ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — 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 — Value is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 8,702 1000 No in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.36 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.33 1000 No, and the mean is 546.76 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24,171.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 414.3%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 93.0%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 8,702 1000 No | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 1,979 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 4,339 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 720.53 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 365.95 1000 No | 2019 | up 414.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3,636 1000 No | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 633.84 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 3,282 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 628.02 1000 No | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Philippines | 3,275 1000 No | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 417.38 1000 No | 2017 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 2,684 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 85.43 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 2,648 1000 No | 2024 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 58.38 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 2,526 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 9 | Myanmar | 2,338 1000 No | 2020 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1,412 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 1,241 1000 No | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 1,072 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 929.12 1000 No | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | Guatemala | 873.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 861.44 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 729.94 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 616.94 1000 No | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 487.11 1000 No | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 468.13 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 20 | Belarus | 459.8 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 389.63 1000 No | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 354.27 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Zambia | 336.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 24 | France | 301.36 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 282.26 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 196.46 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 27 | Tunisia | 193.9 1000 No | 2019 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 28 | Senegal | 178.59 1000 No | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 146.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 142.28 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 139.71 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 135.71 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 135.34 1000 No | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 128.21 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Canada | 115.33 1000 No | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 112.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 108.63 1000 No | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 101.48 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 99.37 1000 No | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 88.97 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 86.11 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 85.22 1000 No | 2023 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 43 | Jordan | 80.97 1000 No | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 80.47 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 77.84 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 73.46 1000 No | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 47 | Argentina | 61.73 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 54.17 1000 No | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 46.33 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 46.04 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 43.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 52 | Norway | 41.92 1000 No | 2024 | up 77.9% | falling |
| 53 | Switzerland | 37.35 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 36.48 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 35.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 56 | Croatia | 33.51 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 32.65 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 32.47 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 29.01 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 60 | Austria | 28.69 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.11 1000 No | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 25.02 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 63 | Finland | 24.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 64 | Israel | 22.82 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 65 | Mali | 19.69 1000 No | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Estonia | 15.93 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 67 | Jamaica | 15.39 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 68 | Mauritius | 13.82 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 69 | Belgium | 13.73 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 70 | Albania | 13.18 1000 No | 2023 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 71 | Mongolia | 12.63 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 12.53 1000 No | 2025 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 73 | Belize | 12.32 1000 No | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 11.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 75 | Armenia | 10.91 1000 No | 2017 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.16 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 77 | Slovenia | 7.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 78 | Cyprus | 5.56 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 79 | Iceland | 5.14 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 80 | Bhutan | 2.69 1000 No | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Montenegro | 1.92 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 82 | Grenada | 1.82 1000 No | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 1.38 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 84 | Malta | 0.99 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 85 | Barbados | 0.92 1000 No | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 0.88 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.87 1000 No | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.36 1000 No | 2024 | down 52.0% | 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 1,782 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.