ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — 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 — Value is currently reported for 87 countries. The highest value is 244,164 1000 No in India; the lowest is 6.63 1000 No in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 830.78 1000 No, and the mean is 6,181 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36,827.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 144.8%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 67.9%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 244,164 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 23,270 1000 No | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 40,568 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,753 1000 No | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,190 1000 No | 2019 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 33,889 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 5,841 1000 No | 2013 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 40.77 1000 No | 2019 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 32,026 1000 No | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,112 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 13,827 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 455.65 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 6 | Thailand | 13,638 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 12,010 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | Philippines | 11,055 1000 No | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 7,407 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 5,144 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 4,993 1000 No | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 4,429 1000 No | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | France | 4,421 1000 No | 2024 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 3,430 1000 No | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 3,106 1000 No | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 2,998 1000 No | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 2,893 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 2,780 1000 No | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 2,695 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 2,605 1000 No | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,528 1000 No | 2019 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 2,460 1000 No | 2025 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 2,116 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 2,077 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 2,008 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 26 | Malaysia | 1,999 1000 No | 2022 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 1,883 1000 No | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 28 | Guatemala | 1,845 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 1,841 1000 No | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 30 | Canada | 1,711 1000 No | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 1,564 1000 No | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 1,409 1000 No | 2024 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 1,394 1000 No | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 1,153 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 1,149 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 1,072 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 897.83 1000 No | 2023 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 891.08 1000 No | 2024 | down 67.9% | flat |
| 39 | Sweden | 830.78 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 40 | Tunisia | 761.34 1000 No | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 739.4 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 725.04 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 43 | Belarus | 690.17 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 675.91 1000 No | 2018 | — | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 629.35 1000 No | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 568.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 47 | Denmark | 561.23 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 534.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 520.07 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 494.85 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 490.53 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 52 | Switzerland | 475.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 53 | Norway | 433.09 1000 No | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 54 | Georgia | 431.62 1000 No | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 55 | Croatia | 424.1 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 416.64 1000 No | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 412.74 1000 No | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 394.53 1000 No | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania | 366.07 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 355.33 1000 No | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 337.54 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 62 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 324.92 1000 No | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Armenia | 293.11 1000 No | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 64 | Latvia | 222.08 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 65 | Israel | 206.4 1000 No | 2020 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 204.76 1000 No | 2024 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 67 | New Zealand | 193.3 1000 No | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 187.15 1000 No | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 184.67 1000 No | 2018 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 70 | Bhutan | 177.88 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 71 | Estonia | 161.95 1000 No | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 153.26 1000 No | 2022 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 102.19 1000 No | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 92.71 1000 No | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 70.07 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 76 | Cyprus | 58.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 77 | Belize | 55.94 1000 No | 2019 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 78 | Brunei Darussalam | 40.02 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 79 | Iceland | 25.75 1000 No | 2024 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 80 | Malta | 6.63 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
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 15,722 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.