Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector) by country

Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,258

What the numbers show

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 131.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 3,038.7%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 89.1%).

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 91.0% volatile
1 Malta 1.0% 2016 up 202.2% rising
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2013 unchanged flat
4 Slovakia 0.9% 2016 up 2.8% falling
5 Republic of Moldova 0.9% 2021 up 916.5% volatile
6 South Africa 0.9% 2020 down 1.2% rising
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% 2016 up 7.1% rising
8 Rwanda 0.9% 2021 up 592.6% volatile
9 Czechia 0.9% 2016 up 1.9% falling
10 Puerto Rico 0.8% 2005 down 3.6% flat
11 Estonia 0.8% 2016 up 10.6% rising
12 Chile 0.8% 2017 up 3.2% rising
13 Jordan 0.8% 2016 up 15.3% rising
14 Mauritius 0.8% 2012 up 15.5% falling
15 Denmark 0.7% 2016 down 3.7% rising
16 Spain 0.7% 2016 up 9.5% rising
17 Costa Rica 0.7% 2021 up 0.2% rising
18 Germany 0.7% 2011 up 37.1% rising
19 United States of America 0.7% 2018 down 8.0% rising
20 Bulgaria 0.7% 2016 up 73.5% rising
21 Belize 0.7% 1999 up 12.5% rising
22 Ireland 0.6% 2016 up 58.5% rising
23 Latvia 0.6% 2016 up 7.6% rising
24 Sweden 0.6% 2016 up 2.0% falling
25 Italy 0.6% 2016 up 0.9% rising
26 Sri Lanka 0.6% 2019 up 44.4% falling
27 Iceland 0.6% 2013 up 3.4% rising
28 France 0.6% 2016 up 6.5% rising
29 Netherlands 0.5% 2016 up 22.1% falling
30 Argentina 0.5% 2021 down 6.7% falling
31 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 up 91.7% rising
32 Mexico 0.5% 2020 up 29.5% rising
33 Kosovo 0.5% 2017 up 1,911.1% volatile
33 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% 2017 up 1,911.1% volatile
35 Hungary 0.5% 2016 down 34.0% falling
36 El Salvador 0.5% 2017 up 2.2% falling
37 Uruguay 0.5% 2021 up 11.3% flat
38 Cyprus 0.5% 2016 up 27.6% rising
39 Portugal 0.5% 2016 up 129.2% rising
40 Norway 0.4% 2016 up 45.7% falling
41 Croatia 0.4% 2016 up 17.8% flat
42 Lithuania 0.4% 2016 up 4.2% rising
43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 down 45.0% falling
44 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2017 up 3,038.7% volatile
45 India 0.3% 2019 down 25.1% falling
46 Finland 0.3% 2016 down 8.6% rising
47 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 40.8% falling
48 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 up 20.3% rising
49 Luxembourg 0.3% 2016 up 1,657.4% volatile
50 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 274.7% volatile
51 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 7.4% falling
52 Philippines 0.3% 2019 up 31.3% rising
53 Belgium 0.3% 2003 up 263.4% rising
54 Nigeria 0.2% 2012 up 148.2% volatile
55 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 down 34.3% falling
56 Nicaragua 0.2% 2014 down 6.6% falling
57 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 73.7% falling
58 Slovenia 0.2% 2016 down 62.9% volatile
59 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 up 0.1% rising
60 Ecuador 0.2% 2021 down 30.7% rising
61 Honduras 0.2% 2017 down 36.2% volatile
62 Peru 0.2% 2021 up 47.9% rising
63 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 63.6% rising
64 Egypt 0.2% 2019 up 336.2% volatile
65 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 67.5% rising
66 Korea 0.1% 2017 up 39.5% rising
67 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 14.2% volatile
68 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 1,150.2% volatile
69 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 124.6% rising
70 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 up 33.8% rising
71 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 27.4% flat
72 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 15.2% falling
73 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 down 20.9% falling
74 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 123.5% rising
75 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 49.2% rising
76 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 50.6% rising
77 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 86.7% volatile
78 Nepal 0.0% 2014 down 41.8% falling
79 Romania 0.0% 2016 up 42.0% rising
80 Mongolia 0.0% 2016 down 61.6% volatile
81 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 volatile
82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2021 down 32.6% falling
83 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 34.3% falling
84 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 66.5% volatile
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 89.1% volatile
86 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 38.0% volatile
87 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 6.9% rising
88 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 97.3% volatile
89 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 46.0% rising
90 Georgia 0.0% 2013 down 61.0% falling

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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