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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |