ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — 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 — Value is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 199,078 1000 No in India; the lowest is 0.48 1000 No in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 176.76 1000 No, and the mean is 4,055 1000 No.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 215.5%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 86.4%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 199,078 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18,622 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,677 1000 No | 2019 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 31,371 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 11,658 1000 No | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 26,461 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 4,193 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 20,889 1000 No | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,508 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 10,448 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,496 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 8,013 1000 No | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 740.45 1000 No | 2017 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 7 | Philippines | 6,926 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 664.44 1000 No | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 5,773 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mali | 4,056 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Zambia | 3,959 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 3,489 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Egypt | 2,946 1000 No | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 2,145 1000 No | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 2,089 1000 No | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 1,764 1000 No | 2025 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 1,384 1000 No | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 1,358 1000 No | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 1,279 1000 No | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 19 | Senegal | 1,099 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 1,079 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 983.18 1000 No | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 730.84 1000 No | 2024 | up 215.5% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 688.13 1000 No | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 24 | Guatemala | 658.42 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 532.55 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 423.52 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 414.14 1000 No | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 28 | France | 380.12 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 351.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 349.18 1000 No | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 31 | Mongolia | 306.29 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 32 | Armenia | 306.2 1000 No | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 288.14 1000 No | 2019 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 279.31 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 35 | Spain | 276.55 1000 No | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 225.61 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 204.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 38 | Georgia | 192.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 187.82 1000 No | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 179.28 1000 No | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 41 | Australia | 174.25 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 42 | Jamaica | 167.48 1000 No | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 43 | Bhutan | 151.82 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 151.22 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 45 | Canada | 113.17 1000 No | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 110.2 1000 No | 2018 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 105.53 1000 No | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 80.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 49 | Switzerland | 74.37 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 72.45 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 51 | Hungary | 71.81 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 52 | South Africa | 69.98 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.0% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 67.32 1000 No | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 54 | Finland | 61.99 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 60.16 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 56 | Uruguay | 58 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 57 | Portugal | 50.98 1000 No | 2025 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 48.93 1000 No | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 47.22 1000 No | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 60 | Czechia | 42.79 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 41.51 1000 No | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 34.87 1000 No | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 34.42 1000 No | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Belgium | 33.24 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 65 | Slovenia | 29.93 1000 No | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 66 | Norway | 28.72 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 25 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 21.88 1000 No | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 69 | Argentina | 19.02 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.46 1000 No | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 71 | Belarus | 16.38 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 15.55 1000 No | 2019 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 73 | Mauritius | 14.81 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 12.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 11.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 76 | Montenegro | 10.24 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 9.32 1000 No | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 6.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 79 | Estonia | 5.7 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 80 | Cyprus | 5.11 1000 No | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | 3.26 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 2.42 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 83 | Grenada | 1.95 1000 No | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 1.77 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.91 1000 No | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | 0.78 1000 No | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 0.71 1000 No | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Seychelles | 0.48 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.7% | 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 706.59 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.