Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 3.2% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cyprus peaked at 6.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2018.
Cyprus ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +50.9% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.2%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +50.9% | 4.3% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cyprus?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Cyprus was 3.2% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
- How does Cyprus rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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).