Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 58.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Zambia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 58.0% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Zambia peaked at 86.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 22nd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.9% | — |
| 1992 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.8% | 85.4% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 83.1% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 62.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 58.0% | 64.5% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Zambia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Zambia was 58.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.