Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Angola
Angola: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 55.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Angola stood at 55.9%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Angola peaked at 61.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1991.
Angola ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.9% | — |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.9% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 33.4% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 45.7% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 55.9% | 61.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 22 Zambia 58.0% compare
- 23 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 57.8% compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 56.2% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 53.8% compare
- 27 Kenya 53.4% compare
- 28 Republic of Moldova 51.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Angola?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Angola was 55.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Angola ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.