Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 50.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 50.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 73.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.2% | — |
| 1992 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 66.9% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 68.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 51.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 50.0% | 54.5% | 6 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 50.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.