ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland
Ireland: ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 19.7 % in 1979. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland, 1969–1979
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland is 19.7 %, measured in 1979. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland peaked at 28.2 % in 1969 and was at its lowest, 19.7 %, in 1979.
Ireland ranks 15th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Official estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 28.2 % | — |
| 1970 | 27.1 % | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 26.1 % | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 25.7 % | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 24.6 % | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 23.7 % | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 22 % | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 23 % | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 21.3 % | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 21 % | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 19.7 % | -6.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 19.7 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.45 %, 2.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 19.7 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.35 %, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.2 % | 28.2 % | 28.2 % | 1 |
| 1970s | 23.42 % | 19.7 % | 27.1 % | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 26.2 %
- 13 Bulgaria 25.8 %
- 14 Ukraine 21 %
- 16 Hungary 16.1 %
- 17 Russian Federation 15.3 %
- 18 Cyprus 10.7 %
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 - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland?
- Ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Ireland was 19.7 % in 1979, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 % in 1969.
- What is the lowest ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 % in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 1979.
- Is ilostat - official estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 - Official estimates — 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.