economic2025
Female employment in agriculture share
Compare female employment in agriculture share across 181 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2025 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.4% of female employment
Median: 9.5% of female employment
Countries Covered
181
with available data
Highest
Burundi
93.1% of female employment
Lowest
Qatar
0.0% of female employment
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi93.1% of female employment
2Mozambique81.8% of female employment
3Niger78.3% of female employment
4Bangladesh74.7% of female employment
5Afghanistan74.6% of female employment
By Region
Key Findings
- •Coverage: 181 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2025.
- •Published range: 0.0120914890426926 to 93.1340157535905 % of female employment.
- •Discovery motivation: Wikimedia most-read surfaced Gloria Steinem, motivating comparison of women’s economic participation by sector.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of female employment)High (93.1% of female employment)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.4% of female employment)
About This Statistic
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).
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated, imputed or carried across years.
Methodology
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).
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 93.1% of female employment |
| 2 | Mozambique | 81.8% of female employment |
| 3 | Niger | 78.3% of female employment |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 74.7% of female employment |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 74.6% of female employment |
| 6 | Chad | 74.4% of female employment |
| 7 | Malawi | 71.2% of female employment |
| 8 | Uganda | 70.8% of female employment |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 68.5% of female employment |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 68.4% of female employment |
| 11 | Madagascar | 68.3% of female employment |
| 12 | Pakistan | 68.0% of female employment |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67.4% of female employment |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 66.8% of female employment |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.2% of female employment |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 61.4% of female employment |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 61.1% of female employment |
| 18 | Mali | 60.9% of female employment |
| 19 | India | 59.8% of female employment |
| 20 | Eritrea | 58.1% of female employment |
| 21 | Zambia | 58.0% of female employment |
| 22 | North Korea | 57.8% of female employment |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 56.2% of female employment |
| 24 | Angola | 55.9% of female employment |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 53.8% of female employment |
| 26 | Kenya | 53.4% of female employment |
| 27 | Moldova, Republic of | 51.3% of female employment |
| 28 | Bhutan | 51.3% of female employment |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 50.0% of female employment |
| 30 | Guinea | 48.3% of female employment |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 46.7% of female employment |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 46.3% of female employment |
| 33 | Cameroon | 44.8% of female employment |
| 34 | Liberia | 44.4% of female employment |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 44.0% of female employment |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 43.8% of female employment |
| 37 | Yemen | 43.5% of female employment |
| 38 | Rwanda | 43.1% of female employment |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.0% of female employment |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 38.9% of female employment |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 38.9% of female employment |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 38.7% of female employment |
| 43 | Morocco | 38.3% of female employment |
| 44 | Myanmar | 37.8% of female employment |
| 45 | Republic of the Congo | 37.6% of female employment |
| 46 | Georgia | 36.4% of female employment |
| 47 | Nepal | 35.9% of female employment |
| 48 | Albania | 35.7% of female employment |
| 49 | Cambodia | 35.6% of female employment |
| 50 | Fiji | 35.0% of female employment |
| 51 | Somalia | 34.3% of female employment |
| 52 | Comoros | 34.1% of female employment |
| 53 | Togo | 33.6% of female employment |
| 54 | Benin | 33.6% of female employment |
| 55 | Haiti | 32.3% of female employment |
| 56 | Armenia | 31.2% of female employment |
| 57 | Ecuador | 30.8% of female employment |
| 58 | Mauritania | 29.5% of female employment |
| 59 | Ghana | 28.6% of female employment |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 27.0% of female employment |
| 61 | Gabon | 26.0% of female employment |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 26.0% of female employment |
| 63 | Indonesia | 25.3% of female employment |
| 64 | Thailand | 24.8% of female employment |
| 65 | Mongolia | 24.7% of female employment |
| 66 | Bolivia | 24.5% of female employment |
| 67 | Senegal | 24.5% of female employment |
| 68 | Vietnam | 24.4% of female employment |
| 69 | Nigeria | 23.6% of female employment |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 21.8% of female employment |
| 71 | Peru | 21.7% of female employment |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.6% of female employment |
| 73 | Namibia | 21.3% of female employment |
| 74 | Lesotho | 19.8% of female employment |
| 75 | People's Republic of China | 18.7% of female employment |
| 76 | Türkiye | 18.0% of female employment |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% of female employment |
| 78 | Egypt | 17.5% of female employment |
| 79 | Serbia | 17.3% of female employment |
| 80 | Guatemala | 15.8% of female employment |
| 81 | Samoa | 15.4% of female employment |
| 82 | Iraq | 13.9% of female employment |
| 83 | Philippines | 13.3% of female employment |
| 84 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.7% of female employment |
| 85 | Tonga | 12.7% of female employment |
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.2% of female employment |
| 87 | Paraguay | 10.7% of female employment |
| 88 | Eswatini | 10.7% of female employment |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 9.7% of female employment |
| 90 | Panama | 9.6% of female employment |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 9.5% of female employment |
| 92 | Maldives | 9.4% of female employment |
| 93 | Greece | 9.2% of female employment |
| 94 | Romania | 8.4% of female employment |
| 95 | Tunisia | 8.4% of female employment |
| 96 | Jamaica | 8.0% of female employment |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.9% of female employment |
| 98 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.6% of female employment |
| 99 | Botswana | 7.6% of female employment |
| 100 | Belize | 6.8% of female employment |
| 101 | Guyana | 6.7% of female employment |
| 102 | Libya | 6.5% of female employment |
| 103 | Belarus | 6.4% of female employment |
| 104 | Cuba | 6.4% of female employment |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 6.3% of female employment |
| 106 | Colombia | 5.9% of female employment |
| 107 | Suriname | 5.7% of female employment |
| 108 | Honduras | 5.3% of female employment |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 4.9% of female employment |
| 110 | Poland | 4.8% of female employment |
| 111 | Malaysia | 4.7% of female employment |
| 112 | South Korea | 4.6% of female employment |
| 113 | El Salvador | 4.5% of female employment |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.5% of female employment |
| 115 | Mexico | 4.5% of female employment |
| 116 | Latvia | 3.8% of female employment |
| 117 | Algeria | 3.8% of female employment |
| 118 | New Zealand | 3.8% of female employment |
| 119 | South Africa | 3.8% of female employment |
| 120 | Uruguay | 3.7% of female employment |
| 121 | Argentina | 3.6% of female employment |
| 122 | Lithuania | 3.5% of female employment |
| 123 | Montenegro | 3.4% of female employment |
| 124 | Chile | 3.4% of female employment |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 3.3% of female employment |
| 126 | Brazil | 3.2% of female employment |
| 127 | Mauritius | 3.2% of female employment |
| 128 | Slovenia | 2.9% of female employment |
| 129 | Croatia | 2.8% of female employment |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 2.7% of female employment |
| 131 | Venezuela | 2.6% of female employment |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% of female employment |
| 133 | Hungary | 2.4% of female employment |
| 134 | Austria | 2.3% of female employment |
| 135 | Japan | 2.3% of female employment |
| 136 | Italy | 2.0% of female employment |
| 137 | Spain | 1.9% of female employment |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.9% of female employment |
| 139 | Iceland | 1.7% of female employment |
| 140 | Portugal | 1.7% of female employment |
| 141 | Finland | 1.7% of female employment |
| 142 | Czech Republic | 1.6% of female employment |
| 143 | Oman | 1.5% of female employment |
| 144 | Switzerland | 1.5% of female employment |
| 145 | Australia | 1.4% of female employment |
| 146 | Estonia | 1.4% of female employment |
| 147 | France | 1.4% of female employment |
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% of female employment |
| 149 | Ireland | 1.1% of female employment |
| 150 | Netherlands | 1.1% of female employment |
| 151 | Norway | 1.1% of female employment |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 1.1% of female employment |
| 153 | United States of America | 1.0% of female employment |
| 154 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% of female employment |
| 155 | Slovakia | 0.9% of female employment |
| 156 | Djibouti | 0.9% of female employment |
| 157 | Sweden | 0.9% of female employment |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.8% of female employment |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 0.8% of female employment |
| 160 | Barbados | 0.8% of female employment |
| 161 | Denmark | 0.7% of female employment |
| 162 | Canada | 0.7% of female employment |
| 163 | Germany | 0.7% of female employment |
| 164 | Guam | 0.7% of female employment |
| 165 | Belgium | 0.6% of female employment |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0.6% of female employment |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 0.5% of female employment |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% of female employment |
| 169 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.4% of female employment |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% of female employment |
| 171 | Jordan | 0.4% of female employment |
| 172 | Israel | 0.4% of female employment |
| 173 | Macao | 0.3% of female employment |
| 174 | Malta | 0.3% of female employment |
| 175 | Bahamas | 0.2% of female employment |
| 176 | Kuwait | 0.2% of female employment |
| 177 | Hong Kong | 0.1% of female employment |
| 178 | Singapore | 0.1% of female employment |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% of female employment |
| 180 | Bahrain | 0.0% of female employment |
| 181 | Qatar | 0.0% of female employment |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2025).
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