Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector) by country

Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.0%
Ethiopia
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,258

What the numbers show

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.0% in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 598.8%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 87.8%).

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 158.9% volatile
2 Ukraine 1.0% 2013 up 29.4% rising
3 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2021 up 490.2% volatile
4 South Africa 0.9% 2020 down 0.4% rising
5 Rwanda 0.9% 2021 up 480.1% volatile
6 Jordan 0.8% 2016 up 38.8% rising
7 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 down 6.4% falling
8 Czechia 0.8% 2016 down 8.4% falling
9 Chile 0.7% 2017 up 1.7% rising
10 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 up 13.6% rising
11 United States of America 0.7% 2018 up 9.0% rising
12 Estonia 0.7% 2016 down 1.1% rising
13 Mauritius 0.7% 2012 down 1.5% flat
14 Spain 0.7% 2016 up 17.7% rising
15 Bulgaria 0.6% 2016 up 43.3% rising
16 Iceland 0.6% 2013 up 2.7% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% 2016 down 13.5% rising
18 Latvia 0.6% 2016 down 5.9% rising
19 Puerto Rico 0.6% 2005 down 8.6% falling
20 Uruguay 0.6% 2021 up 15.7% flat
21 Hungary 0.6% 2016 down 3.5% falling
22 Italy 0.6% 2016 up 7.3% rising
23 Germany 0.6% 2011 up 14.9% rising
24 Portugal 0.5% 2016 up 97.7% rising
25 Denmark 0.5% 2016 down 3.8% rising
26 Palestine, State of 0.5% 2017 up 313.1% volatile
27 Norway 0.5% 2016 up 70.8% rising
28 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 16.6% rising
29 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 up 42.2% rising
30 Malta 0.5% 2016 up 127.6% rising
31 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 up 10.2% rising
32 Belize 0.5% 1999 up 7.5% rising
33 Sri Lanka 0.5% 2019 up 25.1% falling
34 Lithuania 0.5% 2016 down 1.9% rising
35 France 0.5% 2016 up 3.6% rising
36 Netherlands 0.4% 2016 up 8.1% rising
37 Egypt 0.4% 2019 up 141.4% rising
38 Guatemala 0.4% 2011 up 34.0% rising
39 Croatia 0.4% 2016 up 3.7% flat
40 Argentina 0.4% 2021 down 4.2% flat
41 Kazakhstan 0.4% 2017 down 20.7% falling
42 Brazil 0.4% 2021 up 26.9% rising
43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2006 up 3.9% flat
44 Ecuador 0.4% 2021 down 11.6% rising
45 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 up 22.7% flat
46 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 1.0% falling
47 Philippines 0.3% 2019 up 32.1% rising
48 Sweden 0.3% 2016 down 1.4% falling
49 Cyprus 0.3% 2016 down 13.1% rising
50 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 4.1% flat
51 Ireland 0.3% 2016 up 40.1% rising
52 Honduras 0.3% 2017 up 5.0% falling
53 Luxembourg 0.3% 2016 up 147.3% rising
54 Finland 0.3% 2016 down 15.8% rising
55 Nigeria 0.3% 2012 up 66.1% volatile
56 Belgium 0.3% 2003 up 135.9% rising
57 Slovenia 0.3% 2016 down 28.8% rising
58 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 13.9% rising
59 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 348.1% volatile
60 India 0.3% 2019 down 34.8% falling
61 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 up 1.2% rising
62 Peru 0.2% 2021 up 31.9% rising
63 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 521.3% volatile
63 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 521.3% volatile
65 Gambia 0.2% 2020 up 598.8% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 up 0.9% falling
67 Austria 0.2% 2003 up 43.7% rising
68 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 57.6% rising
69 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 37.0% rising
70 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 22.9% falling
71 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 up 18.2% rising
72 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 up 26.2% rising
73 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 49.3% rising
74 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 21.2% flat
75 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 42.8% rising
76 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 21.2% rising
77 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 down 17.9% falling
78 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 volatile
79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 down 19.2% falling
80 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 38.8% falling
81 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 18.2% rising
82 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 down 42.4% falling
83 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 44.0% volatile
84 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 11.4% rising
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 87.8% volatile
86 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 88.4% rising
87 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 38.6% falling
88 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 31.0% falling
89 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 37.5% falling
90 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 3.7% falling

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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