Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Denmark

Employment in agriculture in Denmark in 2025 — 1.6%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2025 1.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 161of 182
Period maximum 5.4%1991
Period minimum 1.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Denmark, 1991–2025024619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.4%1992: 5.3%1993: 5.1%1994: 5%1995: 4.4%1996: 3.9%1997: 3.7%1998: 3.7%1999: 3.3%2000: 3.7%2001: 3.5%2002: 3.2%2003: 3.3%2004: 3.3%2005: 3.2%2006: 3.1%2007: 3%2008: 2.7%2009: 2.8%2010: 2.5%2011: 2.4%2012: 2.6%2013: 2.6%2014: 2.5%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.3%2017: 2.1%2018: 2.2%2019: 2.2%2020: 2.1%2021: 2%2022: 2.1%2023: 2%2024: 1.7%2025: 1.6%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Denmark 1.6%
World 25.8%
Northern Europe computed 1.6%
High-income countries computed 2.8%
Employment in agriculture — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.6 −0 pp
2024 1.7 −0.4 pp
2023 2 −0.1 pp
2022 2.1 +0.1 pp
2021 2 −0.1 pp
2020 2.1 −0.1 pp
2019 2.2 +0 pp
2018 2.2 +0.1 pp
2017 2.1 −0.2 pp
2016 2.3 −0.2 pp
2015 2.5 +0 pp
2014 2.5 −0.1 pp
2013 2.6 −0 pp
2012 2.6 +0.2 pp
2011 2.4 −0.1 pp
2010 2.5 −0.2 pp
2009 2.8 +0.1 pp
2008 2.7 −0.3 pp
2007 3 −0.1 pp
2006 3.1 −0.1 pp
2005 3.2 −0.1 pp
2004 3.3 −0 pp
2003 3.3 +0.1 pp
2002 3.2 −0.3 pp
2001 3.5 −0.1 pp
2000 3.7 +0.3 pp
1999 3.3 −0.4 pp
1998 3.7 −0 pp
1997 3.7 −0.1 pp
1996 3.9 −0.5 pp
1995 4.4 −0.7 pp
1994 5 −0.1 pp
1993 5.1 −0.1 pp
1992 5.3 −0.1 pp
1991 5.4 —

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.