Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Russia
Russia: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Russia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Russia recorded 3.3% for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Russia peaked at 11.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2025.
Russia ranks 129th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.8% | — |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +67.2% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -3.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 3.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 2.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 3.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +67.2% | 6.9% | 11.6% |
| 1997 | -28.0% | 10.2% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.9% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2475 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Russia?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Russia was 3.3% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Russia ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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).