Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157
What the numbers show
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 672.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 345.7%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 98.4%).
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 3 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 4 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 10 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2013 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2017 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 16 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2013 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 21 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 23 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2011 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2017 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 27 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 0.4% | 2016 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 31 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 33 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 34 | Chile | 0.4% | 2017 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2017 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 36 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2020 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 38 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 39 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 40 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 44 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 45 | China | 0.3% | 2013 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | up 117.4% | falling |
| 51 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 54 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 56 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 59 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2002 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 61 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 65 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 66 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 68 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 69 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 71 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 72 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 74 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 75 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 76 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 77 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | up 54.9% | falling |
| 78 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 80 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 81 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 83 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 85 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2013 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 98.4% | volatile |