Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) by country
Countries reporting
84
Highest
1.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Ethiopia
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,136
What the numbers show
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 74.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 784.4%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 86.8%).
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 342.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 445.5% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 9 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 10 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2013 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 0.6% | 2011 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2016 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine, State of | 0.5% | 2017 | up 216.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 30 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2017 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 32 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 126.3% | rising |
| 34 | France | 0.4% | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2011 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2002 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2017 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2016 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 42 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 43 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 296.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2016 | up 325.6% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 51 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2004 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 53 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 60 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | up 276.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | up 276.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 63 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 784.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 68 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 69 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 71 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 74 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 76 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 81 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 43.3% | flat |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |