ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Albania
Albania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 37.4 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Albania, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Albania stood at 37.4 %. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Albania peaked at 56.9 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.4 %, in 2023.
Albania ranks 13th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45 % | — |
| 2008 | 56.5 % | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 56.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 53 % | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 54.2 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 56.8 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 52.7 % | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 49.6 % | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 47.5 % | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 45.2 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 42.4 % | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 42.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.6 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 41.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 40 % | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 40.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.4 % | -6.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 37.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.95 %, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Albania's 37.4 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 %, 13.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8 % | 45 % | 56.9 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.52 % | 41.6 % | 56.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.73 % | 37.4 % | 41.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,923 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4113 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Albania?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Albania was 37.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 % in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Albania ranks 13th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Female — 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.