ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — 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, self-employed — Female — Value is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 88,258 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.12 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.34 1000 No, and the mean is 1,832 1000 No.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 340.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 94.1%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 88,258 1000 No | 2024 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9,671 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,433 1000 No | 2019 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 16,975 1000 No | 2024 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 5,416 1000 No | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 12,098 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,788 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 9,575 1000 No | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 744.24 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 4,242 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 397.91 1000 No | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 3,193 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 381.78 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 2,737 1000 No | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 73.7 1000 No | 2017 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 2,029 1000 No | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 1,945 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 10 | Mali | 1,658 1000 No | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1,233 1000 No | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 849.8 1000 No | 2025 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 783.02 1000 No | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 561.47 1000 No | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 491.01 1000 No | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 16 | Japan | 490.33 1000 No | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 451.5 1000 No | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 427.35 1000 No | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 417.66 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 401.19 1000 No | 2024 | up 267.0% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 384.55 1000 No | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 324.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 254.66 1000 No | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Serbia | 242.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 221.53 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 26 | Guatemala | 170.37 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 163.42 1000 No | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 28 | Armenia | 163.12 1000 No | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 162.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 123.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 105.55 1000 No | 2024 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 32 | France | 92.51 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 87.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 76.75 1000 No | 2025 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 35 | Bhutan | 75.41 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 73.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | 71.43 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 38 | Namibia | 63.52 1000 No | 2018 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 39 | Australia | 61.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 59.49 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 41 | Tunisia | 48.72 1000 No | 2019 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 42 | Jamaica | 44.36 1000 No | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 43.09 1000 No | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 35.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 45 | Canada | 30.43 1000 No | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 25.33 1000 No | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 47 | Austria | 23.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 48 | Switzerland | 23.21 1000 No | 2024 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 49 | Hungary | 21.43 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 19.61 1000 No | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 51 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 16.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 52 | South Africa | 15.64 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 15.01 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 54 | Croatia | 13.72 1000 No | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Uruguay | 13.66 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 13.38 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 11.82 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 11.45 1000 No | 2025 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 11.35 1000 No | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 11.25 1000 No | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 11.21 1000 No | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ireland | 10.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 63 | Belgium | 10.05 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 64 | Latvia | 8.77 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Czechia | 7.26 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 6.94 1000 No | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 5.08 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 68 | Montenegro | 4.66 1000 No | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritius | 4.05 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 70 | Argentina | 3.79 1000 No | 2024 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 71 | Norway | 3.78 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 3.73 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Belize | 3.08 1000 No | 2019 | up 340.0% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.19 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 75 | Slovakia | 1.81 1000 No | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 76 | Israel | 1.22 1000 No | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 1.2 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 78 | Cyprus | 1.04 1000 No | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 0.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 79 | Estonia | 0.8 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Iceland | 0.72 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 82 | Malta | 0.3 1000 No | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 83 | Barbados | 0.2 1000 No | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.17 1000 No | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 0.12 1000 No | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Seychelles | 0.12 1000 No | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
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 202.14 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.