Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states is 9.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states peaked at 23.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2025.
That places Caribbean small states 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.8% | — |
| 1992 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.4% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean small states
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.499 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, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean small states was 9.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- How does Caribbean small states rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Caribbean small states ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean small states data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male 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).