ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, total (15+) — Male — 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+) — Male — Value is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 114,538 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.75 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 205.57 1000 No, and the mean is 2,705 1000 No.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 144.7%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 77.5%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 114,538 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9,540 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,597 1000 No | 2019 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 25,476 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 7,519 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 14,746 1000 No | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,796 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 13,609 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,762 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 7,490 1000 No | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,037 1000 No | 2017 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 6 | Thailand | 6,879 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 818.47 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 7 | Myanmar | 6,698 1000 No | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 322.26 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 5,670 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 4,643 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 2,809 1000 No | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Angola | 2,700 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 2,470 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 2,414 1000 No | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 14 | Zambia | 2,269 1000 No | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 1,701 1000 No | 2025 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1,419 1000 No | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 1,256 1000 No | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1,231 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 1,108 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 959.62 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Senegal | 911.05 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 849.9 1000 No | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 760.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 640.92 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 614.58 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 592.01 1000 No | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 562.46 1000 No | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 28 | France | 480.38 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 432.14 1000 No | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Tunisia | 350.23 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 337.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 332.76 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 321.18 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 34 | Belarus | 316.83 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 314.26 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 295 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 238.46 1000 No | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 235.14 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 39 | Australia | 218.22 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 211.86 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 41 | Albania | 199.28 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 195.37 1000 No | 2025 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 191.82 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 158.1 1000 No | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 45 | Armenia | 149.28 1000 No | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 145.31 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 47 | Jamaica | 135.55 1000 No | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 48 | Uruguay | 112.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 112.23 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 109.33 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 109.04 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 106.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 103.93 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 54 | Ireland | 90.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | 88.93 1000 No | 2018 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 56 | Portugal | 88.63 1000 No | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 57 | Jordan | 88.44 1000 No | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 58 | Bhutan | 78.34 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 75.78 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 75.44 1000 No | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 61 | Sweden | 73.02 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 62 | Finland | 65.51 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 61.53 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 64 | Norway | 54.53 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 51.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 46.31 1000 No | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 44.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 68 | Palestine, State of | 40.05 1000 No | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 40.02 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 70 | Denmark | 39.95 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 37.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 72 | Belgium | 31.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 73 | Israel | 27.66 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 74 | Slovenia | 23.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.69 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 76 | Belize | 23.29 1000 No | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 77 | Mauritius | 20.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 78 | Estonia | 16.35 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 79 | Cyprus | 8.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 80 | Montenegro | 6.88 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 81 | Iceland | 6.36 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 6.27 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 83 | Grenada | 3.31 1000 No | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 2.37 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 2.35 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Barbados | 1.2 1000 No | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.75 1000 No | 2024 | down 51.3% | 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 1,757 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.