Democratic Republic of Congo vs Early-demographic dividend: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 58.5% against 33.4% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 25.1%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.8 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 50.6% | 12.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 45.4% | 20.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 37.0% | 24.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 34.6% | 25.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture (% of total employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Early-demographic dividend?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 58.5% against 33.4% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture (% of total employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Early-demographic dividend?
- 25.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Early-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).