Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 19.1% 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 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 50.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2025.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.2% | — |
| 1992 | 49.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 42.9% | 50.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 32.7% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.1% | 21.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 28 Kenya 45.8% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 45.4% compare
- 30 Myanmar 45.0% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 44.5% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 44.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 44.3% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 43.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.3234 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0589 current US$ 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend was 19.1% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-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).