ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in World
World: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 25.55 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in World, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 25.55 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in World peaked at 43.85 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.55 %, in 2025.
That places World 11th out of 31 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.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.85 % | — |
| 1992 | 43.59 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 42.98 % | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 42.48 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 41.73 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 41.03 % | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 40.52 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 40.43 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 40.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.97 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.25 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 38.67 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 37.63 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 36.74 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 35.79 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 34.87 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 34.32 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 33.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 33.23 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 32.38 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.65 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 30.93 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.07 % | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 29.38 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.87 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.34 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 27.72 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.03 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.89 % | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 27.19 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.89 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.42 % | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.89 % | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 25.55 % | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.88 % | 40.31 % | 43.85 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.08 % | 33.92 % | 39.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.96 % | 27.03 % | 33.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.64 % | 25.55 % | 27.89 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 8 Mozambique 63.7 % compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 45.4 % compare
- 9 South Sudan 62.2 % compare
- 9 Melanesia 35.02 % compare
- 10 Uganda 59.4 % compare
- 11 Malawi 59.3 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 25.6 % compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24.9 % compare
- 12 Haiti 58.2 % compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 56.4 % compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 54.7 % compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 17.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in World?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in World was 25.55 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 43.85 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.55 % in 2025.
- How does World rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- World ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.