Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.0%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Cyprus
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 432.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 786.6%), and the largest decrease in China (down 84.5%).

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 1.0% 2016 up 15.7% rising
2 Madagascar 0.7% 2012 down 4.7% falling
3 Mozambique 0.7% 2014 down 9.4% falling
4 Nepal 0.7% 2014 down 9.4% falling
5 Uganda 0.7% 2016 down 10.6% falling
6 Zambia 0.7% 2015 down 13.6% falling
7 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% 2020 up 23.3% falling
8 Ethiopia 0.7% 2021 down 13.3% falling
9 Romania 0.5% 2016 up 11.1% falling
10 Rwanda 0.5% 2021 down 31.0% falling
11 Georgia 0.4% 2013 down 20.2% falling
12 Ghana 0.4% 2016 down 25.2% falling
13 Ecuador 0.4% 2021 up 49.1% rising
14 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 down 0.3% flat
15 Pakistan 0.4% 2020 down 12.4% falling
16 Honduras 0.4% 2017 down 2.0% falling
17 Guatemala 0.4% 2011 down 0.1% flat
18 India 0.4% 2019 down 26.3% falling
19 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% 2020 down 19.8% falling
20 Mongolia 0.3% 2016 down 49.6% falling
21 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 down 47.4% falling
22 Belize 0.3% 1999 up 27.9% rising
23 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 14.5% falling
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 down 7.0% falling
25 Thailand 0.3% 2021 down 27.4% falling
26 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 30.2% falling
27 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 up 5.1% falling
28 Egypt 0.3% 2019 down 29.0% falling
29 Armenia 0.2% 2020 down 36.4% falling
30 Albania 0.2% 2019 down 68.0% falling
31 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 50.0% falling
32 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 43.7% falling
33 Colombia 0.2% 2021 down 3.5% falling
34 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 down 45.9% falling
35 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 down 20.5% falling
36 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 down 45.7% falling
37 Gambia 0.2% 2020 down 67.2% falling
38 Namibia 0.2% 2015 down 60.0% falling
39 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 73.8% volatile
40 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 16.5% flat
41 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 down 30.2% falling
42 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 48.7% falling
43 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 12.4% falling
44 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 42.8% falling
45 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 73.8% rising
46 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 down 12.0% rising
47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 down 37.2% falling
48 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 up 11.2% rising
49 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 15.8% falling
50 Brazil 0.1% 2021 down 25.7% falling
51 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 16.3% rising
52 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 46.2% volatile
53 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 8.3% rising
54 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 82.1% falling
55 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 73.7% falling
56 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 down 4.4% volatile
56 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 down 4.4% volatile
58 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 52.0% falling
59 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 16.2% rising
60 China 0.1% 2013 down 84.5% volatile
61 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 up 786.6% volatile
62 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 26.0% falling
63 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 45.5% falling
64 Spain 0.0% 2016 up 11.6% falling
65 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 5.2% volatile
66 Jordan 0.0% 2016 up 185.0% falling
67 Italy 0.0% 2016 up 10.6% falling
68 Norway 0.0% 2016 up 12.4% falling
69 Finland 0.0% 2016 up 203.5% volatile
70 Iceland 0.0% 2013 down 22.5% falling
71 Latvia 0.0% 2016 down 46.3% volatile
72 France 0.0% 2016 down 9.5% rising
73 Estonia 0.0% 2016 up 5.3% falling
74 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 12.4% falling
75 Austria 0.0% 2003 down 5.2% falling
76 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 34.8% flat
77 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 7.4% flat
78 United States of America 0.0% 2018 up 20.9% falling
79 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 33.0% rising
80 Mauritius 0.0% 2012 down 64.6% falling
81 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 11.7% falling
82 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 40.4% falling
83 Argentina 0.0% 2021 up 9.1% flat
84 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 44.6% flat
85 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 down 12.0% volatile
86 Belgium 0.0% 2003 down 60.6% falling
87 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 46.6% falling
88 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 21.3% volatile
89 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 77.0% falling
90 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2017 down 36.9% falling
91 Malta 0.0% 2016 up 92.5% volatile
92 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 82.6% falling

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Indicator
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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