Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.0%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 606.1%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 89.9%).
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 606.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2013 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 7 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 10 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 14 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 15 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 0.6% | 2011 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 25 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | up 401.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2016 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | up 52.7% | flat |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2004 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2016 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2016 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2016 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 41 | Panama | 0.5% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 0.5% | 2016 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2017 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2019 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 46 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2016 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 48 | Poland | 0.4% | 2019 | up 380.2% | falling |
| 49 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2016 | down 32.0% | flat |
| 51 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2002 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 53 | Finland | 0.4% | 2016 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 55 | Austria | 0.4% | 2003 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 56 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 58 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 59 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2013 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 64 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 65 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 68 | Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 71 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 73 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 75 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 76 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 55.0% | falling |
| 84 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 31.1% | falling |