Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Slovenia

Employment in agriculture in Slovenia in 2025 — 3.7%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.9 pp.

2025 3.7% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 137of 182
Period maximum 11.1%1997
Period minimum 3.7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Slovenia, 1991–202505101519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.5%1992: 10.3%1993: 10%1994: 10.8%1995: 9.7%1996: 9.3%1997: 11.1%1998: 11.1%1999: 9.9%2000: 8.7%2001: 9.1%2002: 8.8%2003: 7.7%2004: 8.9%2005: 8.3%2006: 8.7%2007: 9%2008: 8.7%2009: 9.2%2010: 8.9%2011: 8.6%2012: 8.4%2013: 8.5%2014: 9.7%2015: 7.1%2016: 5%2017: 5.6%2018: 5.5%2019: 4.3%2020: 4.1%2021: 4.1%2022: 4.3%2023: 4%2024: 3.8%2025: 3.7%
Change over the period: −6.9 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Slovenia 3.7%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Slovenia, by year Slovenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.7 −0.1 pp
2024 3.8 −0.3 pp
2023 4 −0.3 pp
2022 4.3 +0.3 pp
2021 4.1 −0.1 pp
2020 4.1 −0.2 pp
2019 4.3 −1.2 pp
2018 5.5 −0.1 pp
2017 5.6 +0.5 pp
2016 5 −2.1 pp
2015 7.1 −2.6 pp
2014 9.7 +1.1 pp
2013 8.5 +0.1 pp
2012 8.4 −0.2 pp
2011 8.6 −0.2 pp
2010 8.9 −0.3 pp
2009 9.2 +0.5 pp
2008 8.7 −0.3 pp
2007 9 +0.3 pp
2006 8.7 +0.4 pp
2005 8.3 −0.6 pp
2004 8.9 +1.2 pp
2003 7.7 −1.2 pp
2002 8.8 −0.3 pp
2001 9.1 +0.3 pp
2000 8.7 −1.2 pp
1999 9.9 −1.2 pp
1998 11.1 −0.1 pp
1997 11.1 +1.8 pp
1996 9.3 −0.4 pp
1995 9.7 −1.1 pp
1994 10.8 +0.8 pp
1993 10 −0.4 pp
1992 10.3 −0.2 pp
1991 10.5

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.