Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 21.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 21.7%. 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 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 33.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2025.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 27th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.2% | — |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 30.4% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.7% | 23.4% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 21.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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).