Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 56.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 56.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 67.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2019.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.0% | — |
| 1992 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 66.6% | 67.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 63.1% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 55.5% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.2% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Burundi 85.3% compare
- 2 Mozambique 73.0% compare
- 3 Niger 73.0% compare
- 4 Chad 71.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 56.2% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2019.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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).