Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger
Niger: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 78.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger is 78.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger peaked at 79.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 1991.
That places Niger 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.4% | — |
| 1992 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 78.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.9%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 78.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 72.4% | 73.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 73.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 72.7% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.1% | 79.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Burundi 93.1% compare
- 2 Mozambique 81.8% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 74.7% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 74.6% compare
- 6 Chad 74.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Niger was 78.3% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Niger ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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).