Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 74.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan is 74.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan peaked at 74.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.9% | — |
| 1992 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 74.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 74.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 19.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +38.5% | 53.8% | 74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 64.8% | 67.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 53.3% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 46.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 53.8% | 74.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan was 74.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).