Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA total
IDA total: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 43.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA 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 total stood at 43.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA total peaked at 58.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2025.
IDA total ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.5% | — |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.0% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 44.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.1% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 13 Malawi 59.3% compare
- 14 Haiti 58.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5885 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 total?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in IDA total was 43.1% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2025.
- How does IDA total rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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).