Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation is 5.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation peaked at 15.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2025.
That places Russian Federation 131st out of 187 countries 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 (% of total employment) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.0% | — |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -2.4% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 5.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 5.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +28.6% | 11.4% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More agriculture & rural data for Russian Federation
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2475 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Russian Federation was 5.1% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Russian Federation ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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).