Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 24.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in IBRD only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in IBRD only stood at 24.8%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in IBRD only peaked at 47.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2019.
That places IBRD only 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.8% | — |
| 1992 | 47.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 42.2% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 33.8% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 22 Zambia 58.0% compare
- 23 North Korea 57.8% compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 56.2% compare
- 25 Angola 55.9% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 53.8% compare
- 27 Kenya 53.4% compare
- 28 Moldova 51.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4135 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 IBRD only?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in IBRD only was 24.8% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2019.
- How does IBRD only rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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).