Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Austria
Austria: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 2.8% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Austria peaked at 7.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
Austria ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.3% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Austria?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Austria was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Austria ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total 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).