Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 19.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Upper middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Upper middle income stood at 19.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Upper middle income peaked at 49.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2025.
Upper middle income ranks 29th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.8% | — |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 42.3% | 49.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 32.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 22.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 26 Haiti 46.6% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 46.0% compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ 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 Upper middle income?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Upper middle income was 19.8% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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).