ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 2,011 1000 No in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.21 1000 No in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.89 1000 No, and the mean is 138.69 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,578.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 446.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 81.7%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2,011 1000 No | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 1,423 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 2 | India | 1,393 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 109.7 1000 No | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.59 1000 No | 2019 | up 446.6% | rising |
| 3 | Philippines | 1,342 1000 No | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 84.15 1000 No | 2017 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1,241 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 36.19 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 5 | Myanmar | 447.8 1000 No | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.89 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 334.76 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 323.72 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 227.33 1000 No | 2025 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 201.85 1000 No | 2025 | up 166.5% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 179.78 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 127.33 1000 No | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 120 1000 No | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 117.41 1000 No | 2024 | up 161.6% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 110.16 1000 No | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 15 | Angola | 93.73 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 65.24 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 41.43 1000 No | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 32.23 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 24.23 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 20.57 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.67 1000 No | 2024 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 22 | France | 15.14 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 14.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 12.86 1000 No | 2023 | up 324.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 11.68 1000 No | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 11.65 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 27 | Namibia | 10.13 1000 No | 2018 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 9.76 1000 No | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 9.71 1000 No | 2003 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 30 | Australia | 9.13 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 31 | Jamaica | 9.05 1000 No | 2014 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 9.02 1000 No | 2007 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 33 | Rwanda | 8.48 1000 No | 2024 | up 226.2% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 8.01 1000 No | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 7.66 1000 No | 2024 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 6.02 1000 No | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 5.62 1000 No | 2019 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 5.54 1000 No | 2015 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 39 | Albania | 5.37 1000 No | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritius | 5.25 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 4.3 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 3.87 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 3.07 1000 No | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 2.66 1000 No | 2018 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 2.56 1000 No | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 46 | Uruguay | 2.52 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 2.39 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 48 | Serbia | 2.22 1000 No | 2019 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 49 | Finland | 2.12 1000 No | 2001 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 50 | Belarus | 2.07 1000 No | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 51 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.98 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 52 | Czechia | 1.84 1000 No | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 1.58 1000 No | 2013 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Sweden | 1.51 1000 No | 2018 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 55 | Lithuania | 1.31 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 56 | Grenada | 1.14 1000 No | 2023 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Israel | 1.06 1000 No | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 0.87 1000 No | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 0.74 1000 No | 2024 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 60 | Slovakia | 0.67 1000 No | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 61 | Malta | 0.62 1000 No | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 0.45 1000 No | 2022 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 0.44 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 64 | Seychelles | 0.41 1000 No | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 65 | Barbados | 0.4 1000 No | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.39 1000 No | 2024 | up 254.5% | rising |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.35 1000 No | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 68 | Austria | 0.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 0.21 1000 No | 2022 | down 81.7% | volatile |
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 626.85 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.