Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 47.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA only, 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 only is 47.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA only peaked at 64.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2019.
That places IDA only 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.5% | — |
| 1992 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 62.9% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 54.7% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.9% | 48.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 6 Ethiopia 67.6% compare
- 7 Mali 64.3% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 63.8% compare
- 9 Mozambique 63.7% compare
- 10 Tanzania 62.5% compare
- 11 South Sudan 62.2% compare
- 12 Uganda 59.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6314 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA only?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA only was 47.9% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA only ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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).