Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 29.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total stood at 29.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 52.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2025.
That places IDA & IBRD total 19th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.3% | — |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 47.6% | 52.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 39.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 31.4% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 29.5% | 32.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 54.7% compare
- 17 Eritrea 53.1% compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4632 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total was 29.5% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2025.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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).