Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belgium is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 2.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
That places Belgium 170th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -40.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +46.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 167 Canada 0.7% compare
- 168 Germany 0.7% compare
- 169 Guam 0.7% compare
- 171 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 172 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Belgium was 0.6% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.