Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — World

Employment in agriculture in the world in 2025 — 25.8%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.1 pp.

2025 25.8% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 42.8%1991
Period minimum 25.8%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — World, 1991–2025253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 42.8%1992: 42.6%1993: 41.9%1994: 41.3%1995: 40.6%1996: 39.9%1997: 39.4%1998: 39.5%1999: 39.5%2000: 39.3%2001: 39%2002: 38.7%2003: 38.2%2004: 37.2%2005: 36.3%2006: 35.2%2007: 34.3%2008: 33.7%2009: 33.2%2010: 32.6%2011: 31.7%2012: 30.9%2013: 30.1%2014: 29.2%2015: 28.5%2016: 28%2017: 27.5%2018: 26.8%2019: 26.3%2020: 27.2%2021: 26.9%2022: 26.9%2023: 26.6%2024: 26.1%2025: 25.8%
Change over the period: −17.1 pp Annual average: -0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 25.8%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.8 −0.3 pp
2024 26.1 −0.5 pp
2023 26.6 −0.4 pp
2022 26.9 +0 pp
2021 26.9 −0.3 pp
2020 27.2 +0.9 pp
2019 26.3 −0.5 pp
2018 26.8 −0.6 pp
2017 27.5 −0.6 pp
2016 28 −0.5 pp
2015 28.5 −0.7 pp
2014 29.2 −0.9 pp
2013 30.1 −0.8 pp
2012 30.9 −0.8 pp
2011 31.7 −0.9 pp
2010 32.6 −0.7 pp
2009 33.2 −0.5 pp
2008 33.7 −0.6 pp
2007 34.3 −0.9 pp
2006 35.2 −1.1 pp
2005 36.3 −0.9 pp
2004 37.2 −1.1 pp
2003 38.2 −0.5 pp
2002 38.7 −0.3 pp
2001 39 −0.3 pp
2000 39.3 −0.2 pp
1999 39.5 +0 pp
1998 39.5 +0 pp
1997 39.4 −0.5 pp
1996 39.9 −0.7 pp
1995 40.6 −0.8 pp
1994 41.3 −0.6 pp
1993 41.9 −0.7 pp
1992 42.6 −0.2 pp
1991 42.8

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.