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.