Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370

What the numbers show

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.

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 132.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 2,628.0%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 80.0%).

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 0.9% 2016 up 21.0% rising
2 Burkina Faso 0.8% 2009 down 7.8% falling
3 Mozambique 0.7% 2014 down 10.8% falling
4 Madagascar 0.7% 2012 down 6.5% falling
5 Nepal 0.7% 2014 down 11.2% falling
6 Uganda 0.6% 2016 down 12.0% falling
7 Ethiopia 0.6% 2021 down 16.3% falling
8 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% 2020 up 12.9% falling
9 Zambia 0.6% 2015 down 17.4% falling
10 Rwanda 0.5% 2021 down 32.6% falling
11 India 0.4% 2019 down 15.2% falling
12 Georgia 0.4% 2013 down 11.1% falling
13 Ghana 0.4% 2016 down 29.7% falling
14 Pakistan 0.4% 2020 down 14.5% falling
15 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 down 29.6% falling
16 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 down 47.1% falling
17 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 down 12.2% falling
18 Thailand 0.3% 2021 down 20.9% falling
19 Honduras 0.3% 2017 down 5.1% falling
20 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 up 21.2% falling
21 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 down 7.6% flat
22 Albania 0.3% 2019 down 38.1% falling
23 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 12.5% falling
24 Armenia 0.3% 2020 down 20.5% falling
25 Belize 0.3% 1999 up 23.2% rising
26 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 down 32.1% falling
27 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 down 17.6% falling
28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% 2021 down 16.4% falling
29 Mongolia 0.2% 2016 down 51.0% falling
30 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 34.2% falling
31 Romania 0.2% 2016 down 38.6% falling
32 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 5.7% falling
33 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 down 28.2% falling
34 Egypt 0.2% 2019 down 29.0% falling
35 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 down 31.4% falling
36 El Salvador 0.2% 2017 up 13.5% falling
37 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 down 27.7% falling
38 China 0.2% 2013 down 58.4% falling
39 Colombia 0.2% 2021 down 8.1% falling
40 Panama 0.1% 2021 down 4.6% falling
41 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 50.8% falling
42 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 68.0% falling
43 Gambia 0.1% 2020 down 66.1% falling
44 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 41.0% falling
45 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 4.1% falling
46 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 5.2% falling
47 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 12.7% falling
48 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 5.2% flat
49 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 down 6.7% rising
50 Brazil 0.1% 2021 down 32.4% falling
51 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 27.3% falling
52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 down 31.4% falling
53 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 26.6% falling
54 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 31.1% falling
55 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 80.0% volatile
56 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 23.1% rising
57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 down 3.9% volatile
57 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 down 3.9% volatile
59 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 8.5% falling
60 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 18.8% falling
61 Mauritius 0.1% 2012 down 39.7% falling
62 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 29.6% rising
63 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 57.7% falling
64 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 12.9% falling
65 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 22.2% falling
66 Iceland 0.0% 2013 down 36.9% falling
67 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 15.8% falling
68 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 20.8% falling
69 Italy 0.0% 2016 down 11.8% falling
70 Jordan 0.0% 2016 up 108.9% falling
71 Ukraine 0.0% 2013 up 2,628.0% volatile
72 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 32.7% falling
73 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 6.4% falling
74 France 0.0% 2016 down 6.1% falling
75 Austria 0.0% 2016 down 29.9% falling
76 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 27.8% falling
77 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 57.1% falling
78 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2017 down 37.7% falling
79 Australia 0.0% 2015 down 27.5% falling
80 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 43.0% falling
81 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 31.1% falling
82 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 11.0% volatile
83 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 10.6% falling
84 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 28.0% rising
85 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 35.8% falling
86 United States of America 0.0% 2018 up 8.6% falling
87 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 47.1% falling
88 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 35.2% falling
89 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 26.6% volatile
90 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 47.8% falling
91 Argentina 0.0% 2021 up 0.8% rising
92 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 43.2% falling
93 Belgium 0.0% 2016 down 54.3% falling
94 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 57.3% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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