Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 49.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 49.7% 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 61.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2025.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.8% | — |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 60.3% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 56.5% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.7% | 52.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 3 Niger 73.0% compare
- 4 Chad 71.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.2% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.6% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 66.1% compare
- 8 Malawi 65.0% compare
- 9 Uganda 64.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.5405 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 321.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.3% (2025)
- Rural population 612.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 54.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend was 49.7% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2025.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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).