Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation is 6.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation peaked at 20.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2025.
Russian Federation ranks 128th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.0% | — |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 15.6% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Russian Federation
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation?
- Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture in Russian Federation was 6.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of male vs. female employment in agriculture recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of male vs. female employment in agriculture recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of male vs. female employment in agriculture?
- Russian Federation ranks 128th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of male vs. female employment in agriculture rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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 male vs. female employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.