Total labour force and agriculture labour force, annual, 1980-2020

UNCTAD, UNCTADstat
MEASURE

Absolute Value in thousands

YEAR
1980
SEX
Both sexes Female
ECONOMY
SECTOR
Brunei DarussalamAll sectors
70.621
16.542
Agriculture sector 4
1
Cambodia
All sectors 3202.235 1749.603
Agriculture sector2424
1388
Indonesia
All sectors _
_
Agriculture sector
_
_
Indonesia (2002)All sectors 55482.39 19447.78
Agriculture sector
32116
10833
Lao People's Dem. All
Rep.
sectors 1501.128 750.102
Agriculture sector1167
599
Malaysia
All sectors 4975.973 1734.653
Agriculture sector2038
849
Myanmar
All sectors 15897.84 7155.403
Agriculture sector
12124
5762
Philippines
All sectors 17824.83 6859.149
Agriculture sector9197
2541
Singapore
All sectors 1117.381 387.828
Agriculture sector 17
5
Thailand
All sectors 23233.93 10875.11
Agriculture sector
16804
8244
Timor-Leste
All sectors _
_
Agriculture sector
_
_
Viet Nam
All sectors 23813.07 12088.82
Agriculture sector
17651
8945
Developing economies:
All sectors
South-Eastern
..
Asia
.. n.e.s.
Agriculture sector
..
..

1981
Both sexes Female

1982
Both sexes Female

73.281
4
3256.503
2455
_
_
56761.12
32757
1514.643
1182
5110.294
2026
16269.19
12404
18402.52
9368
1155.207
17
24245.11
17392
_
_
24484.06
18099
..
..

76.04
3
3350.121
2514
_
_
58362.72
33491
1545.694
1205
5245.748
2009
16656.23
12701
19003.07
9534
1194.332
16
25323.44
18008
_
_
25193.63
18593
..
..

17.508
1
1793.075
1416
_
_
19853.64
11119
757.444
607
1784.477
833
7312.633
5895
7076.77
2576
402.22
4
11426.86
8561
_
_
12438.89
9180
..
..

18.865
1
1842.862
1449
_
_
20402.39
11429
772.691
619
1834.745
813
7478.951
6036
7302.845
2609
416.171
4
12030.5
8902
_
_
12758.9
9421
..
..

1983
Both sexes Female

1984
Both sexes Female

1985
Both sexes Female

1986
Both sexes Female

1987
Both sexes

78.831
3
3465.298
2591
_
_
59620.41
34052
1586.158
1235
5384.932
1989
17065.79
12996
19656.72
9721
1234.314
15
26244.64
18489
_
_
25964.19
19092
..
..

81.961
3
3592.606
2677
_
_
60893.7
34615
1628.265
1268
5533.307
1969
17478.33
13300
20193.74
9878
1271.397
14
27143.93
18943
_
_
26706.61
19601
..
..

85.63
3
3721.401
2767
_
_
62178.53
35179
1673.904
1302
5729.235
1959
17927.29
13631
20721.17
10028
1292.192
12
28095.28
19423
_
_
27498.3
20144
..
..

89.919
3
3851.137
2854
_
_
68160.92
38368
1721.67
1337
5940.961
1949
18440.79
13939
21665.2
10368
1336.967
11
28995.15
19854
_
_
28276.46
20628
..
..

94.622
3
3951.899
2941
_
_
70326.64
39418
1778.505
1378
6159.279
1938
19008.76
14237
22560.99
10673
1378.909
10
29846.26
20237
_
_
29014.18
21081
..
..

20.32
1
1893.341
1485
_
_
20901.55
11724
792.475
634
1885.524
792
7658.915
6177
7550.847
2646
429.765
4
12454.09
9098
_
_
13083.81
9655
..
..

21.959
1
1946.889
1523
_
_
21414.75
12028
813.335
651
1937.855
770
7839.028
6323
7627.889
2622
447.58
3
12849.27
9268
_
_
13401.13
9897
..
..

23.835
1
2003.065
1564
_
_
21941.05
12340
835.719
669
2000.259
746
8041.762
6480
7699.891
2596
453.995
3
13327.15
9494
_
_
13773.38
10165
..
..

25.979
1
2062.787
1606
_
_
26139.39
14709
859.002
687
2064.94
721
8285.763
6629
7955.679
2632
480.93
3
13756.62
9681
_
_
14175.85
10422
..
..

Female

1988
Both sexes Female

1989
Both sexes Female

1990
Both sexes Female

1991
Both sexes Female

28.102
1
2106.989
1650
_
_
27290.9
15380
886.058
707
2130.125
694
8564.413
6773
8213.166
2665
510.186
2
14143.41
9832
_
_
14585.14
10677
..
..

99.654
3
4071.546
3028
_
_
72527.97
40480
1838.328
1421
6376.507
1922
19696.47
14523
23072.62
10786
1427.279
9
30720.8
20616
_
_
29707.05
21514
..
..

104.737
2
4201.668
3109
_
_
73625.27
40896
1882.705
1454
6695.417
1927
20177.35
15188
23436.36
10815
1486.031
7
31690.49
21054
_
_
30363.69
21921
..
..

105.0374
2
4321.251
3138
_
_
76783.98
43171
1924.127
1486
7123.924
1933
19003.19
14482
23724.31
10844
1539.186
6
32485.62
21272
_
_
33244.18
22679
..
..

108.7255
2
4468.02
3205
_
_
78449.19
43533
1976.13
1526
7360.631
1926
19460.4
14727
24393.11
11021
1599.2
5
32409.21
21046
_
_
34091.56
23128
..
..

30.415
1
2163.153
1695
_
_
28480.69
16073
914.517
727
2195.702
665
8923.198
6912
8348.021
2658
538.336
2
14565.2
9996
_
_
14983.63
10930
..
..

32.837
1
2224.902
1737
_
_
28699.93
16206
937.226
745
2304.08
643
9138.738
6980
8478.202
2648
570.462
1
14938.44
10127
_
_
15352.67
11167
..
..

33.28326
1
2274.585
1749
_
_
29639.09
17020
956.5821
763
2446.75
620
9204.695
6857
8679.266
2651
601.8856
1
15388.69
10212
_
_
16491.38
11498
..
..

35.35306
1
2339.534
1781
_
_
29869.97
16962
983.1319
784
2518.348
603
9425.189
6972
8873.252
2656
625.3866
1
15143.87
9975
_
_
16888.16
11724
..
..

1992
Both sexes Female

1993
Both sexes Female

1994
Both sexes Female

1995
Both sexes Female

1996
Both sexes

112.7546
2
4544.763
3269
_
_
80065.9
43864
2029.455
1565
7591.232
1915
19942.67
14979
25242.3
11243
1657.228
5
32183.51
20716
_
_
34869.27
23580
..
..

117.1247
2
4593.207
3332
_
_
82935.98
44337
2084.187
1604
7819.799
1901
20443.67
15228
25809.8
11344
1687.154
5
31848.27
20314
_
_
35644.63
24031
..
..

121.6949
2
4661.214
3399
_
_
85566.28
44736
2137.731
1641
8054.878
1889
20956.88
15472
26513.95
11503
1735.399
5
31456
19882
_
_
36438.7
24473
..
..

126.4259
2
4785.825
3478
_
_
88623.34
45652
2193.701
1678
8302.501
1877
21478.54
15729
27702.29
11834
1739.804
4
32067.71
20045
_
_
37273.51
24899
..
..

131.089
2
4896.308
3567
_
_
91487.63
46492
2242.194
1715
8564.016
1868
22028.54
16000
28412.76
11994
1825.276
4
32858.36
20212
_
_
38059.13
25307
..
..

37.43698
1
2367.809
1810
_
_
30063.41
16888
1010.868
805
2589.235
586
9660.57
7091
9262.14
2727
647.7374
1
14797.69
9669
_
_
17251.35
11953
..
..

39.74292
..
2381.532
1838
_
_
31507.1
17245
1039.533
827
2660.408
570
9903.31
7207
9495.678
2751
656.4005
1
14378.49
9317
_
_
17612.81
12182
..
..

42.26492
..
2407.555
1870
_
_
32995.86
17596
1067.97
848
2733.909
553
10150.89
7322
9717.628
2761
673.952
1
13921.96
8949
_
_
17984.37
12406
..
..

45.01636
..
2464.593
1908
_
_
33935.96
17855
1097.276
868
2811.266
537
10400.96
7443
10320.58
2890
673.6828
1
14380.61
9137
_
_
18377.08
12623
..
..

Female

1997
Both sexes Female

1998
Both sexes Female

1999
Both sexes Female

2000
Both sexes Female

47.99833
..
2518.04
1954
_
_
34855.94
18107
1120.94
888
2891.54
522
10661.36
7570
10534.74
2900
721.4155
1
14963.75
9336
_
_
18747.62
12833
..
..

136.226
1
5093.324
3674
_
_
91419.01
46771
2293.826
1750
8841.047
1859
22574.54
16294
29126.1
12133
1851.193
4
33617.96
20290
_
_
38958.15
25306
..
..

141.7985
1
5341.461
3790
_
_
92573.05
46510
2347.753
1789
9133.062
1850
23112.21
16638
30138.86
12398
1893.612
3
33824.69
20157
_
_
39964.76
25589
..
..

147.6965
1
5572.291
3910
_
_
97917.73
48527
2402.887
1828
9424.139
1837
23639.45
16903
30816.97
12478
1955.435
3
33889.61
19927
_
_
40988.57
25994
..
..

153.7574
1
5772.944
4028
_
_
99690.85
48669
2458.98
1865
9890.22
1849
24150.7
17125
30971.27
12405
2011.937
3
34824.3
20089
_
_
41905.73
25952
..
..

51.35319
..
2597.939
2001
_
_
34351
18180
1145.936
907
2976.766
506
10917.64
7705
10843.6
2932
732.4022
..
15473.93
9426
_
_
19171.74
12752
..
..

55.00113
..
2702.522
2053
_
_
35491.8
18458
1172.069
927
3065.826
491
11169.87
7859
11234.86
2988
757.0008
..
15494.23
9313
_
_
19644.87
12880
..
..

58.79339
..
2835.066
2105
_
_
37093.91
19053
1199.138
948
3186.953
480
11421.57
7985
11654.48
3049
788.7219
..
15503.74
9204
_
_
20124.52
13131
..
..

62.56947
..
2955.908
2154
_
_
37519.42
19026
1227.188
970
3435.737
486
11671.31
8097
11589.28
2986
818.107
..
16047.9
9317
_
_
20556.04
12995
..
..

2001
Both sexes Female

2002
Both sexes Female

2003
Both sexes Female

2004
Both sexes Female

2005
Both sexes

158.4024
1
6016.187
4225
_
_
101371.1
48748
2517.82
1908
10119.1
1835
24544.84
17354
33069.55
12776
2053.846
3
35617.99
20196
_
_
43015.98
26676
..
..

162.4885
1
6235.421
4315
_
_
102890.5
48777
2575.783
1952
10342.43
1817
24924.77
17525
33315.73
12883
2090.183
3
36135.09
20199
_
_
43988.06
26929
..
..

166.5384
1
6442.096
4397
105014.1
48824
_
_
2635.014
1995
10555.78
1796
25293.41
17672
34423.78
13021
2128.021
3
36625.51
20184
281.2436
275
44893.61
27287
..
..

170.6968
1
6652.523
4475
107138.5
49085
_
_
2698.26
2044
10759.31
1772
25651.62
17804
34919.39
13072
2177.442
2
37352.16
20203
297.5493
294
45825.63
27509
..
..

175.0418
1
6903.15
4554
109286.5
49307
_
_
2766.702
2088
10957.09
1746
26005.14
17948
34844.55
12913
2244.317
2
37885.52
20191
311.9468
309
46815.61
27878
..
..

65.50761
..
3046.826
2278
_
_
37913.35
18973
1257.696
994
3523.044
470
11877.29
8210
12866.86
3189
835.9782
..
16364.46
9308
_
_
21074.94
13384
..
..

67.37751
..
3124.137
2303
_
_
38250.7
18913
1288.372
1020
3609.772
454
12082.95
8304
12940.46
3202
851.2151
..
16626.04
9312
_
_
21528.45
13485
..
..

69.14689
..
3193.962
2323
39093.79
18986
_
_
1319.916
1046
3694.327
438
12287.78
8388
13132.95
3172
867.1352
..
16868.21
9302
92.61846
122
21949.77
13647
..
..

70.94759
..
3265.578
2340
39946.44
19159
_
_
1353.199
1074
3776.989
422
12487.9
8467
13218.92
3141
888.4256
..
17122.6
9264
98.04813
131
22382.55
13692
..
..

Female

2006
Both sexes Female

2007
Both sexes Female

2008
Both sexes Female

2009
Both sexes Female

72.86048
..
3402.627
2377
40817.62
19324
_
_
1388.452
1099
3858.88
406
12683.35
8547
13445.3
3148
917.9223
..
17488.54
9285
102.9004
137
22841.61
13863
..
..

178.5957
1
7136.949
4617
110974.1
48706
_
_
2840.948
2138
11157.93
1718
26402.29
18048
35142.36
12927
2341.51
2
37994.57
19987
320.2898
319
47672.35
28257
..
..

182.5023
1
7371.079
4733
112689.2
49434
_
_
2919.637
2197
11354.3
1694
26790.23
18267
35600.94
13199
2454.885
2
38824.45
19832
325.9199
332
48624.9
28584
..
..

186.6483
1
7606.278
4816
114367.7
49489
_
_
3001.685
2254
11549.22
1667
27176.88
18438
36740.05
13269
2584.969
2
39156.02
19673
330.2749
338
49676
28950
..
..

190.8733
1
7794.375
4895
116446.7
49513
_
_
3085.123
2311
11742.72
1640
27569.64
18613
37795.39
13336
2694.648
2
38636.65
19494
335.3103
344
50704.15
29302
..
..

74.42227
..
3535.649
2408
41755.38
18976
_
_
1424.443
1127
3943.477
390
12890.93
8616
13450.03
3113
965.2327
..
17394.6
9113
105.5409
142
23236.99
14036
..
..

76.17215
..
3670.968
2449
42740.69
19336
_
_
1461.879
1156
4027.78
379
13090.63
8716
13668.96
3179
1012.079
..
17853.23
9019
107.7078
149
23676.14
14156
..
..

78.05092
..
3808.273
2485
43754.39
19398
_
_
1500.342
1184
4112.403
365
13282.64
8805
14115.7
3200
1083.074
..
18017.77
8919
109.6307
151
24156.32
14300
..
..

79.97033
..
3893.346
2518
44472.66
19452
_
_
1539.041
1211
4196.54
352
13476.1
8894
14610.94
3220
1123.216
..
17632.61
8811
111.4754
154
24623.44
14436
..
..

2010
Both sexes Female

2011
Both sexes Female

2012
Both sexes Female

2013
Both sexes Female

2014
Both sexes

195.0812
1
7972.81
4966
118022.9
49513
_
_
3168.572
2368
11977.18
1612
27970.78
18788
38719.19
13404
2809.045
2
39404.3
19302
342.9592
352
51686.81
29631
..
..

198.7783
1
8142.462
5031
119908.7
49489
_
_
3249.898
2424
12233.34
1585
28351.55
18965
39715.9
13472
2872.171
2
39783.19
19096
353.4678
362
52598.61
29933
..
..

202.5379
..
8311.734
5091
121705.8
49442
_
_
3331.855
2480
12479.8
1557
28751.58
19143
40691.21
13542
2916.56
2
40130.37
18877
367.0201
374
53464.12
30208
..
..

206.326
..
8478.575
5144
123441.2
49371
_
_
3413.553
2534
12722.36
1529
29157.48
19318
41664.44
13612
2947.604
2
40446.43
18645
382.6109
386
54264.45
30454
..
..

210.1372
..
8641.671
5194
125165.2
49274
_
_
3494.1
2586
12969.47
1500
29549.73
19484
42664.76
13679
2974.107
1
40735.64
18400
398.5839
399
54995.35
30666
..
..

81.87371
..
3973.679
2548
45139.04
19500
_
_
1577.464
1239
4290.028
339
13671.93
8984
15010.4
3241
1187.109
..
18012.57
8697
114.3427
158
25075.92
14562
..
..

83.5075
..
4049.545
2575
45946.48
19541
_
_
1614.665
1265
4392.329
326
13853.82
9074
15436.17
3261
1215.042
..
18210.75
8577
117.9526
163
25497.05
14675
..
..

85.17564
..
4125.314
2598
46721.41
19575
_
_
1651.915
1291
4491.223
314
14042.54
9165
15853.83
3280
1235.371
..
18393.45
8451
122.5653
168
25897.45
14776
..
..

86.86408
..
4199.741
2619
47474.22
19602
_
_
1688.824
1317
4588.787
302
14232.24
9254
16270.54
3300
1250.316
..
18560.68
8319
127.8218
174
26268.34
14863
..
..

Female

2015
Both sexes Female

2016
Both sexes Female

2017
Both sexes Female

2018
Both sexes Female

88.57331
..
4271.896
2637
48224.39
19621
_
_
1725.008
1341
4688.096
290
14414.18
9339
16697.28
3318
1263.535
..
18714.16
8182
133.1337
180
26607.79
14933
..
..

213.943
..
8800.228
5239
126895.5
49150
_
_
3572.985
2636
13224.51
1471
29918.11
19637
43702.3
13743
3002.275
1
41000.42
18142
413.9981
412
55654.31
30842
..
..

217.0135
..
8958.054
5280
128536.4
49000
_
_
3650.044
2684
13465.1
1442
30257.89
19775
44705.74
13802
3029.659
1
41246.88
17873
429.7917
425
56280.05
30980
..
..

220.1215
..
9110.98
5318
130178.1
48822
_
_
3725.227
2729
13718.25
1412
30577.46
19898
45756.8
13858
3060.509
1
41471.17
17593
444.925
437
56807.02
31080
..
..

223.3024
..
9260.652
5353
131811.1
48615
_
_
3798.416
2772
13978.78
1382
30877.67
20008
46837.61
13911
3091.924
1
41672.45
17306
459.7787
450
57264.48
31142
..
..

90.29368
..
4341.376
2652
48978.98
19631
_
_
1760.242
1365
4790.418
278
14583.98
9417
17137.97
3335
1277.594
..
18854.77
8040
138.1649
186
26914.55
14985
..
..

91.65922
..
4410.305
2666
49700.62
19633
_
_
1794.483
1387
4888.362
266
14740.14
9488
17566.6
3351
1291.798
..
18986.77
7892
143.2198
191
27208.24
15018
..
..

93.05449
..
4476.615
2679
50424.86
19625
_
_
1827.762
1408
4990.811
255
14886.21
9553
18013.43
3365
1307.516
..
19107.07
7741
147.9658
197
27456.34
15031
..
..

94.49413
..
4541.237
2689
51147.5
19607
_
_
1860.042
1429
5096.094
243
15022.63
9611
18472.28
3379
1323.437
..
19215.23
7586
152.5635
203
27672.51
15026
..
..

2019
Both sexes Female

2020
Both sexes Female

226.6125
..
9409.538
5387
133408.8
48377
_
_
3869.768
2814
14238.76
1353
31163.87
20107
47917.92
13961
3119.732
1
41849.31
17013
475.1657
463
57689.71
31171
..
..

230.0656
..
9558.422
5420
134957.6
48107
_
_
3939.283
2855
14494.66
1323
31404.73
20197
48983.53
14010
3141.736
1
42002.1
16716
491.48
477
58102.58
31169
..
..

95.99827
..
4605.637
2700
51857.86
19577
_
_
1891.404
1448
5201.562
232
15151.87
9663
18932.4
3391
1337.688
..
19310.74
7429
157.3361
209
27874.09
15004
..
..

97.56767
..
4670.424
2709
52550.75
19534
_
_
1921.858
1468
5305.996
222
15275.2
9711
19388.8
3404
1349.286
..
19393.94
7271
162.4537
215
28070.28
14968
..
..

2053.846 2090.183 2128.021 2177.442 2244.317

4023.284 4136.239 4254.766 4375.413 4495.537
37
113

38
118

49
120

67
120

97
119

2341.51 2454.885 2584.969 2694.648 2809.045

4614.31 4732.065 4848.676 4964.312 5078.969
113
118

130
116

110
116

115
114

63
114

0.51049 0.505334 0.50015 0.497654 0.499232 0.507445 0.518777 0.533129 0.542804 0.553074
4023.284 4136.239 4254.766 4375.413 4495.537 4614.31 4732.065 4848.676 4964.312 5078.969

2872.171 2916.56
5192.183 5303.264
44
114

0.553172 0.549956
5192.183 5303.264