Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 17.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 17.6% for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 32.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2025.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.6% | — |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.5% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 17.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).