ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland
Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 3.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland stood at 3.8 %. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland peaked at 13.1 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.8 %, in 2022.
That places Ireland 75th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.1 % | — |
| 1994 | 12.5 % | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 12 % | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 11.2 % | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 10.9 % | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.1 % | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 8.6 % | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 8 % | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 7.1 % | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 7 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5 % | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9 % | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7 % | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4 % | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 % | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7 % | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4 % | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8 % | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8 % | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 4.6 % | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 3.8 % | -17.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 3.8 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.55 %, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 3.8 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4 %, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.06 % | 8.6 % | 13.1 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.28 % | 5.3 % | 8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.31 % | 4.4 % | 5.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 % | 3.8 % | 4.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland was 3.8 % in 2024, 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 % in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Ireland ranks 75th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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 — 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.