Villager calculator

How many villagers on each resource to produce what you want without a break, with your civ and at your age.

Civilization

Age

Food from

Layout

Eco upgrades

Names

Villagers

Food

Wood

Gold

Stone

Continuous production

For each unit, the number of buildings producing it non-stop.

Villager5025.0 s11 Town Center
Cavalier607530.0 s22 Stables

Add a production

Town Center

Barracks

Archery Range

Stable

Siege Workshop

Castle

Monastery

Dock

Other

Villagers needed

27villagers working

Farmers360 per minute · 23.5/min each1615.3
Lumberjacks0 per minute · 27.1/min each0
Gold miners300 per minute · 27.8/min each1110.8
Stone miners0 per minute · 25.1/min each0

16 farms to keep busy.

Count reseeding

Bulgarians bonuses included

Technology missing from the tree: Two-Man Saw

How it is calculated

Rates measured in our game engine (a faithful copy of the AoE2 engine): 1,680 scenarios run from the start of 9 recent real ranked games (Arabia, Arena and a 3rd map), realistic villager groups for 10 to 25 minutes, the age's eco techs done, resource depletion, farm reseeding and the farm growth cap (0.4 food per second) included. Optimised layout: farms next to the Town Center or mill, camps next to the resource; average: 1 to 2 tiles further. Civ bonuses and unticked techs apply proportionally, following the game rules. Measured on 2026-10-25.

Work rates read from the game data file: the role's villager unit work rate × its gather task value × the player's gather multiplier. Each age assumes every economy technology available to the civ in that age is researched, and the civ bonuses of that age are active. Effective rate = carry / (carry / work rate + 2 × distance / walking speed), with no drop-off time (the game has none). Default one-way distances in tiles: farmer 1.5 (farm next to the mill or Town Center) plus 3 walks between the 4 stops of a farm (walkable farms, mean distance between two tiles of a 3 × 3 farm); shepherd 1 (sheep under the Town Center); hunter 1.5; forager 1 (mill next to the bushes); shore fisherman 1.5; lumberjack 2; gold and stone miners 1. These distances will later be measured in our engine on real maps. Unit costs and training times include civ bonuses and per-age discounts, times divided by the building's work rate (team bonuses included); optional military technologies (Conscription, Supplies, unique technologies) are not counted.

Game data: build VER 8.9 (2026-10-12).

Civ eco specifics

What each civ changes in gathering and production, and how the calculator counts it. Click a civ to pick it.

Bulgarians

Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Armenians

Mule Cart technology effects +40%Included · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Aztecs

Villagers carry +3Included · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Military Units train +15% fasterIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Bengalis

Town Centers spawn 2 Villagers when the next Age is reachedNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Berbers

Villagers move +5% faster in Dark Age, +10% faster starting in Feudal AgeIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Stable Units cost -15/20% in Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Bohemians

Mining Camp technologies freeIncluded · The technology is always checked. Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Markets work +80% fasterIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.
Missing from the tree : Crop RotationIncluded

Britons

Shepherds work +25% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Archery Ranges work +10% fasterIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.
Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Burgundians

Economic upgrades available one age earlier and cost -40% foodIncluded · Economy technologies are offered one age earlier. Technology cost: no effect on gathering rates.

Burmese

Lumber Camp technologies freeIncluded · The technology is always checked.
Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Byzantines

Camel Riders, Skirmishers and Spearman-line cost -25%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.

Celts

Lumberjacks work +15% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Siege Workshops work +20% fasterIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Crop RotationIncluded

Chinese

Farms +10% foodIncluded · Counted in the farms' food.
Missing from the tree : Crop RotationIncluded

Cumans

Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Danes

Fishing Ships and Villagers drop off +5% foodIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Crop RotationIncluded

Dravidians

Fishermen and Fishing Ships carry +15Included · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Siege Weapons cost -33% woodIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Gold Shaft Mining, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Ethiopians

Missing from the tree : Crop RotationIncluded

Franks

Foragers work +15% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Mill technologies freeIncluded · The technology is always checked.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Georgians

Fortified Churches provide Villagers in a 9 tiles radius with +10% work rateNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Goths

Hunters carry +15; hunted animals last +20% longerIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Infantry costs -15/20/25/30% in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Barracks work +20% fasterIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Gurjaras

Can garrison livestock in Mills to passively produce foodNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Camel and Elephant Units train +25% fasterIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Hindustanis

Villagers cost -8/13/18/23% in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Unique technology Grand Trunk Road: Gold miners: work rate +10%Included · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Missing from the tree : Crop RotationIncluded

Huns

Cavalry Archers cost -10/20% in Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Stables work +20% fasterIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.
Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Inca

Military Units cost -15/20/25/30% food in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Italians

Gunpowder Units cost -20%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Fishing Ships cost -15%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Japanese

Mills, Lumber- and Mining Camps cost -50%Not included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Fishing Ships work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age; +100% HPNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Jurchens

Meat of hunted and livestock animals doesn't decayNot included yet · Not counted: the model has no meat decay, so this bonus changes nothing in it.

Khitans

Pastures replace FarmsNot included yet · Pastures are not modeled; the farm technologies are missing.
Skirmishers, Spearman-, and Scout Cavalry-line train and upgrade +15% fasterIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Khmer

Farmers don't require Mills or Town Centers to drop off foodIncluded · The farmer never drops off: food counts as it is gathered, and it moves stop 4 times per load without walking to a mill.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Koreans

Stone miners work +20% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Ranged Soldiers and Infantry cost -50% woodIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Warships cost -20% woodIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Crop RotationIncluded

Lithuanians

Monasteries work +20% fasterIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Magyars

Scout Cavalry-line costs -15%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Mounted Archers train +25% fasterIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Malay

Battle Elephants cost -25/35% in Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Fish Traps cost -33% and provide +200% foodNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Malians

Villagers drop off +10% more goldIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Mapuche

Foragers drop off +25% foodIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
Settlements can train Spearman-line and SkirmishersIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Maya

Resources last +15% longerIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Foot Archers cost -10/20/30% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Mongols

Hunters work +40% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Crop RotationIncluded

Muisca

Natural gold sources last +15% longerIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.

Persians

Town Centers and Docks +100% HP and work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Unit training time divided by the building's work rate.

Poles

Stone Miners generate gold in addition to stoneIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Portuguese

Foragers generate wood in addition to foodIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
All units cost -20% goldIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Romans

Villagers gather, build, and repair +5% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates. Counted in the farms' growth rate, which caps the farmer.
Scorpions cost -50% goldIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Saracens

Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Saxons

Mills, Lumber- and Mining Camps provide +35 food and +10 stone when builtNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Shu

Lumberjacks generate food in addition to woodIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Sicilians

Farm upgrades provide +125% additional foodIncluded · Counted in the farms' food.
Transport Ships +5 line of sight and cost -50%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Slavs

Farmers work +15% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates. Counted in the farms' growth rate, which caps the farmer.
Siege Workshop Units cost -15%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Spanish

Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Tatars

Livestock animals last +50% longerIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man Saw, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Teutons

Farms cost -40%Included · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Tupi

Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Turks

Gold miners work +25% fasterIncluded · Counted in the role's gathering rates.
Gunpowder Units train +25% fasterIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Crop Rotation, Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Varangians

Shepherding, fishing, and hunting also generate goldIncluded · Resource added at drop-off, in proportion to the load.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Vietnamese

Economic upgrades cost no wood and research +100% fasterPartly included · Technology cost: no effect on gathering rates.
Missing from the tree : Gold Shaft MiningIncluded

Vikings

Wheelbarrow, Hand Cart freeIncluded · The technology is always checked.
Warships cost -10/15/20% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial AgeIncluded · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Stone Shaft MiningIncluded

Wei

Receive one free Villager for each economic upgrade researchedNot included yet · Not counted in the calculator.
Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuans cost -25%Included · Counted in unit cost and training time.
Missing from the tree : Two-Man SawIncluded

Wu

Missing from the tree : Crop RotationIncluded