ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — 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 status of employment, employees — Female — Value is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 2,499 1000 No in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.06 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.22 1000 No, and the mean is 140.55 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41,652.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in United Republic of Tanzania (up 435.3%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 96.3%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2,499 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 701.89 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 2 | India | 1,070 1000 No | 2024 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 242.11 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 42.88 1000 No | 2019 | up 327.5% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 999.49 1000 No | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 180.28 1000 No | 2024 | up 435.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Myanmar | 915.98 1000 No | 2020 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 68.91 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 5 | Rwanda | 789.79 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 53.34 1000 No | 2017 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 745.83 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 19.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 681.05 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 18.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 539.55 1000 No | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 398.85 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 274.87 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 269.53 1000 No | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 12 | Japan | 255.04 1000 No | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 242.41 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 192.09 1000 No | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 167.84 1000 No | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Belarus | 154.49 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Guatemala | 143.58 1000 No | 2024 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 141.99 1000 No | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 124.44 1000 No | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 117.47 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 21 | France | 108.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 102.76 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 94.12 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 24 | Chile | 93.68 1000 No | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 80.95 1000 No | 2024 | up 204.3% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 48.87 1000 No | 2019 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43.97 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 41.97 1000 No | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 41.51 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Canada | 39.97 1000 No | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 37.92 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 37.06 1000 No | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 36.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 35.52 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 33.28 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.6 1000 No | 2023 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 32.37 1000 No | 2024 | up 55.3% | flat |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 30.61 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 24.37 1000 No | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 40 | Angola | 22.07 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 20.16 1000 No | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 15.43 1000 No | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 15 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 44 | Switzerland | 13.06 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Uruguay | 12.45 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia | 12.35 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 47 | Norway | 12.33 1000 No | 2024 | up 120.6% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 12.26 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 12.23 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 11.92 1000 No | 2018 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 51 | Georgia | 10.96 1000 No | 2024 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 10.95 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 53 | Slovakia | 9.64 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Croatia | 9.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 8.67 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 8.01 1000 No | 2024 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 7.49 1000 No | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | 7.21 1000 No | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 7.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 6.51 1000 No | 2023 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 5.52 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium | 5.14 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 63 | Armenia | 4.71 1000 No | 2017 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 64 | Estonia | 4.49 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.45 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 66 | Ireland | 4.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 3.99 1000 No | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 3.72 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 3.48 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 70 | Mali | 3.1 1000 No | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 2.96 1000 No | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.52 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 73 | Slovenia | 2.39 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 74 | Jordan | 1.74 1000 No | 2023 | down 36.3% | flat |
| 75 | Belize | 1.5 1000 No | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 76 | Iceland | 1.06 1000 No | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 1.05 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 78 | Bhutan | 0.77 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 80 | Palestine, State of | 0.42 1000 No | 2025 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 81 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.39 1000 No | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 0.32 1000 No | 2016 | up 128.6% | flat |
| 83 | Grenada | 0.31 1000 No | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Barbados | 0.29 1000 No | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 85 | Malta | 0.16 1000 No | 2021 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 0.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 87 | Seychelles | 0.06 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 529.36 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.