Between 2003 and 2022, employment in agriculture of World was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 38.31 % in 2003 to 26.37 % in 2022.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| Services | 49.74 % in 2022 | WB |
| Macro Region |
| Africa | 161 timeseries | |
| Asia | 73 timeseries | |
| Central America and the Caribbean | 56 timeseries | |
| Europe | 252 timeseries | |
| Middle East | 58 timeseries | |
| North America | 1.58 % in 2022 | WB |
| Oceania | 34 timeseries | |
| South America | 49 timeseries | |
| Southeast Asia | 39 timeseries |
| Country |
| Afghanistan | 46.59 % in 2022 | WB |
| Albania | 34.93 % in 2022 | WB |
| Algeria | 9.74 % in 2022 | WB |
| Angola | 56.32 % in 2022 | WB |
| Argentina | 7.21 % in 2022 | WB |
| Armenia | 52.42 % in 2022 | WB |
| Australia | 304.78 Thousand persons in 4th quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Austria | 137.6 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Azerbaijan | 35.62 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bahamas | 3.04 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bahrain | 0.9 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bangladesh | 36.86 % in 2022 | WB |
| Barbados | 2.72 % in 2022 | WB |
| Belarus | 10.63 % in 2022 | WB |
| Belgium | 55.7 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Belize | 16.78 % in 2022 | WB |
| Benin | 28.39 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bhutan | 43.96 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bolivia | 27.02 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.87 % in 2022 | WB |
| Botswana | 17.64 % in 2022 | WB |
| Brazil | 8,474.45 Persons, thousands in 2022 | OECD + 1 other |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1.38 % in 2022 | WB |
| Bulgaria | 6.45 % in 2022 | WB |
| Burkina Faso | 74.21 % in 2022 | WB |
| Burundi | 85.06 % in 2022 | WB |
| Cabo Verde | 10.14 % in 2022 | WB |
| Cambodia | 36.64 % in 2022 | WB |
| Cameroon | 42.2 % in 2022 | WB |
| Canada | 307.79 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Central African Republic | 70.84 % in 2022 | WB |
| Chad | 69.15 % in 2022 | WB |
| Chile | 547.67 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| China | 22.57 % in 2022 | WB |
| Colombia | 3,261.72 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Comoros | 34.63 % in 2022 | WB |
| Congo | 32.25 % in 2022 | WB |
| Costa Rica | 222.05 Thousand persons in 1st quarter 2022 | OECD + 2 others |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 45.58 % in 2022 | WB |
| Croatia | 5.9 % in 2022 | WB |
| Cuba | 17.14 % in 2022 | WB |
| Cyprus | 2.37 % in 2022 | WB |
| Czech Republic | 130.05 Thousand persons in 4th quarter 2022 | OECD + 2 others |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 44.64 % in 2022 | WB |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.07 % in 2022 | WB |
| Denmark | 64.82 Thousand persons in 2nd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Djibouti | 1.16 % in 2022 | WB |
| Dominican Republic | 7.71 % in 2022 | WB |
| Ecuador | 31.54 % in 2022 | WB |
| Egypt | 18.66 % in 2022 | WB |
| El Salvador | 14.97 % in 2022 | WB |
| Equatorial Guinea | 55.53 % in 2022 | WB |
| Eritrea | 63.99 % in 2022 | WB |
| Estonia | 18.02 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Eswatini | 13.45 % in 2022 | WB |
| Ethiopia | 62.79 % in 2022 | WB |
| Fiji | 28.8 % in 2022 | WB |
| Finland | 89.41 Thousand persons in 1st quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| France | 718.69 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Gabon | 29.3 % in 2022 | WB |
| Gambia | 47.52 % in 2022 | WB |
| Georgia | 39.91 % in 2022 | WB |
| Germany | 498.33 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Ghana | 39.74 % in 2022 | WB |
| Greece | 483.1 Thousand persons in 1st quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Guatemala | 27.14 % in 2022 | WB |
| Guinea | 60.34 % in 2022 | WB |
| Guinea Bissau | 50.3 % in 2022 | WB |
| Guyana | 11.86 % in 2022 | WB |
| Haiti | 45.52 % in 2022 | WB |
| Honduras | 24.22 % in 2022 | WB |
| Hong Kong | 0.21 % in 2022 | WB |
| Hungary | 216.45 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Iceland | 9.4 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| India | 42.86 % in 2022 | WB |
| Indonesia | 29.28 % in 2022 | WB |
| Iran | 15.09 % in 2022 | WB |
| Iraq | 8.37 % in 2022 | WB |
| Ireland | 111.7 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Israel | 34.99 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Italy | 834.3 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Jamaica | 15.3 % in 2022 | WB |
| Japan | 1,873.81 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Jordan | 3.18 % in 2022 | WB |
| Kazakhstan | 12.86 % in 2022 | WB |
| Kenya | 32.63 % in 2022 | WB |
| Kuwait | 1.95 % in 2022 | WB |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24.58 % in 2022 | WB |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 69.57 % in 2022 | WB |
| Latvia | 60.96 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Lebanon | 3.52 % in 2022 | WB |
| Lesotho | 29.39 % in 2022 | WB |
| Liberia | 39.28 % in 2022 | WB |
| Libya | 9.21 % in 2022 | WB |
| Lithuania | 62.4 Thousand persons in 1st quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Luxembourg | 2.6 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Macau | 0.51 % in 2022 | WB |
| Madagascar | 70.07 % in 2022 | WB |
| Malawi | 62.14 % in 2022 | WB |
| Malaysia | 10 % in 2022 | WB |
| Maldives | 7.32 % in 2022 | WB |
| Mali | 67.98 % in 2022 | WB |
| Malta | 0.81 % in 2022 | WB |
| Mauritania | 33.05 % in 2022 | WB |
| Mauritius | 5.15 % in 2022 | WB |
| Mexico | 6,551.47 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Mongolia | 26.33 % in 2022 | WB |
| Montenegro | 7.16 % in 2022 | WB |
| Morocco | 30.75 % in 2022 | WB |
| Mozambique | 70.13 % in 2022 | WB |
| Myanmar | 45.54 % in 2022 | WB |
| Namibia | 21.56 % in 2022 | WB |
| Nepal | 61.39 % in 2022 | WB |
| Netherlands | 184.2 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| New Zealand | 164.53 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Nicaragua | 27.7 % in 2022 | WB |
| Niger | 70.89 % in 2022 | WB |
| Nigeria | 37.99 % in 2022 | WB |
| North Macedonia | 9.7 % in 2022 | WB |
| Norway | 70.1 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Oman | 6.07 % in 2022 | WB |
| Pakistan | 36.43 % in 2022 | WB |
| Palestine | 6.22 % in 2022 | WB |
| Panama | 15.3 % in 2022 | WB |
| Papua New Guinea | 18.48 % in 2022 | WB |
| Paraguay | 17.41 % in 2022 | WB |
| Peru | 25.7 % in 2022 | WB |
| Philippines | 23.71 % in 2022 | WB |
| Poland | 1,349.86 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Portugal | 144.16 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Puerto Rico | 1.26 % in 2022 | WB |
| Qatar | 1.3 % in 2022 | WB |
| Republic of Korea | 1,517.38 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Republic of Moldova | 55.38 % in 2022 | WB |
| Romania | 18.01 % in 2022 | WB |
| Russian Federation | 5.66 % in 2022 | WB + 2 others |
| Rwanda | 55.99 % in 2022 | WB |
| Saint Lucia | 10.53 % in 2022 | WB |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.71 % in 2022 | WB |
| Samoa | 20.14 % in 2022 | WB |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 17.15 % in 2022 | WB |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.88 % in 2022 | WB |
| Senegal | 21.53 % in 2022 | WB |
| Serbia | 13.57 % in 2022 | WB |
| Sierra Leone | 43.35 % in 2022 | WB |
| Singapore | 0.11 % in 2022 | WB |
| Slovakia | 63.6 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Slovenia | 37.55 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Solomon Islands | 37.29 % in 2022 | WB |
| Somalia | 25.92 % in 2022 | WB |
| South Africa | 894.44 Thousand persons in 2nd quarter 2023 | OECD + 1 other |
| South Sudan | 60.27 % in 2022 | WB |
| Spain | 741.68 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Sri Lanka | 26.41 % in 2022 | WB |
| Sudan | 40.41 % in 2022 | WB |
| Suriname | 7.54 % in 2022 | WB |
| Sweden | 90.17 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Switzerland | 85.5 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 15.5 % in 2022 | WB |
| Tajikistan | 43.52 % in 2022 | WB |
| Thailand | 30.42 % in 2022 | WB |
| Timor-Leste | 39.19 % in 2022 | WB |
| Togo | 30.8 % in 2022 | WB |
| Tonga | 26.94 % in 2022 | WB |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.01 % in 2022 | WB |
| Tunisia | 14.01 % in 2022 | WB |
| Turkey | 4,659.7 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Turkmenistan | 22.67 % in 2022 | WB |
| Uganda | 66.26 % in 2022 | WB |
| Ukraine | 15.1 % in 2021 | WB |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.39 % in 2022 | WB |
| United Kingdom | 246.5 Persons, thousands in 2022 | OECD + 2 others |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 65.51 % in 2022 | WB |
| United States of America | 2,278.44 Thousand persons in 3rd quarter 2023 | OECD + 2 others |
| Uruguay | 8.38 % in 2022 | WB |
| Uzbekistan | 25.9 % in 2022 | WB |
| Vanuatu | 42.35 % in 2022 | WB |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11.53 % in 2022 | WB |
| Viet Nam | 33.61 % in 2022 | WB |
| Yemen | 29.26 % in 2022 | WB |
| Zambia | 57.31 % in 2022 | WB |
| Zimbabwe | 52.61 % in 2022 | WB |
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