Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — ASEAN

Employment in agriculture in ASEAN in 2025 — 26.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 27.8 pp.

2025 26.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 54.3%1991
Period minimum 26.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — ASEAN, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.3%1992: 53.9%1993: 52.7%1994: 51.8%1995: 50.3%1996: 49%1997: 47.6%1998: 48.5%1999: 48.1%2000: 47.8%2001: 46.6%2002: 46.3%2003: 46.3%2004: 44.5%2005: 43.9%2006: 42.3%2007: 41.5%2008: 40.9%2009: 40.4%2010: 39.7%2011: 39.2%2012: 38.5%2013: 37.4%2014: 36.1%2015: 34.7%2016: 33.3%2017: 32.4%2018: 31.3%2019: 30%2020: 30.1%2021: 29.2%2022: 29.5%2023: 28%2024: 27.2%2025: 26.6%
Change over the period: −27.8 pp Annual average: -0.82 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 26.6%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.6 −0.6 pp
2024 27.2 −0.8 pp
2023 28 −1.5 pp
2022 29.5 +0.3 pp
2021 29.2 −0.8 pp
2020 30.1 +0 pp
2019 30 −1.2 pp
2018 31.3 −1.1 pp
2017 32.4 −0.9 pp
2016 33.3 −1.4 pp
2015 34.7 −1.4 pp
2014 36.1 −1.3 pp
2013 37.4 −1.1 pp
2012 38.5 −0.7 pp
2011 39.2 −0.5 pp
2010 39.7 −0.6 pp
2009 40.4 −0.5 pp
2008 40.9 −0.7 pp
2007 41.5 −0.8 pp
2006 42.3 −1.6 pp
2005 43.9 −0.5 pp
2004 44.5 −1.8 pp
2003 46.3 +0 pp
2002 46.3 −0.3 pp
2001 46.6 −1.2 pp
2000 47.8 −0.3 pp
1999 48.1 −0.4 pp
1998 48.5 +1 pp
1997 47.6 −1.4 pp
1996 49 −1.3 pp
1995 50.3 −1.5 pp
1994 51.8 −0.9 pp
1993 52.7 −1.1 pp
1992 53.9 −0.5 pp
1991 54.3

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.