Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 26.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 26.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 61.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 47 groups 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, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.7% | — |
| 1992 | 60.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 52.8% | 61.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 41.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 29.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.2% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 18 Zambia 51.6% compare
- 19 North Korea 50.6% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 50.2% compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 50.0% compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 49.9% compare
- 23 Moldova 49.5% compare
- 24 Myanmar 49.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 26.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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).