ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value by country
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour...
What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 87 countries. The highest value is 85,928 1000 No in India; the lowest is 2.74 1000 No in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 382.33 1000 No, and the mean is 2,345 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31,361.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 127.4%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 68.1%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 85,928 1000 No | 2024 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 11,039 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 15,927 1000 No | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5,433 1000 No | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,364 1000 No | 2019 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 12,017 1000 No | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,078 1000 No | 2013 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 16.37 1000 No | 2019 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 10,222 1000 No | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 556 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 6,290 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 247.83 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 5,548 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 7 | Philippines | 4,319 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 3,341 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 2,681 1000 No | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 2,385 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 2,325 1000 No | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | France | 2,146 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.5% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1,557 1000 No | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 1,485 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 1,476 1000 No | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 1,346 1000 No | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 1,321 1000 No | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 1,310 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,215 1000 No | 2019 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 1,098 1000 No | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 1,025 1000 No | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 993.17 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 990.15 1000 No | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 947.47 1000 No | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 920.63 1000 No | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 836.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 809.6 1000 No | 2020 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 780.43 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 773.6 1000 No | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 678.55 1000 No | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 661.63 1000 No | 2024 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 621.6 1000 No | 2022 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 621.01 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 556.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 494.78 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 418.41 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 406.3 1000 No | 2023 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 395.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 68.1% | flat |
| 39 | Sweden | 382.33 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 353.69 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 346.88 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 334.56 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 298.73 1000 No | 2018 | — | rising |
| 44 | Denmark | 263.53 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 45 | Belgium | 247.79 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 237.13 1000 No | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 226.77 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 213.59 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 49 | Greece | 211.31 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 208.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 51 | Finland | 194.87 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 52 | Croatia | 193.47 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 192.81 1000 No | 2024 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 54 | Georgia | 186.68 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 182.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 180.15 1000 No | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 172.21 1000 No | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 169.13 1000 No | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 159.27 1000 No | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 156.16 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 149.23 1000 No | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 62 | Panama | 145.12 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 141.62 1000 No | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 104.69 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 65 | Israel | 103.39 1000 No | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 66 | Namibia | 95.49 1000 No | 2018 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 67 | Mongolia | 90.26 1000 No | 2024 | down 49.1% | flat |
| 68 | New Zealand | 86.7 1000 No | 2020 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 69 | Estonia | 76.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Bhutan | 73.02 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 45.18 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 40.9 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 73 | Jordan | 33.31 1000 No | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 29.41 1000 No | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 75 | Cyprus | 29.27 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 76 | Uruguay | 28.47 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 20.51 1000 No | 2019 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 78 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.62 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 79 | Iceland | 12.32 1000 No | 2024 | up 52.9% | falling |
| 80 | Malta | 2.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 28.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 7,360 1000 No
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.