ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, total (15+) — Female — 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, total (15+) — Female — Value is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 89,948 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.09 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 102.71 1000 No, and the mean is 1,981 1000 No.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 164.4%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 98.0%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 89,948 1000 No | 2024 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,127 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,489 1000 No | 2019 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 17,245 1000 No | 2024 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 6,118 1000 No | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 14,597 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,030 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 11,990 1000 No | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 763.46 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 4,641 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 466.82 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 3,653 1000 No | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 400.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 3,215 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 129.34 1000 No | 2017 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 2,710 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 2,026 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 1,661 1000 No | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1,336 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 12 | Rwanda | 1,199 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 1,197 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,101 1000 No | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 991.78 1000 No | 2025 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 950.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 17 | Japan | 745.37 1000 No | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 669.76 1000 No | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 576.89 1000 No | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 528.07 1000 No | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 454.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 22 | Senegal | 366.87 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 329.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 24 | Guatemala | 325.62 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 292.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 290.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.4% | flat |
| 27 | Serbia | 254.57 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 28 | Albania | 228.04 1000 No | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 205.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 201.21 1000 No | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 31 | France | 201.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 196.02 1000 No | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 174.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 167.83 1000 No | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Belarus | 159.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 153.62 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 37 | Chile | 136.77 1000 No | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 127.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110 1000 No | 2024 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 102.71 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 41 | Tunisia | 87.25 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 42 | Panama | 79.44 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 79.07 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 44 | Bhutan | 76.18 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 45 | Namibia | 75.44 1000 No | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 46 | Canada | 70.4 1000 No | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 47 | Hungary | 54.71 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 51.13 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 49.23 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 47.31 1000 No | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 45.49 1000 No | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 52 | Czechia | 42.78 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 41.96 1000 No | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 54 | Switzerland | 36.27 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 35.81 1000 No | 2025 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 28.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 57 | Lithuania | 26.22 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 23.32 1000 No | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 23.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 60 | Sweden | 22.77 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 22.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 62 | Finland | 20.59 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 19.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 164.4% | falling |
| 64 | Latvia | 17.45 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 16.11 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 15.55 1000 No | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Belgium | 15.19 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 14.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 13.64 1000 No | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 70 | Denmark | 10.94 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 7.77 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 7.35 1000 No | 2025 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 73 | Israel | 6.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 74 | Estonia | 5.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 75 | Montenegro | 5.27 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.09 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 4.58 1000 No | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 78 | Cyprus | 2.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 79 | Iceland | 1.93 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 80 | Jordan | 1.86 1000 No | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 1.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 0.96 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 83 | Grenada | 0.52 1000 No | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Barbados | 0.5 1000 No | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 85 | Malta | 0.39 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Seychelles | 0.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 52.6% | 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 731.5 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.