Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Portugal stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Portugal peaked at 7.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Portugal?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Portugal was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.