List of countries by sector composition of the labor force

Last updated February 10, 2024

This is a list of countries by sector composition of the labor force, mostly based on World Bank and The World Factbook.^[1]

* indicates **"Labor in COUNTRY or TERRITORY"** or **"Economy of COUNTRY or TERRITORY"** links.
Country (or area)	Agriculture [%]^[2]	Industry [%]^[3]	Services [%]^[4]	Date of information
Afghanistan *	46	18	36	2020
Albania *	35	22	44	2021
Algeria *	10	31	59	2021
American Samoa *	34	33	33	1990
Andorra *	0.4	4.7	94.9	2010
Angola *	59	8	34	2021
Anguilla *	4	3	92	2000 est.
Antigua and Barbuda *	7	11	82	1983
Argentina *	8	20	72	2021
Armenia *	30	18	52	2021
Australia *	2	19	79	2021
Austria *	4	26	71	2021
Azerbaijan *	34	15	50	2021
Bahamas *	3	12	85	2021
Bahrain *	1	35	64	2021
Bangladesh *	37	22	41	2021
Barbados *	3	17	81	2021
Belarus *	8	33	59	2021
Belgium *	1	19	80	2021
Belize *	21	19	60	2021
Benin *	28	23	49	2021
Bermuda *	3	17	80	2004 est.
Bhutan *	56	10	34	2021
Bolivia *	29	19	52	2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina *	11	34	54	2021
Botswana *	23	15	62	2021
Brazil *	10	21	70	2021
British Virgin Islands *	0.6	40	59.4	2005
Brunei *	1	24	74	2021
Bulgaria *	6	31	63	2021
Burkina Faso *	73	7	20	2021
Burma *	46	19	35	2020
Burundi *	86	4	11	2021
Cambodia *	39	25	36	2021
Cameroon *	43	16	42	2021
Canada *	1	19	79	2021
Cape Verde *	11	22	67	2021
Cayman Islands *	1.9	19.1	79	2008 est.
Central African Republic *	69	7	25	2021
Chad *	69	10	21	2021
Channel Islands	2	25	72	2021
Chile *	7	23	70	2021
China *	24	28	47	2021
Colombia *	16	20	64	2021
Comoros *	35	20	45	2021
Congo *	36	21	43	2021
Cook Islands *	29	15	56	2006 est.
Costa Rica *	17	17	66	2021
Croatia *	7	29	64	2021
Cuba *	18	17	65	2021
Cyprus *	3	18	79	2021
Czech Republic *	3	37	61	2021
Denmark *	2	19	79	2021
Djibouti *	1	6	93	2021
Dominica *	40	32	28	2000 est.
Dominican Republic *	8	20	71	2021
DR Congo *	55	10	35	2021
Ecuador *	32	17	51	2021
Egypt *	20	29	51	2021
El Salvador *	15	24	61	2021
Equatorial Guinea *	56	14	31	2021
Eritrea *	62	9	29	2021
Estonia *	3	29	68	2021
Ethiopia *	64	10	26	2021
European Union *	4	25	71	2021
Falkland Islands *	95	^{[lower-alpha 1]}5	5	1996
Faroe Islands *	10.2	20.5	69.2	2008
Fiji *	29	15	56	2021
Finland *	4	21	74	2021
France *	3	19	78	2021
French Polynesia *	2	15	83	2021
Gabon *	29	16	55	2021
Gambia *	49	7	44	2021
Georgia *	40	14	46	2021
Germany *	1	28	71	2021
Ghana *	39	19	41	2021
Gibraltar *	N/A	40	60	2001
Greece *	11	15	73	2021
Greenland *	4.9	31.90%	63.2	2007 est.
Grenada *	24	14	62	1999 est.
Guam *	0	14	86	2021
Guatemala *	29	22	49	2021
Guinea *	59	7	34	2021
Guinea-Bissau *	50	10	39	2021
Guyana *	13	25	62	2021
Haiti *	46	12	42	2021
Honduras *	25	23	52	2021
Hong Kong *	0	14	86	2021
Hungary *	4	31	64	2021
Iceland *	4	19	77	2021
India *	44	25	31	2021
Indonesia *	29	22	49	2021
Iran *	16	34	49	2021
Iraq *	20	21	59	2021
Ireland *	4	19	77	2021
Israel *	1	17	82	2021
Italy *	4	27	69	2021
Ivory Coast *	45	11	44	2021
Jamaica *	16	16	68	2021
Japan *	3	24	73	2021
Jordan *	3	18	79	2021
Kazakhstan *	15	21	64	2021
Kenya *	33	16	51	2021
Kiribati *	2.7	32%	65.3	2000
Kuwait *	2	25	73	2021
Kyrgyzstan *	17	27	57	2021
Laos *	58	11	31	2021
Latvia *	7	24	70	2021
Lebanon *	4	21	75	2021
Lesotho *	30	35	35	2021
Liberia *	41	8	51	2021
Libya *	16	19	64	2021
Liechtenstein *	1.5	43.5	55	Dec 2006
Lithuania *	5	26	68	2021
Luxembourg *	1	9	89	2021
Macau *	1	11	88	2021
Macedonia *	11	31	58	2021
Madagascar *	74	10	16	2021
Malawi *	62	8	30	2021
Malaysia *	10	28	62	2021
Maldives *	11	26	63	2021
Mali *	68	10	22	2021
Malta *	1	18	81	2021
Marshall Islands *	21.4	20.9	57.7	2000
Mauritania *	29	19	52	2021
Mauritius *	5	24	71	2021
Mexico *	12	26	62	2021
Moldova *	38	16	46	2021
Mongolia *	24	21	55	2021
Montenegro *	7	19	74	2021
Morocco *	35	23	43	2021
Mozambique *	70	9	20	2021
Namibia *	22	16	61	2021
Nepal *	62	16	22	2021
Netherlands *	2	14	84	2021
Netherlands Antilles	1	15	84	2007 est.
New Caledonia *	4	27	69	2021
New Zealand *	6	20	74	2021
Nicaragua *	29	18	53	2021
Niger *	71	8	22	2021
Nigeria *	35	13	52	2021
North Korea *	44	14	42	2021
Norway *	2	19	78	2021
Oman *	4	48	48	2021
Pakistan *	38	25	37	2021
Palau *	20	N/A	N/A	1990
Panama *	16	17	68	2021
Papua New Guinea *	17	10	73	2021
Paraguay *	20	19	61	2021
Peru *	28	17	55	2021
Philippines *	24	19	57	2021
Poland *	8	31	61	2021
Portugal *	5	24	71	2021
Puerto Rico *	1	12	87	2021
Qatar *	1	54	45	2021
Romania *	19	30	51	2021
Russia *	6	27	67	2021
Rwanda *	55	19	27	2021
Saint Helena *	6	48	46	1987 est.
Saint Lucia *	11	16	74	2021
Saint Pierre and Miquelon *	18	41	41	1996 est.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *	10	21	69	2021
Samoa *	24	16	59	2021
San Marino *	0.2	36.3	63.5	Jun 2010 est.
São Tomé and Príncipe *	18	20	62	2021
Saudi Arabia *	3	20	77	2021
Senegal *	22	23	56	2021
Serbia *	14	29	57	2021
Seychelles *	3	23	74	2006
Sierra Leone *	43	12	45	2021
Singapore *	0	14	85	2021
Slovakia *	2	37	61	2021
Slovenia *	4	30	66	2021
Solomon Islands *	38	11	51	2021
Somalia *	26	18	56	2021
South Africa *	21	17	61	2021
South Korea *	5	25	70	2021
South Sudan *	62	13	25	2021
Spain *	4	20	76	2021
Sri Lanka *	26	28	46	2021
Sudan *	41	15	45	2021
Suriname *	8	27	65	2021
Eswatini *	12	24	63	2021
Sweden *	2	18	80	2021
Switzerland *	2	20	78	2021
Syria *	12	22	65	2021
Taiwan *	5.2	35.9	58.8	2010 est.
Tajikistan *	43	20	37	2021
Tanzania *	64	7	28	2021
Thailand *	32	23	46	2021
East Timor *	42	14	44	2021
Togo *	31	20	49	2021
Tonga *	30	27	43	2021
Trinidad and Tobago *	3	26	71	2021
Tunisia *	14	34	52	2021
Turkey *	17	27	56	2021
Turkmenistan *	22	34	43	2021
U.S. Virgin Islands *	2	17	81	2021
Uganda *	63	9	28	2021
Ukraine *	15	24	61	2021
United Arab Emirates *	2	27	71	2021
United Kingdom *	1	18	81	2021
United States *	2	19	79	2021
Uruguay *	8	19	73	2021
Uzbekistan *	24	25	51	2021
Vanuatu *	48	8	43	2021
Venezuela *	13	18	69	2021
Vietnam *	29	33	38	2021
Wallis and Futuna *	80	4	16	2001 est.
Palestine *	7	32	61	2021
Western Sahara *	50	^{[lower-alpha 1]}50	50	2005 est.
World	26	23	50	2021
Yemen *	28	12	60	2021
Zambia *	59	9	33	2021
Zimbabwe *	62	12	27	2021

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Notes

This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.

↑ "Field Listing :: Labor force - by occupation — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18.
↑ "Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)".
↑ "Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)".
↑ "Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)".

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[1] "Field Listing :: Labor force - by occupation — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18.

[2] "Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)".

[3] "Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)".

[4] "Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)".

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