Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 16.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 16.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 27.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2025.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 34th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.1% | — |
| 1992 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 23.7% | 27.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 19.2% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 16.7% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2025.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).