ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — 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 — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Female — Value is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 60.36 % in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.08 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.65 %, and the mean is 3.81 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 754.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 231.6%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 96.4%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 60.36 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.14 % | 2024 | up 222.0% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.94 % | 2019 | up 55.3% | flat |
| 2 | Myanmar | 27.06 % | 2020 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 5.73 % | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 22.67 % | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 4.98 % | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 16.07 % | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 3.11 % | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 14.5 % | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.73 % | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 12.93 % | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.95 % | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 11.85 % | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.81 % | 2020 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 10.3 % | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 10.04 % | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 8.79 % | 2024 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 11 | Morocco | 7.13 % | 2012 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Cuba | 6.65 % | 2010 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 13 | Belarus | 6.61 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 6.46 % | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 15 | Tunisia | 6.23 % | 2019 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 5.96 % | 2023 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 17 | Namibia | 5.76 % | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 5.39 % | 2020 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 5.03 % | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 4.57 % | 2020 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.41 % | 2023 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 4.34 % | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 23 | South Africa | 4.21 % | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 24 | Belize | 4 % | 2020 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 25 | India | 3.46 % | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 3.41 % | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 3.36 % | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 3.22 % | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 2.98 % | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 2.98 % | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 2.76 % | 2007 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 2.42 % | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 33 | Botswana | 2.36 % | 2006 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2.28 % | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 2.23 % | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 2.2 % | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 2.17 % | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 37 | Uruguay | 2.17 % | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 39 | New Zealand | 2.12 % | 2019 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 40 | Albania | 2.1 % | 2023 | up 46.9% | falling |
| 41 | Angola | 2.09 % | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 42 | Bhutan | 2.03 % | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Mali | 1.98 % | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 1.86 % | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 1.71 % | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 1.65 % | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 47 | Armenia | 1.61 % | 2017 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 47 | Grenada | 1.61 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 49 | Panama | 1.59 % | 2024 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 1.37 % | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 1.37 % | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 52 | Spain | 1.36 % | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 1.34 % | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 1.32 % | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 1.27 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.2 % | 2024 | up 64.4% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 1.13 % | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 58 | Iceland | 1.12 % | 2024 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.07 % | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 1.07 % | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 61 | Mongolia | 0.98 % | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 62 | Japan | 0.94 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 0.93 % | 2024 | up 97.9% | falling |
| 64 | Greece | 0.88 % | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 65 | France | 0.86 % | 2024 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 65 | Slovakia | 0.86 % | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.8 % | 2024 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 0.7 % | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 69 | Australia | 0.68 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Switzerland | 0.67 % | 2024 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 0.66 % | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 72 | Finland | 0.62 % | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 73 | Slovenia | 0.59 % | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 74 | Barbados | 0.55 % | 2023 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 75 | Montenegro | 0.54 % | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Poland | 0.54 % | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 77 | Denmark | 0.53 % | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 0.51 % | 2024 | down 68.5% | rising |
| 79 | Germany | 0.5 % | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5 % | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 0.49 % | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 0.46 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 83 | Canada | 0.45 % | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 84 | Jordan | 0.38 % | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 84 | Palestine, State of | 0.38 % | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 0.36 % | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Ireland | 0.35 % | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 88 | Argentina | 0.34 % | 2024 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 0.3 % | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 0.3 % | 2016 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 92 | Israel | 0.29 % | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 93 | Belgium | 0.24 % | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 93 | Seychelles | 0.24 % | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 95 | China, Macao SAR | 0.19 % | 2012 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 96 | Malta | 0.17 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Singapore | 0.08 % | 2024 | — | 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 0.73 %
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.