Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Late-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Late-demographic dividend stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 46.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2025.
That places Late-demographic dividend 31st 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.6% | — |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 39.0% | 46.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 19.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3234 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Late-demographic dividend was 16.6% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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).