ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — 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 female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 55.95 % in Rwanda; the lowest is 2.14 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.93 %, and the mean is 26.08 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in United Republic of Tanzania (up 117.7%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 65.0%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 55.95 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 38.2 % | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 2 | China, Macao SAR | 50 % | 2012 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 35.46 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.72 % | 2019 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 3 | Albania | 49.4 % | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 32.18 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Singapore | 45.81 % | 2024 | — | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.71 % | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 43.13 % | 2017 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22.5 % | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 42.75 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 10.9 % | 2020 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 7 | India | 42.36 % | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9.56 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 41.54 % | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 41.13 % | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 10 | Myanmar | 39.18 % | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.25 % | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 37.59 % | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 37.43 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 37.29 % | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 15 | Thailand | 37.2 % | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 16 | France | 36.04 % | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 35.85 % | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 34.97 % | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 34.65 % | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 33.82 % | 2016 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 33.6 % | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 22 | Georgia | 33.55 % | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 33.35 % | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 33.21 % | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 33.17 % | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 31.91 % | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Barbados | 31.74 % | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 28 | Czechia | 31.65 % | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 29 | Mongolia | 31.59 % | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 31.56 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Montenegro | 31.54 % | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 31.47 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 30.74 % | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 30.17 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Finland | 29.93 % | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 29.66 % | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 29.4 % | 2024 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 38 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.28 % | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 29.01 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 40 | Indonesia | 28.72 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 28.66 % | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bhutan | 28.61 % | 2024 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 43 | Serbia | 28.59 % | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 28.3 % | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 28.16 % | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 27.79 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 47 | Pakistan | 27.49 % | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 48 | Poland | 26.99 % | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 26.93 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 50 | New Zealand | 26.92 % | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 51 | Latvia | 26.71 % | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 26.57 % | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 53 | Hungary | 25.96 % | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 25.55 % | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 25.2 % | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 56 | Italy | 25.09 % | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 57 | Argentina | 24.99 % | 2024 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 58 | Denmark | 24.82 % | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.78 % | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Israel | 24.18 % | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 24.06 % | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 24.04 % | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 63 | Ukraine | 23.99 % | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 64 | Senegal | 23.5 % | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 22.86 % | 2010 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 66 | Namibia | 22.01 % | 2018 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 67 | Malaysia | 21.58 % | 2020 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 68 | Philippines | 20.8 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 68 | Slovakia | 20.8 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 70 | Iceland | 20.65 % | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 19.3 % | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 72 | Jamaica | 19.21 % | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 18.83 % | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.06 % | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 75 | Seychelles | 16.85 % | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 16.83 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 16.77 % | 2024 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 16.44 % | 2024 | up 107.1% | flat |
| 78 | Mexico | 16.44 % | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 16 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 15.73 % | 2023 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Angola | 15.51 % | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 83 | Colombia | 15.48 % | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 15.28 % | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 14.9 % | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 86 | Malta | 13.46 % | 2021 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 87 | Botswana | 13.27 % | 2006 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 88 | Belize | 12.06 % | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 89 | Morocco | 11.64 % | 2012 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 9.31 % | 2024 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 9 % | 2024 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 7.92 % | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 93 | El Salvador | 7.55 % | 2007 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 94 | Egypt | 6.34 % | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 6.21 % | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 3.33 % | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 97 | Jordan | 2.14 % | 2023 | down 55.8% | 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 29.71 %
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.