Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA & IBRD total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 30.3% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 51.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.6% | — |
| 1992 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 47.2% | 51.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 39.3% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.3% | 32.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 21 Angola 51.9% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Rural population, per capita 0.4632 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0845 current US$ 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in IDA & IBRD total was 30.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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).