ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value is currently reported for 87 countries. The highest value is 46,215 1000 No in India; the lowest is 1.6 1000 No in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 212.89 1000 No, and the mean is 1,243 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28,884.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 130.7%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 65.8%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 55 to 64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 46,215 1000 No | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 5,511 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8,583 1000 No | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,588 1000 No | 2020 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 317.54 1000 No | 2019 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 5,042 1000 No | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,133 1000 No | 2013 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 6.12 1000 No | 2019 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4,524 1000 No | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 338.06 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 3,996 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 204.73 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 2,900 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 2,197 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 2,090 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 2,081 1000 No | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 1,480 1000 No | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 11 | France | 1,280 1000 No | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 1,227 1000 No | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 1,225 1000 No | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 1,123 1000 No | 2021 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 1,062 1000 No | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 901 1000 No | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 827.17 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 755.95 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 632.84 1000 No | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 609.2 1000 No | 2020 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 547.59 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 518.95 1000 No | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 23 | Angola | 472.69 1000 No | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 427.86 1000 No | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 400.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 399.96 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 376.97 1000 No | 2025 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 334.38 1000 No | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 319.1 1000 No | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 317.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 313.15 1000 No | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 304.89 1000 No | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 33 | Guatemala | 284.73 1000 No | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 270.96 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 245.42 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 244.92 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 244.02 1000 No | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 38 | Georgia | 217.62 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 212.89 1000 No | 2023 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 209.63 1000 No | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 207.18 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 203.61 1000 No | 2024 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 43 | Ireland | 195.71 1000 No | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 194.12 1000 No | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 177.15 1000 No | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 168.39 1000 No | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Senegal | 164.92 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 48 | Finland | 163.51 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 160.06 1000 No | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 142.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 139.28 1000 No | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Belgium | 137.79 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 129.8 1000 No | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 119.78 1000 No | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 55 | Armenia | 113.73 1000 No | 2017 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 111.03 1000 No | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 104.64 1000 No | 2024 | down 65.8% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 103.84 1000 No | 2024 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.55 1000 No | 2018 | — | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 96.21 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 83.55 1000 No | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 79.07 1000 No | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 76.93 1000 No | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 64 | New Zealand | 73.3 1000 No | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 71.1 1000 No | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 63.46 1000 No | 2020 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 67 | Estonia | 54.2 1000 No | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 36.1 1000 No | 2018 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 69 | Bhutan | 31.26 1000 No | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 70 | Mongolia | 29.35 1000 No | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 28.25 1000 No | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 72 | Uruguay | 17.02 1000 No | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 16.93 1000 No | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Cyprus | 16.43 1000 No | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 75 | Palestine, State of | 15.62 1000 No | 2022 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 76 | Iceland | 9.74 1000 No | 2024 | up 67.1% | flat |
| 77 | Jordan | 7.87 1000 No | 2023 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 78 | Belize | 6.97 1000 No | 2019 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.5 1000 No | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 80 | Malta | 1.6 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
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 4,529 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.