Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Slovakia

Employment in agriculture in Slovakia in 2025 — 2.2%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10 pp.

2025 2.2% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 153of 182
Period maximum 12.1%1991
Period minimum 2.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Slovakia, 1991–202505101519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.1%1992: 12.1%1993: 11.9%1994: 11.4%1995: 10.4%1996: 10.1%1997: 10.4%1998: 10%1999: 9%2000: 8.1%2001: 7.5%2002: 7.6%2003: 7.1%2004: 6.2%2005: 5.9%2006: 5.4%2007: 5.2%2008: 5%2009: 4.5%2010: 4.1%2011: 3.9%2012: 4.1%2013: 4.2%2014: 4%2015: 3.9%2016: 3.5%2017: 3.4%2018: 2.9%2019: 3.5%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.2%2022: 2.5%2023: 3.1%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%
Change over the period: −10 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovakia 2.2%
World 25.8%
Eastern Europe computed 6.1%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.2 −0.1 pp
2024 2.2 −0.9 pp
2023 3.1 +0.6 pp
2022 2.5 −0.7 pp
2021 3.2 −0 pp
2020 3.3 −0.3 pp
2019 3.5 +0.6 pp
2018 2.9 −0.5 pp
2017 3.4 −0.1 pp
2016 3.5 −0.4 pp
2015 3.9 −0.1 pp
2014 4 −0.2 pp
2013 4.2 +0.1 pp
2012 4.1 +0.1 pp
2011 3.9 −0.1 pp
2010 4.1 −0.4 pp
2009 4.5 −0.5 pp
2008 5 −0.3 pp
2007 5.2 −0.2 pp
2006 5.4 −0.4 pp
2005 5.9 −0.4 pp
2004 6.2 −0.9 pp
2003 7.1 −0.5 pp
2002 7.6 +0 pp
2001 7.5 −0.6 pp
2000 8.1 −0.8 pp
1999 9 −1 pp
1998 10 −0.4 pp
1997 10.4 +0.3 pp
1996 10.1 −0.3 pp
1995 10.4 −1 pp
1994 11.4 −0.4 pp
1993 11.9 −0.3 pp
1992 12.1 −0 pp
1991 12.1

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.