Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Southern Europe

Employment in agriculture in Southern Europe in 2025 — 5.3%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.3 pp.

2025 5.3% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 13.6%1991
Period minimum 5.3%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Southern Europe, 1991–202557.51012.51519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.6%1992: 13.2%1993: 12.7%1994: 12.6%1995: 12.2%1996: 11.9%1997: 11.7%1998: 11.3%1999: 11%2000: 10.5%2001: 10.3%2002: 9.8%2003: 9.5%2004: 8.8%2005: 8.7%2006: 8.3%2007: 7.8%2008: 7.5%2009: 7.5%2010: 7.4%2011: 7.3%2012: 7.3%2013: 7.2%2014: 7%2015: 6.8%2016: 6.7%2017: 6.6%2018: 6.3%2019: 6.3%2020: 6%2021: 6.2%2022: 6%2023: 5.6%2024: 5.5%2025: 5.3%
Change over the period: −8.3 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Europe 5.3%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.3 −0.2 pp
2024 5.5 −0.1 pp
2023 5.6 −0.3 pp
2022 6 −0.2 pp
2021 6.2 +0.2 pp
2020 6 −0.3 pp
2019 6.3 −0 pp
2018 6.3 −0.3 pp
2017 6.6 −0.1 pp
2016 6.7 −0.1 pp
2015 6.8 −0.2 pp
2014 7 −0.2 pp
2013 7.2 −0.1 pp
2012 7.3 +0.1 pp
2011 7.3 −0.1 pp
2010 7.4 −0.1 pp
2009 7.5 +0 pp
2008 7.5 −0.3 pp
2007 7.8 −0.4 pp
2006 8.3 −0.5 pp
2005 8.7 −0.1 pp
2004 8.8 −0.7 pp
2003 9.5 −0.3 pp
2002 9.8 −0.5 pp
2001 10.3 −0.2 pp
2000 10.5 −0.4 pp
1999 11 −0.4 pp
1998 11.3 −0.3 pp
1997 11.7 −0.3 pp
1996 11.9 −0.3 pp
1995 12.2 −0.3 pp
1994 12.6 −0.2 pp
1993 12.7 −0.4 pp
1992 13.2 −0.4 pp
1991 13.6

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.