Employment in the skilled agriculture occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
80
Highest
0.8%
Zambia
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,017

What the numbers show

Employment in the skilled agriculture occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Zambia; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.

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 360.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 2,823.8%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 97.1%).

Employment in the skilled agriculture occupation group, aged 15-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zambia 0.8% 2015 down 14.2% falling
2 Nepal 0.7% 2014 down 4.6% falling
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% 2020 up 2,823.8% falling
4 Georgia 0.7% 2013 down 4.6% flat
5 Mongolia 0.7% 2011 down 9.8% falling
6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% 2017 down 2.6% falling
7 Uganda 0.6% 2016 down 19.1% falling
8 Ghana 0.6% 2016 down 11.0% falling
9 Ethiopia 0.6% 2021 up 6.5% falling
10 Türkiye 0.5% 2013 down 24.9% falling
11 Pakistan 0.5% 2020 down 12.4% falling
12 India 0.4% 2019 up 7.8% falling
13 Thailand 0.4% 2021 down 17.1% falling
14 Paraguay 0.4% 2017 down 27.9% flat
15 Gambia 0.4% 2020 down 45.1% falling
16 Ecuador 0.4% 2017 up 45.1% rising
17 Uruguay 0.4% 2019 up 18.0% flat
18 Brazil 0.4% 2020 up 86.1% rising
19 Indonesia 0.4% 2019 down 28.3% falling
20 Romania 0.3% 2016 down 21.3% rising
21 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 down 14.4% flat
22 Honduras 0.3% 2017 down 42.6% volatile
23 Peru 0.3% 2016 up 6.1% flat
24 Jamaica 0.3% 2002 up 756.2% rising
25 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 24.6% rising
26 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 down 53.1% falling
27 Panama 0.3% 2018 up 1,126.6% volatile
28 Serbia 0.3% 2014 up 15.3% rising
29 Colombia 0.3% 2021 down 22.1% rising
30 Egypt 0.2% 2019 down 46.2% falling
31 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 down 13.6% falling
32 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2016 down 11.3% falling
33 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 46.7% falling
34 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 49.0% falling
35 Guatemala 0.2% 2006 down 23.2% falling
36 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 down 26.3% falling
37 Philippines 0.2% 2019 down 30.2% falling
38 Chile 0.2% 2017 down 35.2% falling
39 El Salvador 0.1% 2017 down 7.9% volatile
40 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 42.5% falling
41 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 45.1% falling
42 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 9.8% rising
43 North Macedonia 0.1% 2017 down 73.7% falling
44 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 47.3% falling
45 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 1,121.2% volatile
46 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 15.8% falling
47 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 14.5% falling
48 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 13.0% falling
49 Costa Rica 0.1% 2016 up 16.0% falling
50 Iceland 0.1% 2013 down 30.6% falling
51 Morocco 0.1% 2009 down 7.6% falling
52 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 48.9% rising
53 Jordan 0.1% 2016 up 16.6% falling
54 France 0.1% 2016 down 40.8% falling
55 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 87.4% falling
56 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 2.2% falling
57 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 756.3% volatile
58 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 10.9% falling
59 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 3.8% falling
60 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 46.6% falling
61 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 32.0% falling
62 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 66.2% falling
63 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 down 56.1% volatile
63 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 down 56.1% volatile
65 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 down 93.2% volatile
66 Italy 0.0% 2016 down 25.5% falling
67 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 8.5% falling
68 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 22.0% falling
69 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 41.2% rising
70 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 24.0% falling
71 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 40.5% falling
72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 31.3% rising
73 Netherlands 0.0% 2004 down 42.5% falling
74 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 57.2% falling
75 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 26.5% falling
76 United States of America 0.0% 2018 up 9.8% falling
77 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 down 97.1% volatile
78 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 7.4% rising
79 South Africa 0.0% 2020 down 18.2% volatile
80 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 96.8% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the skilled agriculture occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,017 data points, 1970–2021
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