Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Portugal

Employment in agriculture in Portugal in 2025 — 2.8%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2025 2.8% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 145of 182
Period maximum 7.8%1998
Period minimum 2.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Portugal, 1991–2025246819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 6.6%1992: 6.4%1993: 6.3%1994: 6.4%1995: 6.2%1996: 6.7%1997: 7.4%1998: 7.8%1999: 7%2000: 7%2001: 7.3%2002: 6.9%2003: 7.1%2004: 6.7%2005: 6.6%2006: 6.5%2007: 6.4%2008: 6.2%2009: 6.2%2010: 6.1%2011: 5.5%2012: 5.9%2013: 5.5%2014: 4.6%2015: 4%2016: 3.6%2017: 3.4%2018: 3.1%2019: 2.9%2020: 2.9%2021: 2.8%2022: 3.1%2023: 3.1%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.8%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Portugal 2.8%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.8 −0.1 pp
2024 2.9 −0.3 pp
2023 3.1 +0 pp
2022 3.1 +0.3 pp
2021 2.8 −0 pp
2020 2.9 −0 pp
2019 2.9 −0.3 pp
2018 3.1 −0.2 pp
2017 3.4 −0.3 pp
2016 3.6 −0.3 pp
2015 4 −0.6 pp
2014 4.6 −0.9 pp
2013 5.5 −0.4 pp
2012 5.9 +0.4 pp
2011 5.5 −0.6 pp
2010 6.1 −0.1 pp
2009 6.2 +0 pp
2008 6.2 −0.2 pp
2007 6.4 −0 pp
2006 6.5 −0.1 pp
2005 6.6 −0.1 pp
2004 6.7 −0.4 pp
2003 7.1 +0.2 pp
2002 6.9 −0.4 pp
2001 7.3 +0.3 pp
2000 7 −0.1 pp
1999 7 −0.7 pp
1998 7.8 +0.4 pp
1997 7.4 +0.7 pp
1996 6.7 +0.4 pp
1995 6.2 −0.2 pp
1994 6.4 +0.1 pp
1993 6.3 −0.1 pp
1992 6.4 −0.2 pp
1991 6.6

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.