Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,237.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 948.7%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 88.0%).

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malawi 0.9% 2016 up 13.5% rising
2 Mozambique 0.8% 2014 down 9.2% falling
3 Nepal 0.8% 2014 down 9.9% falling
4 Uganda 0.7% 2016 down 13.1% falling
5 Madagascar 0.7% 2012 down 5.9% falling
6 Pakistan 0.7% 2020 down 8.9% flat
7 Zambia 0.6% 2015 down 19.2% falling
8 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% 2020 down 6.8% falling
9 Rwanda 0.6% 2021 down 30.3% falling
10 India 0.6% 2019 down 13.6% falling
11 Ethiopia 0.5% 2021 down 22.9% falling
12 Bangladesh 0.4% 2016 down 33.9% falling
13 Georgia 0.4% 2013 down 17.4% falling
14 Ghana 0.3% 2016 down 31.2% falling
15 Albania 0.3% 2019 down 46.2% falling
16 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 down 47.8% falling
17 Armenia 0.3% 2020 down 29.5% falling
18 Thailand 0.3% 2021 down 24.8% falling
19 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 18.9% falling
20 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 up 45.0% flat
21 Sri Lanka 0.3% 2019 down 19.6% falling
22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% 2021 down 13.8% falling
23 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 down 40.5% falling
24 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 down 36.6% falling
25 China 0.2% 2013 down 55.8% falling
26 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 down 14.9% falling
27 Mongolia 0.2% 2016 down 54.0% falling
28 Egypt 0.2% 2019 down 52.3% falling
29 Romania 0.2% 2016 down 47.2% falling
30 Gambia 0.2% 2020 down 66.0% falling
31 Guatemala 0.2% 2011 down 14.9% falling
32 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 50.5% falling
33 Paraguay 0.1% 2017 down 35.1% falling
34 Philippines 0.1% 2019 down 40.4% falling
35 Greece 0.1% 2016 down 11.6% falling
36 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 up 24.2% rising
37 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 down 75.7% falling
38 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 down 19.5% rising
39 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 1.5% rising
40 Honduras 0.1% 2017 down 2.1% rising
41 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 31.5% rising
42 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 32.3% falling
43 Namibia 0.1% 2015 down 72.7% falling
44 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 down 80.6% volatile
45 Colombia 0.1% 2021 down 2.5% flat
46 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 41.1% rising
47 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 81.1% falling
48 Chile 0.1% 2017 down 16.6% flat
49 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 28.8% falling
50 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 51.4% falling
51 Brazil 0.0% 2021 down 54.9% falling
52 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 25.0% falling
53 Mauritius 0.0% 2012 down 50.6% falling
54 Latvia 0.0% 2016 down 20.3% volatile
55 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 up 33.3% volatile
55 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 up 33.3% volatile
57 South Africa 0.0% 2020 up 3.6% volatile
58 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 13.3% falling
59 Hungary 0.0% 2016 up 44.5% rising
60 Mexico 0.0% 2020 up 0.4% falling
61 Costa Rica 0.0% 2021 up 0.1% rising
62 Uruguay 0.0% 2021 down 35.5% rising
63 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 18.8% falling
64 Croatia 0.0% 2016 down 29.3% falling
65 Korea 0.0% 2017 down 50.5% falling
66 Italy 0.0% 2016 down 39.2% falling
67 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 33.2% falling
68 France 0.0% 2016 down 7.4% flat
69 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 7.0% falling
70 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 30.2% falling
71 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 up 20.1% falling
72 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 2006 up 2.4% rising
73 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 77.1% falling
74 Ukraine 0.0% 2013 up 948.7% volatile
75 Iceland 0.0% 2013 down 53.4% falling
76 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 up 2.9% volatile
77 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 38.1% volatile
78 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 33.6% falling
79 Belgium 0.0% 2003 down 45.4% falling
80 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 14.8% falling
81 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 4.3% volatile
82 Jordan 0.0% 2016 down 10.2% volatile
83 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 49.7% falling
84 United States of America 0.0% 2018 up 50.4% falling
85 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 down 68.7% falling
86 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 down 56.3% falling
87 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 51.1% falling
88 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 down 68.5% falling
89 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 34.1% volatile
90 Argentina 0.0% 2021 up 31.0% rising
91 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 17.2% volatile
92 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 88.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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