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.