ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment 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 females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 55.89 % in Bangladesh; the lowest is 2.06 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.81 %, and the mean is 31.38 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 97.3%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 76.7%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 55.89 % | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 55.42 % | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.44 % | 2019 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 2 | Rwanda | 55.54 % | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.49 % | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 54.68 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 48.26 % | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 54.35 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 44.87 % | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 5 | Albania | 53.36 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 42.07 % | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 6 | Armenia | 52.92 % | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.46 % | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.42 % | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11.09 % | 2017 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 51.19 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Bhutan | 49.3 % | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 47.17 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 45.9 % | 2018 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.12 % | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 44.85 % | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 44.22 % | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 15 | India | 43.99 % | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 16 | Montenegro | 43.35 % | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 40.76 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 40.29 % | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 40.28 % | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Mongolia | 39.85 % | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 38.32 % | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 38.06 % | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 37.41 % | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 24 | Japan | 37.25 % | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 37.18 % | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 36.98 % | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 36.82 % | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 36.43 % | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 36.38 % | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 35.29 % | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 33.5 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 32 | Romania | 33.08 % | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 32.65 % | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 32.47 % | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 32.34 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 32.07 % | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 37 | Australia | 32 % | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 31.58 % | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 31.19 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 40 | Croatia | 31.09 % | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 31.05 % | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 30.81 % | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 30.36 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 44 | France | 29.51 % | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 45 | Barbados | 29.3 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 29.07 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 47 | Portugal | 28.78 % | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 28.71 % | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 28.22 % | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 50 | Czechia | 27.6 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 51 | Hungary | 27.35 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27.18 % | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 27.14 % | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 26.57 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 55 | Spain | 26.35 % | 2025 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 56 | Jamaica | 25.87 % | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 25.25 % | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 25.14 % | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 25.04 % | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 60 | Estonia | 24.41 % | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 61 | Chile | 24.04 % | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 62 | Finland | 23.92 % | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 23.8 % | 2024 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 64 | Sweden | 23.77 % | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 65 | Iceland | 23.28 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 66 | Norway | 22.81 % | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 67 | Denmark | 21.49 % | 2024 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 68 | Guatemala | 20.92 % | 2024 | up 64.9% | falling |
| 69 | Uruguay | 20.4 % | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 19.94 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 71 | Cyprus | 19.59 % | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 72 | Israel | 19.58 % | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 18.89 % | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.68 % | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 17.6 % | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 76 | Colombia | 17.04 % | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 17 % | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 78 | Belize | 16.44 % | 2019 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 79 | Mexico | 16.26 % | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.67 % | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Palestine | 15.51 % | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 82 | Malta | 14.02 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 83 | Ireland | 14 % | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 84 | Grenada | 13.61 % | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 85 | Seychelles | 10.99 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 6.25 % | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 2.06 % | 2023 | down 61.1% | 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 29.39 %
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.