Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 21.9% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income peaked at 51.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2025.
Upper middle income ranks 26th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.9% | — |
| 1992 | 51.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 44.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 44.6% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 34.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 25.0% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 21.9% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income was 21.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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).