Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income stood at 30.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure 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 Low & middle income peaked at 54.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
Low & middle income ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.0% | — |
| 1992 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 48.9% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 40.6% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 32.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 33.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 14 Haiti 58.2% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 56.4% compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 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 Low & middle income?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Low & middle income was 30.3% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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).