Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 57.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 57.3% for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 68.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2019.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.7% | — |
| 1992 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 67.7% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 65.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 56.7% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.3% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 4 Bangladesh 74.7% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 74.6% compare
- 6 Chad 74.4% compare
- 7 Malawi 71.2% compare
- 8 Uganda 70.8% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 68.5% compare
- 10 Laos 68.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 57.3% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2019.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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).