Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector) by country

Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Denmark
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,254

What the numbers show

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,090.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 1.0% 2016 up 14.5% rising
1 Iceland 1.0% 2013 up 2.8% flat
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2013 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2016 up 9.3% rising
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 202.1% volatile
1 Cyprus 1.0% 2016 up 141.6% rising
1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2021 up 720.0% volatile
1 Malta 1.0% 2016 rising
9 Spain 1.0% 2016 up 20.3% rising
10 France 0.9% 2016 up 6.5% flat
11 Estonia 0.9% 2016 down 4.7% rising
12 Ireland 0.9% 2016 up 21.6% rising
13 South Africa 0.9% 2020 down 6.9% rising
14 Jordan 0.9% 2016 up 35.8% rising
15 Norway 0.9% 2016 up 65.3% rising
16 Chile 0.9% 2017 up 2.4% rising
17 Rwanda 0.9% 2021 up 337.7% volatile
18 Costa Rica 0.9% 2021 up 4.6% rising
19 Germany 0.9% 2011 down 1.3% falling
20 United States of America 0.9% 2018 down 0.5% rising
21 Czechia 0.9% 2016 down 7.6% flat
22 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 up 33.2% rising
23 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 down 18.7% falling
24 Hungary 0.8% 2016 up 4.9% flat
25 Sweden 0.8% 2016 up 28.0% rising
26 Croatia 0.8% 2016 up 9.1% flat
27 Bulgaria 0.8% 2016 up 19.0% rising
28 Uruguay 0.8% 2021 down 4.8% falling
29 Sri Lanka 0.7% 2019 up 36.9% rising
30 Netherlands 0.7% 2016 down 27.8% rising
31 Portugal 0.7% 2016 down 4.9% rising
32 Finland 0.7% 2016 down 5.6% rising
33 Palestine, State of 0.7% 2017 up 257.7% rising
34 Puerto Rico 0.7% 2005 down 11.8% falling
35 Mauritius 0.7% 2012 up 47.8% rising
36 Belize 0.6% 1999 down 2.2% flat
37 Latvia 0.6% 2016 down 33.7% rising
38 Italy 0.6% 2016 down 19.2% rising
39 Mexico 0.6% 2020 up 25.4% rising
40 Austria 0.6% 2003 up 51.3% rising
41 Tunisia 0.6% 2015 up 48.0% rising
42 Belgium 0.6% 2003 up 43.7% rising
43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% 2006 down 9.8% falling
44 Nicaragua 0.5% 2014 up 34.4% rising
45 Egypt 0.5% 2019 up 100.8% rising
46 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 down 1.0% flat
47 Honduras 0.5% 2017 up 8.3% rising
48 Guatemala 0.5% 2011 up 9.0% rising
49 Brazil 0.4% 2021 up 24.3% rising
50 Philippines 0.4% 2019 up 23.7% rising
51 Cambodia 0.4% 2012 up 239.4% volatile
52 Republic of Korea 0.4% 2017 up 23.5% rising
53 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 4.7% falling
54 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 33.1% falling
55 Argentina 0.3% 2021 down 33.8% flat
56 Kazakhstan 0.3% 2017 down 22.9% falling
57 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 up 10.0% rising
58 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 14.7% falling
59 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 20.3% rising
60 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 21.3% rising
61 India 0.3% 2019 down 40.4% falling
62 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 66.3% rising
63 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 91.3% volatile
63 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 91.3% volatile
65 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 2.2% rising
66 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 up 32.7% rising
67 Poland 0.2% 2019 up 81.1% falling
68 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 up 4.9% falling
69 Thailand 0.2% 2021 down 5.8% rising
70 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 1,090.7% volatile
71 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 18.9% rising
72 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 26.6% rising
73 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 44.7% rising
74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 down 35.8% falling
75 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 99.8% volatile
76 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 16.5% volatile
77 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 85.6% volatile
78 Nigeria 0.0% 2012 down 38.9% volatile
79 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 86.9% volatile
80 Nepal 0.0% 2014 down 52.8% falling
81 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 volatile
82 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 115.1% rising
83 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 25.0% falling
84 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 28.9% falling
85 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 96.8% falling
86 Romania 0.0% 2016 down 8.3% rising
87 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 72.8% volatile
88 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 37.2% falling
89 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 55.2% rising
90 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,254 data points, 1970–2021
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