ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 38,572 1000 No in India; the lowest is 4.14 1000 No in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 461.81 1000 No, and the mean is 2,203 1000 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,317.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 470.2%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 69.5%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 38,572 1000 No | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 8,653 1000 No | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 16,524 1000 No | 2025 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 2,458 1000 No | 2013 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 672.7 1000 No | 2019 | up 470.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 15,220 1000 No | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 205.4 1000 No | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 13,963 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 136.89 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 5 | Egypt | 10,449 1000 No | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 7,922 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 5,750 1000 No | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 4,713 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 4,547 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 3,939 1000 No | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 2,684 1000 No | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 12 | France | 2,658 1000 No | 2024 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 2,492 1000 No | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 1,809 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1,752 1000 No | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 1,600 1000 No | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,583 1000 No | 2019 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 1,321 1000 No | 2025 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 19 | Romania | 1,307 1000 No | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 20 | Guatemala | 1,130 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 1,128 1000 No | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 1,084 1000 No | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 879.56 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 786.13 1000 No | 2024 | up 140.9% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 781.54 1000 No | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 712.36 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 687.64 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 28 | Sweden | 615.07 1000 No | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 538.94 1000 No | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 509.23 1000 No | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 31 | Tunisia | 497.91 1000 No | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 494.39 1000 No | 2024 | down 68.1% | flat |
| 33 | Belarus | 490.47 1000 No | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | Ireland | 468.9 1000 No | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 464.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 461.81 1000 No | 2024 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 37 | Angola | 451.22 1000 No | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 421.14 1000 No | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Zambia | 416.33 1000 No | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 368.24 1000 No | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 359.81 1000 No | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 356.31 1000 No | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 322.73 1000 No | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 304.73 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 274.96 1000 No | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 46 | Senegal | 262.13 1000 No | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 261.34 1000 No | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 256.6 1000 No | 2023 | up 182.7% | rising |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 250.16 1000 No | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 50 | Lithuania | 243.61 1000 No | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 51 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 239.58 1000 No | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 220.34 1000 No | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 203.87 1000 No | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 203.71 1000 No | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 55 | Panama | 184.1 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 56 | Jamaica | 174.72 1000 No | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 57 | Jordan | 167.52 1000 No | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 58 | Georgia | 165.41 1000 No | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 141.94 1000 No | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 60 | Palestine, State of | 137.37 1000 No | 2022 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 102.32 1000 No | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 62 | Armenia | 88 1000 No | 2017 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 63 | Namibia | 83.83 1000 No | 2018 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 55.51 1000 No | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 65 | Bhutan | 51.83 1000 No | 2024 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 36.85 1000 No | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 67 | Belize | 35.98 1000 No | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 35.87 1000 No | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 69 | Brunei Darussalam | 27.41 1000 No | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 70 | Iceland | 17.39 1000 No | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 71 | Mongolia | 16.43 1000 No | 2024 | down 69.5% | rising |
| 72 | Malta | 4.14 1000 No | 2024 | down 34.5% | 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 12,527 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.