84 1000 No | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 24 | Japan | 586.48 1000 No | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 519.62 1000 No | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 517.83 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 27 | France | 408.05 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 28 | Belarus | 341.94 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 336.2 1000 No | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 30 | Tunisia | 291.52 1000 No | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 288.33 1000 No | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 273.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 33 | Mongolia | 239.81 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 234.55 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 229.65 1000 No | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 222.01 1000 No | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 212.85 1000 No | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 192 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 191.22 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 40 | Armenia | 177.64 1000 No | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 41 | Australia | 151.19 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 42 | Panama | 142.66 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 138.01 1000 No | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 137.02 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 131.82 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 46 | Canada | 114.25 1000 No | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 47 | Jamaica | 103.84 1000 No | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 48 | Bhutan | 101.62 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.02 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 50 | Czechia | 99.44 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 99.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 90.14 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 53 | Namibia | 88.03 1000 No | 2018 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 54 | Uruguay | 86.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 55 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 77.55 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 56 | Jordan | 74.43 1000 No | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 69.06 1000 No | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 67.63 1000 No | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 59 | Argentina | 58.24 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.1% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 55.73 1000 No | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 46.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 62 | Lithuania | 43.72 1000 No | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 41.77 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 40.56 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 39.69 1000 No | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 66 | Finland | 36.65 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 35.24 1000 No | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 68 | Latvia | 34.29 1000 No | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 33.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 27.73 1000 No | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 71 | Denmark | 22.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 72 | Belgium | 20.07 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.39 1000 No | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 17.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 75 | Slovenia | 17.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 76 | Israel | 16.83 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 77 | Belize | 16.01 1000 No | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 78 | Estonia | 14.54 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 79 | Montenegro | 6.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 80 | Cyprus | 5.59 1000 No | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | 4.5 1000 No | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 2.76 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 1.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 84 | Grenada | 1.78 1000 No | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Malta | 1.55 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.19 1000 No | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Barbados | 0.98 1000 No | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1,356 1000 No
About this data
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.