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Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 95% 1996
2 BurundiBurundi 93.6% 2002
=3 East TimorEast Timor 90% 2006
=3 MalawiMalawi 90% 2003
=3 RwandaRwanda 90% 2000
=3 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 90% 2000
=3 NigerNiger 90% 1995
8 LesothoLesotho 86% 2002
=9 EthiopiaEthiopia 85% 2009
=9 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 85% 2005
=9 ZambiaZambia 85% 2004
=9 AngolaAngola 85% 2003
=13 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 82% 2000
=13 UgandaUganda 82% 1999
15 MozambiqueMozambique 81% 1997
=16 ChadChad 80% 2006
=16 MaliMali 80% 2005
=16 EritreaEritrea 80% 2004
=16 TanzaniaTanzania 80% 2002
=16 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 80% 2001
=16 SudanSudan 80% 1998
=16 ComorosComoros 80% 1996
23 AfghanistanAfghanistan 78.6% 2008
24 SenegalSenegal 77.5% 2007
25 GuineaGuinea 76% 2006
26 LaosLaos 75.1% 2010
=27 NepalNepal 75% 2010
=27 KenyaKenya 75% 2007
=27 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 75% 2000
=27 The GambiaThe Gambia 75% 1996
31 SomaliaSomalia 71% 1975
=32 BurmaBurma 70% 2001
=32 FijiFiji 70% 2001
=32 CameroonCameroon 70% 2001
=32 LiberiaLiberia 70% 2000
=32 NigeriaNigeria 70% 1999
37 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 68% 2007
=38 ZimbabweZimbabwe 66% 1996
=38 HaitiHaiti 66% 1995
=40 VanuatuVanuatu 65% 2000
=40 TogoTogo 65% 1998
42 BhutanBhutan 63% 2004
43 GabonGabon 60% 2000
44 CambodiaCambodia 57.6% 2009
45 GhanaGhana 56% 2005
46 GeorgiaGeorgia 55.6% 2006
47 VietnamVietnam 53.9% 2009
48 IndiaIndia 52% 2009
=49 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 50% 2005
=49 MauritaniaMauritania 50% 2001
=49 GuatemalaGuatemala 50% 1999
52 TajikistanTajikistan 49.8% 2009
53 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 48.2% 2004
54 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 48% 2005
55 AlbaniaAlbania 47.8% 2008
56 ArmeniaArmenia 46.2% 2006
57 BangladeshBangladesh 45% 2008
58 MoroccoMorocco 44.6% 2006
59 UzbekistanUzbekistan 44% 1995
60 PakistanPakistan 43% 2005
61 ThailandThailand 42.4% 2008
62 MoldovaMoldova 40.7% 2005
=63 BoliviaBolivia 40% 2006
=63 DominicaDominica 40% 2000
65 ChinaChina 39.5% 2008
66 HondurasHonduras 39.2% 2005
=67 IndonesiaIndonesia 38.3% 2010
=67 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 38.3% 2008
69 North KoreaNorth Korea 35% 2008
=70 MongoliaMongolia 34% 2008
=70 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 34% 1990
72 PhilippinesPhilippines 33% 2010
73 Sri LankaSri Lanka 32.7% 2010
74 EgyptEgypt 32% 2001
75 TongaTonga 31.8% 2003
76 RomaniaRomania 29.7% 2006
77 TurkeyTurkey 29.5% 2005
78 Cook IslandsCook Islands 29% 1995
79 KazakhstanKazakhstan 28.2% 2010
80 NicaraguaNicaragua 28% 2010
81 ParaguayParaguay 26.5% 2008
=82 GuamGuam 26% 2004
=82 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 26% 1980
84 IranIran 25% 2010
85 GrenadaGrenada 24% 1999
86 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 23.9% 2010
87 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 21.7% 2002
88 IraqIraq 21.6% 2008
89 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 21.4% 2000
90 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 20.5% 2008
=91 CubaCuba 20% 2005
=91 BrazilBrazil 20% 2003
=91 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 20% 2002
=91 PalauPalau 20% 1990
95 El SalvadorEl Salvador 19% 2006
96 TunisiaTunisia 18.3% 2009
=97 ColombiaColombia 18% 2010
=97 West BankWest Bank 18% 2006
=97 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 18% 1996
100 PolandPoland 17.4% 2005
=101 SyriaSyria 17% 2008
=101 JamaicaJamaica 17% 2006
=101 LibyaLibya 17% 2004
104 NamibiaNamibia 16.3% 2008
105 UkraineUkraine 15.8% 2008
106 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 15% 2002
107 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14.6% 2005
=108 Costa RicaCosta Rica 14% 2006
=108 LithuaniaLithuania 14% 2005
=108 AlgeriaAlgeria 14% 2003
=108 BelarusBelarus 14% 2003
112 MexicoMexico 13.7% 2005
113 ChileChile 13.2% 2005
=114 MalaysiaMalaysia 13% 2005
=114 LatviaLatvia 13% 2005
=114 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 13% 2002
=114 ReunionReunion 13% 2000
=114 VenezuelaVenezuela 13% 1997
119 GreeceGreece 12.4% 2005
120 Gaza StripGaza Strip 12% 2005
121 PortugalPortugal 11.7% 2009
122 MaldivesMaldives 11% 2006
=123 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 10.2% 2008
=123 BelizeBelize 10.2% 2007
=125 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 10% 2010
=125 RussiaRussia 10% 2008
=125 MartiniqueMartinique 10% 1997
=125 BarbadosBarbados 10% 1996
=129 UruguayUruguay 9% 2010
=129 South AfricaSouth Africa 9% 2007
131 CyprusCyprus 8.5% 2006
132 EcuadorEcuador 8.3% 2005
133 SurinameSuriname 8% 2004
134 South KoreaSouth Korea 7.3% 2010
135 BulgariaBulgaria 7.1% 2009
=136 New ZealandNew Zealand 7% 2006
=136 United Arab EmiratesUAE 7% 2000
=136 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 7% 1983
139 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 6.7% 2005
140 PanamaPanama 6% 2009
141 European UnionEuropean Union 5.6% 2007
142 AustriaAustria 5.5% 2009
143 TaiwanTaiwan 5.2% 2010
=144 IrelandIreland 5% 2010
=144 ArgentinaArgentina 5% 2009
=144 CroatiaCroatia 5% 2008
=144 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5% 2005
148 GreenlandGreenland 4.9% 2007
149 IcelandIceland 4.8% 2008
150 HungaryHungary 4.7% 2010
=151 SpainSpain 4.2% 2009
=151 BruneiBrunei 4.2% 2008
=151 ItalyItaly 4.2% 2005
154 JapanJapan 3.9% 2010
=155 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.8% 2007
=155 FranceFrance 3.8% 2005
157 AustraliaAustralia 3.6% 2009
158 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.5% 2010
159 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.4% 2010
160 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.1% 2009
=161 SeychellesSeychelles 3% 2006
=161 NetherlandsNetherlands 3% 2005
163 NorwayNorway 2.9% 2008
164 EstoniaEstonia 2.8% 2008
=165 JordanJordan 2.7% 2007
=165 KiribatiKiribati 2.7% 2000
167 DenmarkDenmark 2.5% 2005
168 GermanyGermany 2.4% 2005
=169 SloveniaSlovenia 2.2% 2009
=169 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2.2% 2007
171 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2.1% 2005
=172 IsraelIsrael 2% 2010
=172 BelgiumBelgium 2% 2007
=172 CanadaCanada 2% 2006
175 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 1.9% 2008
176 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 1.7% 2007
177 MaltaMalta 1.6% 2009
178 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1.4% 2006
179 SwedenSweden 1.1% 2008
=180 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1% 2005
=180 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1% 2003
=180 BahrainBahrain 1% 1997
183 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.9% 2000
184 PeruPeru 0.7% 2005
185 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.6% 2005
186 AndorraAndorra 0.5% 2008
187 San MarinoSan Marino 0.2% 2009
188 SingaporeSingapore 0.1% 2010

Citation

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture

  • All of the top 2 countries by labor force > by occupation > agriculture are Christian.
  • 30 of the top 39 countries by labor force > by occupation > agriculture are Hot countries.
  • 5 of the top 6 countries by labor force > by occupation > agriculture are Landlocked.
  • Laos has ranked in the top 3 for labor force > by occupation > agriculture since 1997.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by labor force > by occupation > agriculture are Densely populated.
  • Mali has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > agriculture since 2001.
  • Poland ranked first for labor force > by occupation > agriculture amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
  • India ranked first for labor force > by occupation > agriculture amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
  • East Timor ranked first for labor force > by occupation > agriculture amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2006.
  • Guatemala ranked first for labor force > by occupation > agriculture amongst Former Spanish colonies in 1999.
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