Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS•% of total employment•1991 → 2025•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2%
2% – 4.69%
4.69% – 10.87%
10.87% – 21.75%
21.75% – 32.43%
32.43% – 45.89%
> 45.89%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
14.2%
Mean
21.9%
25th pctl
3.7%
75th pctl
35.1%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
BurundiMozambiqueNiger
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BurundiBDI | 85.34% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 73.01% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 72.99% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 71.74% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 69.21% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 66.06% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 64.98% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 64.85% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 64.57% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 63.76% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 63.01% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 61.07% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 60.14% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 58.52% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 55.48% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 55.32% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 54.53% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 54.31% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 54.08% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 51.95% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 51.78% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 51.63% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 47.36% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 46.61% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 46.02% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 45.79% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 45.37% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 44.95% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 44.53% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 44.49% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 44.26% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 43.27% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 42.47% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 42.37% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 41.85% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 41.63% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 41.12% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 40.24% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 39.77% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 37.59% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 36.86% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 36.35% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 36.23% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 35.64% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 35.05% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 34.57% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 34.23% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 33.95% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 33.56% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 33.53% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 33.4% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 32.48% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 32.12% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 31.62% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 30.88% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 30.77% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 30.47% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 30.03% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 29.58% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 29.05% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 28.87% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 28.56% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 27.89% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 27.55% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 27.3% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 27% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 26.97% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 26.88% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 25.86% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 25.2% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 25.04% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 24.71% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 23.61% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 23.13% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 22.91% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 22.42% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 22.34% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 21.93% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 21.68% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 20.49% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 18.03% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 18.03% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 17.52% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 16.71% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 16.13% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 16.04% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 15.97% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 15.53% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 15.45% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 14.55% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 14.22% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 14.16% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 14.12% | 2021 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 13.94% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 13.85% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 13.62% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 12.46% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 12.21% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 12.06% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 11.49% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 11.4% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 11.32% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 11.31% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 10.95% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 10.68% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 10% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 9.48% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 9.48% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 9.25% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 9.18% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 9.07% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 8.87% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 8.5% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 8.17% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 8.07% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 7.63% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 7.47% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 7.01% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 7% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6.98% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 6.66% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 6.34% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 6.22% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 6.07% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 5.95% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.42% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 5.41% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 5.11% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 4.71% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 4.69% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.66% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 4.49% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 4.33% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 4.19% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4.11% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 3.85% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 3.66% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 3.61% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 3.51% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 3.49% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 3.37% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 3.35% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 3.12% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 2.96% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.81% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 2.78% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 2.77% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.71% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 2.33% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 2.24% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 2.18% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 2.16% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.15% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 2.06% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 1.92% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 1.89% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 1.78% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.77% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.62% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.62% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 1.59% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 1.56% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.52% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.44% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.25% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 1.15% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 1.14% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.07% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.98% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.88% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.88% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.85% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.83% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.77% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 0.76% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.37% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 0.18% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.1% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)