Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 2.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2025.
That places Post-demographic dividend 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.1876 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend was 2.4% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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).