Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 5.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 148th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -28.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland was 1.5% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.