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Agriculture > Farm workers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 China 498.73 million 2008
2 India 261.63 million 2008
South Asia average (profile) 65.53 million 2008
3 Indonesia 47.89 million 2008
Non-religious countries average (profile) 45.14 million 2008
Emerging markets average (profile) 36.85 million 2008
4 Bangladesh 35.56 million 2008
5 Ethiopia 30.63 million 2008
6 Vietnam 29.33 million 2008
South and Central Asia average (profile) 26.83 million 2008
7 Pakistan 24.9 million 2008
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 24.7 million 2008
8 Thailand 19.42 million 2008
9 Burma 19.33 million 2008
Religious countries average (profile) 16.97 million 2008
10 Tanzania 16.14 million 2008
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.1 million 2008
Cold countries average (profile) 14.07 million 2008
12 Philippines 13.32 million 2008
13 Kenya 12.84 million 2008
14 Nigeria 12.29 million 2008
15 Brazil 11.65 million 2008
16 Nepal 11.34 million 2008
17 Uganda 10.54 million 2008
Former British colonies average (profile) 8.83 million 2008
18 Turkey 8.63 million 2008
19 Mozambique 8.35 million 2008
20 Mexico 7.94 million 2008
21 Sudan 6.89 million 2008
Hot countries average (profile) 6.83 million 2008
22 Madagascar 6.64 million 2008
23 Russia 6.44 million 2008
24 Burkina Faso 6.35 million 2008
failed states average (profile) 5.94 million 2008
25 Ghana 5.79 million 2008
26 Angola 5.55 million 2008
27 Afghanistan 5.25 million 2008
28 Cambodia 5.07 million 2008
29 Malawi 4.92 million 2008
Muslim countries average (profile) 4.41 million 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 4.13 million 2008
30 Niger 4.04 million 2008
31 Rwanda 4 million 2008
Former French colonies average (profile) 3.92 million 2008
32 Sri Lanka 3.9 million 2008
33 Guinea 3.8 million 2008
34 Senegal 3.74 million 2008
35 Peru 3.7 million 2008
36 Burundi 3.62 million 2008
37 Cameroon 3.62 million 2008
38 Colombia 3.56 million 2008
39 Algeria 3.12 million 2008
40 Zambia 3.12 million 2008
=41 Zimbabwe 3.11 million 2008
=41 Morocco 3.11 million 2008
43 Poland 3.1 million 2008
44 Cote d'Ivoire 3.06 million 2008
45 Chad 2.96 million 2008
Landlocked countries average (profile) 2.87 million 2008
46 Uzbekistan 2.75 million 2008
47 United States 2.67 million 2008
48 Ukraine 2.57 million 2008
49 Mali 2.55 million 2008
50 Somalia 2.36 million 2008
51 Laos 2.32 million 2008
OPEC countries average (profile) 2.29 million 2008
52 Haiti 2.26 million 2008
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.06 million 2008
Christian countries average (profile) 2.05 million 2008
53 Papua New Guinea 2.03 million 2008
54 Guatemala 1.99 million 2008
55 Bolivia 1.91 million 2008
Catholic countries average (profile) 1.8 million 2008
56 Malaysia 1.64 million 2008
=57 Japan 1.63 million 2008
=57 Benin 1.63 million 2008
59 Eritrea 1.47 million 2008
60 Argentina 1.43 million 2008
61 Syria 1.42 million 2008
62 Togo 1.4 million 2008
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.34 million 2008
63 Sierra Leone 1.28 million 2008
64 Central African Republic 1.26 million 2008
65 South Africa 1.26 million 2008
66 Kazakhstan 1.2 million 2008
67 Ecuador 1.18 million 2008
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.17 million 2008
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 1.17 million 2008
68 Spain 1.08 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.06 million 2008
69 Azerbaijan 1.04 million 2008
Eastern Europe average (profile) 1.01 million 2008
70 Chile 970,000 2008
71 Romania 966,000 2008
72 Italy 912,000 2008
73 Liberia 883,000 2008
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 846,170.73 2008
74 Paraguay 811,000 2008
75 Tunisia 791,000 2008
Europe average (profile) 769,214.29 2008
76 Tajikistan 768,000 2008
NATO countries average (profile) 763,851.85 2008
77 Venezuela 747,000 2008
78 Germany 719,000 2008
79 Turkmenistan 704,000 2008
80 Mauritania 691,000 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 677,133.33 2008
81 Serbia and Montenegro 673,000 2008
82 Honduras 672,000 2008
83 Greece 667,000 2008
84 France 630,000 2008
85 Albania 615,000 2008
86 Cuba 610,000 2008
87 El Salvador 600,000 2008
88 The Gambia 581,000 2008
89 Portugal 553,000 2008
High income OECD countries average (profile) 540,533.33 2008
90 Saudi Arabia 535,000 2008
91 Kyrgyzstan 533,000 2008
92 Dominican Republic 491,000 2008
93 Congo, Republic of the 489,000 2008
94 United Kingdom 485,000 2008
=95 Belarus 470,000 2008
=95 Guinea-Bissau 470,000 2008
97 Iraq 455,000 2008
98 Australia 443,000 2008
European Union average (profile) 410,821.43 2008
99 Georgia 365,000 2008
100 Nicaragua 362,000 2008
101 Lesotho 349,000 2008
102 Hungary 346,000 2008
=103 East Timor 344,000 2008
=103 Czech Republic 344,000 2008
105 Canada 341,000 2008
106 Costa Rica 325,000 2008
107 Oman 317,000 2008
Eurozone average (profile) 315,888.89 2008
108 Botswana 301,000 2008
109 Bhutan 284,000 2008
110 Djibouti 271,000 2008
111 Comoros 257,000 2008
112 Namibia 254,000 2008
113 Panama 251,000 2008
114 Netherlands 225,000 2008
115 Moldova 222,000 2008
116 Mongolia 221,000 2008
117 Jamaica 218,000 2008
118 Slovakia 204,000 2008
119 Gabon 189,000 2008
120 Uruguay 188,000 2008
121 New Zealand 184,000 2008
122 Equatorial Guinea 167,000 2008
123 Ireland 158,000 2008
124 Austria 155,000 2008
125 Armenia 153,000 2008
126 Solomon Islands 144,000 2008
127 Switzerland 143,000 2008
128 Bulgaria 142,000 2008
129 Swaziland 141,000 2008
130 Lithuania 136,000 2008
131 Fiji 125,000 2008
=132 Jordan 120,000 2008
=132 Sweden 120,000 2008
134 Latvia 116,000 2008
Tourist destinations average (profile) 111,722.22 2008
135 Finland 105,000 2008
136 Croatia 97,000 2008
137 United Arab Emirates 94,000 2008
138 Norway 92,000 2008
139 Denmark 80,000 2008
140 Libya 79,000 2008
=141 Belgium 63,000 2008
=141 Estonia 63,000 2008
=143 Guyana 53,000 2008
=143 Israel 53,000 2008
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52,000 2008
146 Mauritius 51,000 2008
147 Trinidad and Tobago 48,000 2008
148 Vanuatu 38,000 2008
=149 New Caledonia 33,000 2008
=149 French Polynesia 33,000 2008
=149 Cape Verde 33,000 2008
=152 Suriname 32,000 2008
=152 Lebanon 32,000 2008
154 Sao Tome and Principe 31,000 2008
155 Belize 30,000 2008
156 Seychelles 29,000 2008
157 Cyprus 25,000 2008
158 Maldives 23,000 2008
159 Guam 20,000 2008
160 Puerto Rico 19,000 2008
161 Samoa 18,000 2008
162 Saint Lucia 17,000 2008
163 Kuwait 15,000 2008
164 Iceland 12,000 2008
=165 Kiribati 11,000 2008
=165 Tonga 11,000 2008
=165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,000 2008
168 Virgin Islands 10,000 2008
=169 Grenada 9,000 2008
=169 Northern Mariana Islands 9,000 2008
=169 Slovenia 9,000 2008
=169 Aruba 9,000 2008
=173 Antigua and Barbuda 8,000 2008
=173 American Samoa 8,000 2008
=175 Marshall Islands 7,000 2008
=175 Qatar 7,000 2008
177 Dominica 6,000 2008
=178 Cayman Islands 5,000 2008
=178 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,000 2008
=178 The Bahamas 5,000 2008
=178 Barbados 5,000 2008
=182 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,000 2008
=182 Bahrain 3,000 2008
=182 Luxembourg 3,000 2008
=185 Singapore 2,000 2008
=185 Malta 2,000 2008
=185 Palau 2,000 2008
=188 Brunei 1,000 2008
=188 Faroe Islands 1,000 2008
=188 Bermuda 1,000 2008
=188 San Marino 1,000 2008
=188 Greenland 1,000 2008
=188 Tuvalu 1,000 2008
=188 Gibraltar 1,000 2008
=188 Liechtenstein 1,000 1997
=188 Netherlands Antilles 1,000 1992

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Agriculture > Farm workers: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Farm workers

  • China has had the highest farm workers since 1980.
  • India ranked first for farm workers amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for farm workers amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Indonesia ranked first for farm workers amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Philippines ranked first for farm workers amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
  • Turkey ranked first for farm workers amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Brazil ranked first for farm workers amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2008.
  • Poland ranked first for farm workers amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Sudan ranked first for farm workers amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
  • United States ranked second for farm workers amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
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