Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment in agri vs urban pop. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
38.65 % change on previous year
Malta
Lowest
-20.66 % change on previous year
Croatia
Median
-1.49 % change on previous year
Years covered
32
1992β2023
Data points
5,948
What the numbers show
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 38.65 % change on previous year in Malta; the lowest is -20.66 % change on previous year in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.49 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.71 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 1,693.1%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 29,701.7%).
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 38.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Belgium | 20.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 14.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,693.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Portugal | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Tunisia | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Greece | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Czechia | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 492.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Hungary | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 11 | India | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 748.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 0.9601 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 14 | New Caledonia | 0.473 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4032 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 0.3801 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Uruguay | 0.2308 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1852 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Laos | 0.1088 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 0.0581 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 0.0336 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | -0.0425 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Central African Republic | -0.0468 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | -0.0832 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Angola | -0.0846 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | -0.1279 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | -0.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Afghanistan | -0.2823 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Tanzania | -0.3044 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | -0.3206 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Bhutan | -0.3233 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Hong Kong | -0.3248 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | -0.3295 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 35 | South Sudan | -0.3435 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Samoa | -0.3437 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | -0.3506 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | -0.402 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 168.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | -0.4045 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Haiti | -0.4419 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Latvia | -0.4774 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | -0.5291 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Chad | -0.5387 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | -0.5482 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Brunei | -0.5631 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9,490.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | -0.6291 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Yemen | -0.6547 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Eritrea | -0.6667 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Mozambique | -0.6944 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | -0.6971 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | -0.7597 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Macao | -0.764 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 185.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | -0.7688 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 54 | North Korea | -0.7878 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Namibia | -0.8411 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | -0.8749 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea | -0.8777 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | -0.8784 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | -0.8842 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Georgia | -0.8924 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 313.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Lebanon | -0.9501 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | -0.9606 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Madagascar | -0.9829 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Suriname | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Thailand | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Ghana | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 140.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Zambia | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Ethiopia | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Somalia | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Cuba | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Lesotho | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Vanuatu | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 138.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Comoros | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Belarus | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Mongolia | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Australia | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 198.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Paraguay | -1.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Oman | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 320.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Vietnam | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Congo | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 205.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Liberia | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Libya | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 205.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Nigeria | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Colombia | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Kenya | -1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 99 | Eswatini | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 367.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Belize | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 206.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Iran | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Tajikistan | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Malaysia | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Guatemala | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 108 | United Kingdom | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Indonesia | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritania | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 618.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Cambodia | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Togo | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 550.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Qatar | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 197.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Bolivia | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Russia | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 120 | China | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Tonga | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 973.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Chile | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | -1.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Romania | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 126 | French Polynesia | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 127 | South Korea | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 129 | Guam | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 130 | Philippines | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Algeria | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,748.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahamas | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 315.4% | rising |
| 135 | Sudan | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 29,701.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Israel | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Syria | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 122.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Venezuela | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 143 | United States Virgin Islands | -2.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 144 | South Africa | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Jordan | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 483.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Djibouti | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 147 | Cape Verde | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritius | -2.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Canada | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 150 | East Timor | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 362.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Maldives | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | -3.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Japan | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 154 | United States | -3.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Barbados | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 162.6% | volatile |
| 156 | France | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 166.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Germany | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Panama | -3.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Finland | -4.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 515.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Gambia | -4.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Denmark | -4.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 172.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Spain | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 340.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Ecuador | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Sweden | -4.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 292.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Dominican Republic | -5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Italy | -5.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Argentina | -5.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Guyana | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Mexico | -5.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 854.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Slovenia | -5.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 488.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Brazil | -6.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 435.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovakia | -6.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 373.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Turkey | -6.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 143.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Palestine | -6.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 175 | New Zealand | -6.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Peru | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,254.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Lithuania | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Moldova | -7.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 537.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Poland | -7.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | -9.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Honduras | -10.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Bulgaria | -11.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 448.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Austria | -11.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 459.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Switzerland | -17.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,355.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | -19.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 197.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Croatia | -20.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment in agri vs urban pop. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Employment in agriculture vs. urban population ILO via World Bank β processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment in agri vs urban pop. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.