Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 39.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 39.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Lower middle income peaked at 58.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2025.
That places Lower middle income 14th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.7% | — |
| 1992 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 39.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 55.9% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 48.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 40.1% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.8% | 42.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 11 South Sudan 63.8% compare
- 12 Mali 63.0% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 61.1% compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Lower middle income?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Lower middle income was 39.8% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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).