Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 33.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend is 33.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 52.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2025.
That places Early-demographic dividend 17th 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 (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.1% | — |
| 1992 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 49.1% | 52.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 42.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.4% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 14 Ethiopia 60.1% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 58.5% compare
- 16 Eritrea 55.5% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 55.3% compare
- 18 Zambia 54.5% compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 54.3% compare
- 20 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 54.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.5233 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend was 33.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2025.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total 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).