ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Portugal
Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 39.53 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Portugal, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Portugal is 39.53 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Portugal peaked at 268.02 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 39.53 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Portugal 57th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 198.49 1000 No | — |
| 1994 | 214.66 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 210.9 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 214.86 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 237.54 1000 No | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 262.17 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 239.38 1000 No | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 241.78 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 268.02 1000 No | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 259.13 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 266.94 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 253.16 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 238.88 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 240.53 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 241.41 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 236.91 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 238.7 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 234.32 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 230.62 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 240.87 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 224.88 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 196.06 1000 No | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 173.06 1000 No | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 156.13 1000 No | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 149.79 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 143.12 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 135.19 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 134.99 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.05 1000 No | -62.9% |
| 2022 | 54.02 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 46.3 1000 No | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 43.98 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 39.53 1000 No | -10.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 39.53 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.53 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 39.53 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.64 1000 No, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -62.9% | 134.99 1000 No | 50.05 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225.43 1000 No | 198.49 1000 No | 262.17 1000 No | 7 |
| 2000s | 248.55 1000 No | 236.91 1000 No | 268.02 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 188.4 1000 No | 135.19 1000 No | 240.87 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.48 1000 No | 39.53 1000 No | 134.99 1000 No | 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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Portugal?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Portugal was 39.53 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 268.02 1000 No in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.53 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Portugal ranks 57th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.