Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 35.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 35.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend peaked at 48.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2025.
That places IDA blend 13th 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 blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.8% | — |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 46.1% | 48.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 43.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 38.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.4% | 38.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 10 Tanzania 62.5% compare
- 11 South Sudan 62.2% compare
- 12 Uganda 59.4% compare
- 13 Malawi 59.3% compare
- 14 Haiti 58.2% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 56.4% compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 54.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5078 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend was 35.4% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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).