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Number of people employed in agriculture

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  1. 1India246.23M
  2. 2China159.88M
  3. 3Indonesia38.85M
  4. 4Nigeria37.9M
  5. 5Ethiopia33.01M
  6. 6Bangladesh31.83M
  7. 7Pakistan29.18M
  8. 8Congo, Dem. Rep.21.93M
  9. 9Tanzania21.64M
  10. 10Uganda14.75M
  11. 11Viet Nam14.07M
  12. 12Thailand11.58M
  13. 13Madagascar11.47M
  14. 14Kenya10.7M
  15. 15Mozambique10.67M
  16. 16Philippines10.46M
  17. 17Myanmar10M
  18. 18Korea, Dem. People's Rep.9.23M
  19. 19Niger8.7M
  20. 20Brazil7.77M
  21. 21Angola7.28M
  22. 22Mexico6.85M
  23. 23Egypt, Arab Rep.5.9M
  24. 24Cote d'Ivoire5.79M
  25. 25Mali5.61M
  26. 26Burundi5.33M
  27. 27Malawi5.13M
  28. 28Burkina Faso4.95M
  29. 29Turkiye4.9M
  30. 30Chad4.79M
  31. 31Cameroon4.63M
  32. 32Ghana4.44M
  33. 33Peru4.22M
  34. 34Afghanistan4.22M
  35. 35Zambia4.11M
  36. 36Iran, Islamic Rep.3.69M
  37. 37Russian Federation3.65M
  38. 38Colombia3.52M
  39. 39Uzbekistan3.52M
  40. 40Cambodia3.45M
  41. 41Zimbabwe3.38M
  42. 42Morocco3.21M
  43. 43Ecuador2.82M
  44. 44Benin2.63M
  45. 45United States2.59M
  46. 46Lao PDR2.47M
  47. 47Sri Lanka2.19M
  48. 48Guatemala2.17M
  49. 49Yemen, Rep.2.13M
  50. 50Guinea2.12M
  51. 51Haiti2.09M
  52. 52Japan1.9M
  53. 53Rwanda1.82M
  54. 54Senegal1.76M
  55. 55Nepal1.72M
  56. 56Azerbaijan1.68M
  57. 57Bolivia1.67M
  58. 58Malaysia1.65M
  59. 59Korea, Rep.1.48M
  60. 60Argentina1.46M
  61. 61Papua New Guinea1.35M
  62. 62Central African Republic1.29M
  63. 63Sierra Leone1.26M
  64. 64Poland1.15M
  65. 65Algeria1.14M
  66. 66Togo1.09M
  67. 67Kazakhstan1.08M
  68. 68Liberia1.07M
  69. 69Tajikistan1.07M
  70. 70South Africa977,098
  71. 71Nicaragua960,464
  72. 72Syrian Arab Republic952,843
  73. 73Venezuela, RB934,354
  74. 74Honduras925,465
  75. 75Eritrea919,934
  76. 76Moldova866,797
  77. 77Somalia, Fed. Rep.865,348
  78. 78Iraq862,526
  79. 79Romania843,304
  80. 80Italy806,808
  81. 81Congo, Rep.769,341
  82. 82Cuba740,606
  83. 83Spain726,266
  84. 84France666,529
  85. 85Georgia580,857
  86. 86Chile569,895
  87. 87Serbia567,812
  88. 88Paraguay536,299
  89. 89Guinea-Bissau534,493
  90. 90Turkmenistan462,484
  91. 91Germany452,139
  92. 92Tunisia451,427
  93. 93Greece439,284
  94. 94Belarus434,868
  95. 95Kyrgyz Republic424,603
  96. 96Saudi Arabia416,386
  97. 97Albania407,084
  98. 98El Salvador400,427
  99. 99Equatorial Guinea374,240
  100. 100Mongolia367,670
  101. 101Dominican Republic366,644
  102. 102Mauritania359,675
  103. 103Panama336,207
  104. 104Armenia333,787
  105. 105Australia308,277
  106. 106Timor-Leste287,785
  107. 107United Kingdom287,295
  108. 108Costa Rica259,730
  109. 109Lesotho229,838
  110. 110Canada226,258
  111. 111Jamaica217,443
  112. 112Libya212,549
  113. 113Gambia, The207,930
  114. 114Namibia207,835
  115. 115Bosnia and Herzegovina199,225
  116. 116Hungary196,255
  117. 117Gabon194,556
  118. 118Solomon Islands187,738
  119. 119Netherlands171,899
  120. 120Bhutan168,630
  121. 121Oman163,617
  122. 122Botswana163,301
  123. 123New Zealand156,029
  124. 124Bulgaria145,884
  125. 125Czechia143,081
  126. 126Portugal137,645
  127. 127Uruguay134,656
  128. 128Fiji131,658
  129. 129Austria122,839
  130. 130Switzerland108,612
  131. 131United Arab Emirates105,389
  132. 132Ireland103,573
  133. 133Comoros100,325
  134. 134Sweden92,468
  135. 135Finland90,914
  136. 136Jordan83,763
  137. 137Norway73,944
  138. 138Croatia71,175
  139. 139Lithuania66,198
  140. 140Latvia59,225
  141. 141North Macedonia58,659
  142. 142Slovak Republic57,169
  143. 143Kuwait55,956
  144. 144Vanuatu51,075
  145. 145Denmark50,371
  146. 146Belgium49,829
  147. 147Eswatini41,241
  148. 148Qatar37,293
  149. 149Slovenia36,892
  150. 150Guyana35,124
  151. 151Israel33,271
  152. 152Trinidad and Tobago31,287
  153. 153Maldives29,396
  154. 154Mauritius28,208
  155. 155Belize27,098
  156. 156Estonia20,108
  157. 157Cabo Verde18,436
  158. 158Suriname16,529
  159. 159Cyprus15,777
  160. 160Samoa14,753
  161. 161Puerto Rico (US)13,142
  162. 162Montenegro10,912
  163. 163Iceland8,554
  164. 164Bahrain7,791
  165. 165Tonga7,782
  166. 166St. Lucia6,887
  167. 167Hong Kong SAR, China6,618
  168. 168St. Vincent and the Grenadines3,995
  169. 169Sao Tome and Principe3,844
  170. 170Singapore3,348
  171. 171Luxembourg2,899
  172. 172Brunei Darussalam2,705
  173. 173Malta2,586
  174. 174Djibouti2,279
  175. 175New Caledonia2,081
  176. 176French Polynesia2,044
  177. 177Barbados1,765
  178. 178Bahamas, The1,725
  179. 179Macao SAR, China1,543
  180. 180Guam1,150
  181. 181Virgin Islands (U.S.)537

Number of people employed in agriculture