Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Australia
Australia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Australia, 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 Australia stood at 1.4%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 4.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2022.
That places Australia 150th out of 186 countries 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.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Australia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Australia was 1.4% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.