Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in...
Countries reporting
186
Highest
93.1%
Burundi
Lowest
0.0%
Qatar
Median
9.6%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,176
What the numbers show
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 93.1% in Burundi; the lowest is 0.0% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.6%, and the mean is 21.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,702.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 147 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 542.7%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 73.5%).
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 93.1% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 78.3% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 74.7% | 2025 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 74.6% | 2025 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 6 | Chad | 74.4% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 7 | Malawi | 71.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 70.8% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 68.5% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | Laos | 68.4% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 11 | Madagascar | 68.3% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 68.0% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 67.4% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Tanzania | 66.8% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.2% | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 16 | South Sudan | 65.4% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 61.4% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 61.1% | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 60.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 20 | India | 59.8% | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 21 | Eritrea | 58.1% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 58.0% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 23 | North Korea | 57.8% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 56.2% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 55.9% | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 53.8% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 53.4% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 28 | Moldova | 51.3% | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bhutan | 51.3% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 30 | Sudan | 50.2% | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 50.0% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea | 48.3% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 33 | East Timor | 46.7% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 46.3% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 35 | Cameroon | 44.8% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 36 | Liberia | 44.4% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 44.0% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 43.8% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 39 | Yemen | 43.5% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 43.1% | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.0% | 2025 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 38.9% | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 43 | Gambia | 38.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 38.7% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 45 | Morocco | 38.3% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 37.8% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Congo | 37.6% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 48 | Georgia | 36.4% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 35.9% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 35.7% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 51 | Cambodia | 35.6% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 52 | Fiji | 35.0% | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 53 | Somalia | 34.3% | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 54 | Comoros | 34.1% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 55 | Togo | 33.6% | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 56 | Benin | 33.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 57 | Haiti | 32.3% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 58 | Armenia | 31.2% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 59 | Ecuador | 30.8% | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritania | 29.5% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 61 | Ghana | 28.6% | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 27.0% | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 63 | Gabon | 26.0% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 26.0% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 65 | Indonesia | 25.3% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 24.8% | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 67 | Mongolia | 24.7% | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 68 | Bolivia | 24.5% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 69 | Senegal | 24.5% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 70 | Vietnam | 24.4% | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 71 | Nigeria | 23.6% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 21.8% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 73 | Peru | 21.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.6% | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 75 | Namibia | 21.3% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 76 | Lesotho | 19.8% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 77 | China | 18.7% | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 78 | Turkey | 18.0% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 80 | Egypt | 17.5% | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 81 | Serbia | 17.3% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 82 | Guatemala | 15.8% | 2025 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 83 | Samoa | 15.4% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 84 | Iraq | 13.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 85 | Philippines | 13.3% | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 86 | Iran | 12.7% | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 87 | Tonga | 12.7% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 88 | Ukraine | 11.6% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.2% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 90 | Paraguay | 10.7% | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 91 | Eswatini | 10.7% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 9.7% | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 93 | Panama | 9.6% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 9.5% | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 95 | Maldives | 9.4% | 2025 | up 278.4% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 9.2% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 97 | Romania | 8.4% | 2025 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 98 | Tunisia | 8.4% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 99 | Jamaica | 8.0% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 100 | Syria | 7.9% | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 7.6% | 2025 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 102 | Botswana | 7.6% | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 103 | Belize | 6.8% | 2025 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 6.7% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 105 | Libya | 6.5% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 6.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 107 | Cuba | 6.4% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 6.3% | 2025 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 109 | Palestine | 6.3% | 2022 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 110 | Colombia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 111 | Suriname | 5.7% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 5.3% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 4.9% | 2025 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 114 | Poland | 4.8% | 2025 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 115 | Malaysia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 116 | South Korea | 4.6% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 117 | El Salvador | 4.5% | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.5% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 119 | Mexico | 4.5% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 3.8% | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 3.8% | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | 3.8% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 123 | South Africa | 3.8% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 124 | Uruguay | 3.7% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 125 | Argentina | 3.6% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 126 | Lithuania | 3.5% | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Montenegro | 3.4% | 2025 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 128 | Chile | 3.4% | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 129 | Russia | 3.3% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 130 | Brazil | 3.2% | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 131 | Mauritius | 3.2% | 2025 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | 2.9% | 2025 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 133 | Croatia | 2.8% | 2025 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 2.7% | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 135 | Venezuela | 2.6% | 2025 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 137 | Hungary | 2.4% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 138 | Austria | 2.3% | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 139 | Japan | 2.3% | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 140 | Italy | 2.0% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 141 | Spain | 1.9% | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.9% | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 1.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 144 | Portugal | 1.7% | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 145 | Finland | 1.7% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 146 | Czechia | 1.6% | 2025 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 1.5% | 2025 | up 542.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2025 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 149 | Lebanon | 1.5% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 150 | Australia | 1.4% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 1.4% | 2025 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 152 | France | 1.4% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 154 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 155 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 156 | Norway | 1.1% | 2025 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 158 | United States | 1.0% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 159 | Brunei | 0.9% | 2025 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2025 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 162 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2025 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 165 | Barbados | 0.8% | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 166 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 167 | Canada | 0.7% | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 168 | Germany | 0.7% | 2025 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Guam | 0.7% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 170 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% | 2025 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 174 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.4% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 176 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2025 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 177 | Israel | 0.4% | 2025 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 178 | Macao | 0.3% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 179 | Malta | 0.3% | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 180 | Bahamas | 0.2% | 2025 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Kuwait | 0.2% | 2025 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Hong Kong | 0.1% | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2025 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2025 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 63.2%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 60.9%
- South Asia 60.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 60.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 58.5%
- IDA only 58.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 57.3%
- IDA total 51.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 50.6%
- Lower middle income 50.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 48.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 48.2%
About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).