Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Laos

Employment in agriculture in Laos in 2025 — 68.6%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.5 pp.

2025 68.6% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 182
Period maximum 90.1%1991
Period minimum 68.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Laos, 1991–20256070809010019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 90.1%1992: 90.1%1993: 89.9%1994: 89.6%1995: 89.3%1996: 88.9%1997: 88.5%1998: 87.9%1999: 87.4%2000: 86.9%2001: 86.3%2002: 85.7%2003: 85.1%2004: 84.3%2005: 83.5%2006: 82.7%2007: 81.8%2008: 80.8%2009: 79.9%2010: 78.9%2011: 77.9%2012: 76.7%2013: 75.4%2014: 74.2%2015: 73%2016: 71.9%2017: 70.5%2018: 69.9%2019: 69.4%2020: 70%2021: 69.9%2022: 69.6%2023: 69.4%2024: 68.9%2025: 68.6%
Change over the period: −21.5 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Laos 68.6%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.6 −0.3 pp
2024 68.9 −0.5 pp
2023 69.4 −0.2 pp
2022 69.6 −0.3 pp
2021 69.9 −0.1 pp
2020 70 +0.6 pp
2019 69.4 −0.5 pp
2018 69.9 −0.7 pp
2017 70.5 −1.3 pp
2016 71.9 −1.1 pp
2015 73 −1.2 pp
2014 74.2 −1.2 pp
2013 75.4 −1.3 pp
2012 76.7 −1.2 pp
2011 77.9 −1 pp
2010 78.9 −0.9 pp
2009 79.9 −1 pp
2008 80.8 −1 pp
2007 81.8 −0.9 pp
2006 82.7 −0.8 pp
2005 83.5 −0.7 pp
2004 84.3 −0.8 pp
2003 85.1 −0.6 pp
2002 85.7 −0.6 pp
2001 86.3 −0.6 pp
2000 86.9 −0.5 pp
1999 87.4 −0.6 pp
1998 87.9 −0.6 pp
1997 88.5 −0.3 pp
1996 88.9 −0.5 pp
1995 89.3 −0.3 pp
1994 89.6 −0.3 pp
1993 89.9 −0.2 pp
1992 90.1 −0.1 pp
1991 90.1

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.