Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 25.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 25.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 61.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.9% | — |
| 1992 | 60.7% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 52.7% | 61.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 41.4% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 29.4% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.9% | 28.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 48.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.72 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 804.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 38.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3797 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 25.9% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).