Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 19.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.8% | — |
| 1992 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3809 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 4.2% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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).