Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Eastern Europe

Employment in agriculture in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 6.1%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.6 pp.

2025 6.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 17.6%1994
Period minimum 6.1%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Eastern Europe, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.7%1992: 17.5%1993: 17.4%1994: 17.6%1995: 17.6%1996: 17%1997: 15.4%1998: 15.3%1999: 16.9%2000: 16.5%2001: 15.1%2002: 14.2%2003: 13.7%2004: 12.8%2005: 12.6%2006: 12%2007: 11.2%2008: 10.8%2009: 10.5%2010: 10.5%2011: 10.4%2012: 10.1%2013: 9.9%2014: 9.7%2015: 9.6%2016: 9.3%2017: 8.9%2018: 8.7%2019: 8.4%2020: 8.5%2021: 8.3%2022: 7.2%2023: 6.9%2024: 6.3%2025: 6.1%
Change over the period: −10.6 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 6.1%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.1 −0.2 pp
2024 6.3 −0.6 pp
2023 6.9 −0.3 pp
2022 7.2 −1.2 pp
2021 8.3 −0.2 pp
2020 8.5 +0.1 pp
2019 8.4 −0.3 pp
2018 8.7 −0.2 pp
2017 8.9 −0.5 pp
2016 9.3 −0.2 pp
2015 9.6 −0.1 pp
2014 9.7 −0.2 pp
2013 9.9 −0.3 pp
2012 10.1 −0.3 pp
2011 10.4 −0.2 pp
2010 10.5 −0 pp
2009 10.5 −0.3 pp
2008 10.8 −0.4 pp
2007 11.2 −0.8 pp
2006 12 −0.6 pp
2005 12.6 −0.2 pp
2004 12.8 −0.9 pp
2003 13.7 −0.5 pp
2002 14.2 −0.9 pp
2001 15.1 −1.5 pp
2000 16.5 −0.3 pp
1999 16.9 +1.6 pp
1998 15.3 −0.1 pp
1997 15.4 −1.7 pp
1996 17 −0.5 pp
1995 17.6 −0 pp
1994 17.6 +0.2 pp
1993 17.4 −0.1 pp
1992 17.5 +0.8 pp
1991 16.7

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.