ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — 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 status of employment, self-employed — Male — Value is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 110,821 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.44 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 117.36 1000 No, and the mean is 2,261 1000 No.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 169.4%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 80.8%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 110,821 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,951 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,245 1000 No | 2019 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 19,273 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 6,241 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 11,314 1000 No | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,404 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 9,485 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,110 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 6,206 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 752.26 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Myanmar | 5,276 1000 No | 2020 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 666.75 1000 No | 2017 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 4,896 1000 No | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 282.66 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 2,928 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 9 | Angola | 2,580 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 2,397 1000 No | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 2,163 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 12 | Zambia | 2,014 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 1,760 1000 No | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 931.06 1000 No | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Ecuador | 914.35 1000 No | 2025 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 893.88 1000 No | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 855.56 1000 No | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 787.59 1000 No | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 19 | Senegal | 774.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 661.02 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 531.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 22 | Guatemala | 488.05 1000 No | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 433.46 1000 No | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 329.64 1000 No | 2024 | up 169.4% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 290.33 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | France | 287.61 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 264.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 263.93 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 29 | Greece | 261.19 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 30 | Tunisia | 239.42 1000 No | 2019 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 199.79 1000 No | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Albania | 192.62 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 185.76 1000 No | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 183.19 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 35 | Panama | 154.18 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 144.62 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 37 | Armenia | 143.08 1000 No | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 136.19 1000 No | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | Jamaica | 123.12 1000 No | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 118.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 116.12 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 42 | Australia | 113.05 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 43 | Canada | 82.74 1000 No | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82.27 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 80.19 1000 No | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 76.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 70.03 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 48 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 55.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 49 | South Africa | 54.34 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 50 | Switzerland | 51.16 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 51 | Hungary | 50.37 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 48.62 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 48.34 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 54 | Namibia | 46.68 1000 No | 2018 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 44.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 56 | Austria | 43.64 1000 No | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 39.53 1000 No | 2025 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 35.87 1000 No | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 59 | Czechia | 35.53 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 29.32 1000 No | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 27.93 1000 No | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 62 | Croatia | 27.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 63 | Norway | 24.93 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 64 | Lithuania | 23.21 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 23.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 66 | Slovenia | 18.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 67 | Denmark | 18.14 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 68 | Latvia | 16.23 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.27 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 70 | Argentina | 15.23 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Belize | 12.46 1000 No | 2019 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 72 | Belarus | 11.29 1000 No | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 73 | Mauritius | 10.76 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 10.42 1000 No | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 10.36 1000 No | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 9.2 1000 No | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 77 | Montenegro | 5.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 5 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 79 | Estonia | 4.91 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 80 | Cyprus | 4.06 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | 2.54 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 82 | Grenada | 1.73 1000 No | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 1.62 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 84 | Malta | 1.47 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 0.71 1000 No | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Barbados | 0.57 1000 No | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.44 1000 No | 2024 | down 38.9% | 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 504.45 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.