Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in High income
High income: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in High income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in High income stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in High income peaked at 6.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2025.
High income ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.8% | — |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire 41.0% compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 38.9% compare
- 43 Gambia 38.9% compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 38.7% compare
- 45 Morocco 38.3% compare
- 46 Myanmar 37.8% compare
- 47 Congo 37.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1975 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 High income?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in High income was 1.9% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- How does High income rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- High income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).