Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 25.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IBRD only peaked at 49.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2025.
IBRD only ranks 24th 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 (% of total employment) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.7% | — |
| 1992 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 44.3% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 35.6% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 26.1% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 21 Angola 51.9% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 51.6% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 50.5% compare
- 25 Guinea 47.4% compare
- 26 Haiti 46.6% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 46.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Rural population, per capita 0.4135 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IBRD only?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IBRD only was 25.0% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- How does IBRD only rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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).