# Employment in agriculture

People employed in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing (ISIC Rev. 4 section A), as a percentage of total employment. ILO modelled estimates, ages 15 and over.

## Key facts

- Employment in agriculture in the World was 25.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Employment in agriculture in the United States was 1.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Burundi had the highest employment in agriculture of 181 countries in 2025, at 85.3%, and Singapore the lowest, at 0.1%. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 187 places, with figures from 1991 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `employment_agriculture_share`
- Unit: %
- Note: ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive. Sectors follow ISIC; where a country counts the armed forces, they are in services.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employment-in-agriculture
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/employment_agriculture_share

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2025 | 25.8 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. |
| United States | 2025 | 1.5 | World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/countries.md) (186 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-in-agriculture/eu-countries.md) (27 places)