Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Northern Europe

Employment in agriculture in Northern Europe in 2025 — 1.6%. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.7 pp.

2025 1.6% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 5.3%1991
Period minimum 1.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Northern Europe, 1991–2025024619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.3%1992: 5.2%1993: 5%1994: 4.9%1995: 4.7%1996: 4.5%1997: 4.4%1998: 4%1999: 3.8%2000: 3.6%2001: 3.3%2002: 3.3%2003: 3.2%2004: 3%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.7%2007: 2.6%2008: 2.4%2009: 2.2%2010: 2.3%2011: 2.2%2012: 2.2%2013: 2.1%2014: 2.2%2015: 2.1%2016: 2%2017: 2%2018: 1.9%2019: 1.8%2020: 1.8%2021: 1.7%2022: 1.6%2023: 1.7%2024: 1.7%2025: 1.6%
Change over the period: −3.7 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Northern Europe 1.6%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.6 −0 pp
2024 1.7 −0 pp
2023 1.7 +0.1 pp
2022 1.6 −0.1 pp
2021 1.7 −0 pp
2020 1.8 −0.1 pp
2019 1.8 −0 pp
2018 1.9 −0.1 pp
2017 2 −0 pp
2016 2 −0.1 pp
2015 2.1 −0.1 pp
2014 2.2 +0.1 pp
2013 2.1 −0.1 pp
2012 2.2 −0 pp
2011 2.2 −0 pp
2010 2.3 +0 pp
2009 2.2 −0.1 pp
2008 2.4 −0.2 pp
2007 2.6 −0.1 pp
2006 2.7 −0.1 pp
2005 2.8 −0.2 pp
2004 3 −0.2 pp
2003 3.2 −0.2 pp
2002 3.3 −0 pp
2001 3.3 −0.3 pp
2000 3.6 −0.2 pp
1999 3.8 −0.3 pp
1998 4 −0.4 pp
1997 4.4 −0.1 pp
1996 4.5 −0.2 pp
1995 4.7 −0.2 pp
1994 4.9 −0.1 pp
1993 5 −0.1 pp
1992 5.2 −0.1 pp
1991 5.3 —

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.