ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 47.05 % in Iceland; the lowest is 0.12 % in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.72 %, and the mean is 5.24 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 392.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei Darussalam (up 4,054.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 74.8%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 47.05 % | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 10.43 % | 2024 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 2 | Seychelles | 41.98 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 2 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.21 % | 2017 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.19 % | 2019 | up 153.2% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 32.82 % | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.4 % | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.85 % | 2024 | up 4,054.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 0.75 % | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 5 | Mauritius | 18.35 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.56 % | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 13.16 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 9.98 % | 2023 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 9.91 % | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 9 | Portugal | 9.38 % | 2025 | up 169.5% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 7.49 % | 2025 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 6.36 % | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 12 | Namibia | 6.16 % | 2018 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 5.96 % | 2013 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 5.75 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 5.73 % | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.73 % | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 5.11 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 5.02 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 4.94 % | 2024 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 20 | Panama | 4.74 % | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 21 | Jamaica | 4.35 % | 2014 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 22 | Denmark | 4.33 % | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 4.33 % | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 4.28 % | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cyprus | 4.09 % | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 4.02 % | 2024 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 4 % | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 3.25 % | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 3.21 % | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 3.07 % | 2024 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 2.84 % | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 2.81 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 2.73 % | 2024 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 2.71 % | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 2.51 % | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 2.5 % | 2025 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 2.48 % | 2018 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 2.48 % | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 39 | France | 2.22 % | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 1.85 % | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 1.79 % | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 1.73 % | 2018 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 43 | Angola | 1.58 % | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 44 | Finland | 1.52 % | 2001 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 1.43 % | 2024 | up 521.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 1.26 % | 2023 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 1.25 % | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 48 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.18 % | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 1.17 % | 2007 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 50 | Slovakia | 1.08 % | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 1.02 % | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 0.99 % | 2015 | up 41.4% | flat |
| 53 | Pakistan | 0.85 % | 2025 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 54 | India | 0.68 % | 2024 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.52 % | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 56 | Serbia | 0.49 % | 2019 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0.49 % | 2024 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 0.43 % | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.39 % | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 0.37 % | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 0.3 % | 2022 | down 74.8% | flat |
| 62 | Romania | 0.28 % | 2003 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 63 | Austria | 0.22 % | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.16 % | 2024 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 0.13 % | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 66 | Georgia | 0.12 % | 2024 | up 100.0% | flat |
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 25.19 %
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.