Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Poland

Employment in agriculture in Poland in 2025 — 6.2%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 20 pp.

2025 6.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 122of 182
Period maximum 26.3%1991
Period minimum 6.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Poland, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 26.3%1992: 25.9%1993: 25.5%1994: 24.9%1995: 23.6%1996: 23%1997: 21.6%1998: 20.9%1999: 20.2%2000: 19.6%2001: 19.5%2002: 19.3%2003: 19%2004: 18.8%2005: 18.2%2006: 16.5%2007: 15.5%2008: 14.7%2009: 13.9%2010: 13.7%2011: 13.6%2012: 13.2%2013: 12.6%2014: 12.1%2015: 11.5%2016: 10.6%2017: 10.2%2018: 9.6%2019: 9.2%2020: 9.6%2021: 9.1%2022: 8.9%2023: 8.5%2024: 6.5%2025: 6.2%
Change over the period: −20 pp Annual average: -0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 6.2%
World 25.8%
Eastern Europe computed 6.1%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.2 −0.3 pp
2024 6.5 −2 pp
2023 8.5 −0.4 pp
2022 8.9 −0.2 pp
2021 9.1 −0.5 pp
2020 9.6 +0.4 pp
2019 9.2 −0.5 pp
2018 9.6 −0.6 pp
2017 10.2 −0.4 pp
2016 10.6 −1 pp
2015 11.5 −0.5 pp
2014 12.1 −0.5 pp
2013 12.6 −0.6 pp
2012 13.2 −0.3 pp
2011 13.6 −0.2 pp
2010 13.7 −0.2 pp
2009 13.9 −0.7 pp
2008 14.7 −0.8 pp
2007 15.5 −1.1 pp
2006 16.5 −1.6 pp
2005 18.2 −0.6 pp
2004 18.8 −0.2 pp
2003 19 −0.3 pp
2002 19.3 −0.2 pp
2001 19.5 −0.1 pp
2000 19.6 −0.6 pp
1999 20.2 −0.6 pp
1998 20.9 −0.7 pp
1997 21.6 −1.5 pp
1996 23 −0.5 pp
1995 23.6 −1.3 pp
1994 24.9 −0.6 pp
1993 25.5 −0.5 pp
1992 25.9 −0.3 pp
1991 26.3

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.