Number of people employed in agriculture by country
Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
246.23 million people
India
Lowest
537 people
United States Virgin Islands
Median
457,312 people
Years covered
225
1801–2025
Data points
6,974
What the numbers show
Number of people employed in agriculture is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 246.23 million people in India; the lowest is 537 people in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 457,312 people, and the mean is 4.98 million people.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 73.1%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 54.1%).
Number of people employed in agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 246.23 million people | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 159.88 million people | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 38.85 million people | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | Nigeria | 37.90 million people | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 33.01 million people | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 31.83 million people | 2025 | up 23.5% | flat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 29.18 million people | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21.93 million people | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 21.64 million people | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 14.75 million people | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 14.07 million people | 2025 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 11.58 million people | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 13 | Madagascar | 11.47 million people | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 10.70 million people | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 10.67 million people | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 10.46 million people | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 10.00 million people | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 18 | North Korea | 9.23 million people | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 8.70 million people | 2025 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 7.77 million people | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 7.28 million people | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 6.85 million people | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt | 5.90 million people | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.79 million people | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 5.61 million people | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 26 | Burundi | 5.33 million people | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 5.13 million people | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 4.95 million people | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 4.90 million people | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 30 | Chad | 4.79 million people | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 4.63 million people | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 4.44 million people | 2025 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 4.22 million people | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 4.22 million people | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 4.11 million people | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 36 | Sudan | 4.03 million people | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 3.69 million people | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 3.65 million people | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 3.52 million people | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 3.52 million people | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 3.45 million people | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 3.38 million people | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 3.21 million people | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 44 | South Sudan | 2.83 million people | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 2.82 million people | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 46 | Benin | 2.63 million people | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 2.61 million people | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 48 | United States | 2.59 million people | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.47 million people | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 2.19 million people | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 2.17 million people | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 2.13 million people | 2025 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea | 2.12 million people | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 54 | Haiti | 2.09 million people | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 1.90 million people | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 1.82 million people | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 1.76 million people | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 1.72 million people | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1.68 million people | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.67 million people | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 1.65 million people | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 1.48 million people | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 1.46 million people | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 1.35 million people | 2025 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 1.29 million people | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | 1.26 million people | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 67 | Poland | 1.15 million people | 2025 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 68 | Algeria | 1.14 million people | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 69 | Togo | 1.09 million people | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 1.08 million people | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 71 | Liberia | 1.07 million people | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 1.07 million people | 2025 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 73 | South Africa | 977,098 people | 2025 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 960,464 people | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 75 | Syria | 952,843 people | 2025 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 934,354 people | 2025 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 77 | Honduras | 925,465 people | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 78 | Eritrea | 919,934 people | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 866,797 people | 2025 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 80 | Somalia | 865,348 people | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 81 | Iraq | 862,526 people | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 843,304 people | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 83 | Italy | 806,808 people | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 84 | Congo | 769,341 people | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 85 | Cuba | 740,606 people | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 86 | Spain | 726,266 people | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 666,529 people | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 580,857 people | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 89 | Chile | 569,895 people | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 90 | Serbia | 567,812 people | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 91 | Paraguay | 536,299 people | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 534,493 people | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 462,484 people | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 94 | Germany | 452,139 people | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 95 | Tunisia | 451,427 people | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 439,284 people | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 97 | Belarus | 434,868 people | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 424,603 people | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 416,386 people | 2025 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 100 | Albania | 407,084 people | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 101 | El Salvador | 400,427 people | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 374,240 people | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 367,670 people | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 366,644 people | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritania | 359,675 people | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 336,207 people | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 333,787 people | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 308,277 people | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 287,785 people | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 110 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 287,295 people | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 259,730 people | 2025 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 229,838 people | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 113 | Canada | 226,258 people | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 114 | Jamaica | 217,443 people | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 115 | Libya | 212,549 people | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 116 | Gambia | 207,930 people | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 207,835 people | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 199,225 people | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 119 | Hungary | 196,255 people | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 120 | Gabon | 194,556 people | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 187,738 people | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 122 | Netherlands | 171,899 people | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 123 | Bhutan | 168,630 people | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 124 | Oman | 163,617 people | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 163,301 people | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 126 | New Zealand | 156,029 people | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 145,884 people | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 128 | Czechia | 143,081 people | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 129 | Portugal | 137,645 people | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 130 | Uruguay | 134,656 people | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 131 | Fiji | 131,658 people | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 132 | Austria | 122,839 people | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 133 | Switzerland | 108,612 people | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 134 | United Arab Emirates | 105,389 people | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 135 | Ireland | 103,573 people | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 136 | Comoros | 100,325 people | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 137 | Sweden | 92,468 people | 2025 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 90,914 people | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Jordan | 83,763 people | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 140 | Norway | 73,944 people | 2025 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 71,175 people | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 142 | Palestine, State of | 70,159 people | 2022 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 143 | Lithuania | 66,198 people | 2025 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Latvia | 59,225 people | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 58,659 people | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 146 | Lebanon | 57,452 people | 2023 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 147 | Slovakia | 57,169 people | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 148 | Kuwait | 55,956 people | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 51,075 people | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 150 | Denmark | 50,371 people | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 151 | Belgium | 49,829 people | 2025 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Eswatini | 41,241 people | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 153 | Qatar | 37,293 people | 2025 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 154 | Slovenia | 36,892 people | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 155 | Guyana | 35,124 people | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 156 | Israel | 33,271 people | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31,287 people | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 158 | Maldives | 29,396 people | 2025 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritius | 28,208 people | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 160 | Belize | 27,098 people | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 161 | Estonia | 20,108 people | 2025 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 18,436 people | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 163 | Suriname | 16,529 people | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 164 | Cyprus | 15,777 people | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 165 | Samoa | 14,753 people | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 13,142 people | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 167 | Montenegro | 10,912 people | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 168 | Iceland | 8,554 people | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 169 | Bahrain | 7,791 people | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 170 | Tonga | 7,782 people | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 6,887 people | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 172 | Hong Kong | 6,618 people | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,995 people | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,844 people | 2025 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 175 | Singapore | 3,348 people | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 176 | Luxembourg | 2,899 people | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,705 people | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 178 | Malta | 2,586 people | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 179 | Djibouti | 2,279 people | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 2,081 people | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 2,044 people | 2025 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 182 | Barbados | 1,765 people | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 183 | Bahamas | 1,725 people | 2025 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 184 | Macao | 1,543 people | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 185 | Guam | 1,150 people | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 186 | United States Virgin Islands | 537 people | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
About this data
Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.