ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, 55 to 64 — 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, 55 to 64 — Value is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 35,534 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.18 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.02 1000 No, and the mean is 773.21 1000 No.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 121.7%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 83.4%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, 55: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 35,534 1000 No | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 2,957 1000 No | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8,172 1000 No | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,052 1000 No | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 345.59 1000 No | 2019 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 3,551 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,108 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 3,134 1000 No | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 568.58 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,868 1000 No | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 280.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 1,705 1000 No | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 159.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 1,263 1000 No | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 136.98 1000 No | 2017 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 1,037 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 897.07 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 851.88 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 11 | Angola | 655.41 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 549.13 1000 No | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 494.58 1000 No | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 439.81 1000 No | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 386.1 1000 No | 2025 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 329.21 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 321.54 1000 No | 2022 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 316.5 1000 No | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 301.48 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 256.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 218.99 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 211.48 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 23 | Guatemala | 182.99 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 178.74 1000 No | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 25 | France | 177.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 164.19 1000 No | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 27 | Georgia | 159.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 28 | Serbia | 143.15 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 139.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 132.41 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 31 | Senegal | 126.67 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 125.55 1000 No | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 120.39 1000 No | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 99.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 35 | Armenia | 84.11 1000 No | 2017 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 36 | Tunisia | 79.4 1000 No | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 75.92 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 72.53 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 66.23 1000 No | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 65.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 41 | Australia | 64.95 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.33 1000 No | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 43 | Panama | 49.83 1000 No | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 45.28 1000 No | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 42.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 42.3 1000 No | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 47 | Mongolia | 39.38 1000 No | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 48 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 36.55 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 49 | Czechia | 36.47 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 36.03 1000 No | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 35.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 52 | Portugal | 34.82 1000 No | 2025 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 33.64 1000 No | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 54 | Bhutan | 26.27 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | 25.07 1000 No | 2018 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 56 | Switzerland | 24.54 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 23.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 58 | Finland | 22.82 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 59 | Ireland | 21.16 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 60 | Lithuania | 20.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 19.43 1000 No | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 62 | Norway | 18.34 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 63 | Belgium | 17.45 1000 No | 2024 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 16.8 1000 No | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 65 | Latvia | 16.48 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 15.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 15.78 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 68 | Slovenia | 11.94 1000 No | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 69 | Denmark | 10.69 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 70 | Argentina | 8.16 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 71 | Israel | 7.75 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritius | 7.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 5.86 1000 No | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.55 1000 No | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 5.53 1000 No | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 76 | Estonia | 4.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 3.96 1000 No | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 78 | Montenegro | 3.54 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 79 | Belize | 3.18 1000 No | 2019 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 2.97 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 2.43 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 82 | Iceland | 1.77 1000 No | 2023 | up 51.3% | flat |
| 83 | Grenada | 1.14 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 0.85 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 85 | Malta | 0.75 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 86 | Barbados | 0.45 1000 No | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.32 1000 No | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.18 1000 No | 2024 | down 40.0% | 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 477.21 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.