Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 25.2% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only peaked at 50.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2025.
That places IBRD only 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.9% | — |
| 1992 | 50.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 45.3% | 50.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 36.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.2% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 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
- 26 Angola 48.1% compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 47.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4135 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 IBRD only?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only was 25.2% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2025.
- How does IBRD only rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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).