Number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus
Belarus: Number of people employed in agriculture was 434,868 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus stood at 434,868 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus peaked at 1.06 million people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 434,868 people, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.03 million people | — |
| 1992 | 1.06 million people | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 976,463 people | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 914,664 people | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 881,193 people | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 791,311 people | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 825,082 people | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 823,823 people | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 818,527 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 804,542 people | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 791,014 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 773,080 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 747,452 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 713,852 people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 681,341 people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 648,787 people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 620,120 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 590,248 people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 582,772 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 555,876 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 535,589 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 519,895 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 504,511 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 490,225 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 468,476 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 468,392 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 514,634 people | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 546,976 people | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 533,342 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 519,069 people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 514,811 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 475,493 people | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 471,376 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 451,199 people | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 434,868 people | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 902,475 people | 791,311 people | 1.06 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 695,321 people | 582,772 people | 804,542 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 513,792 people | 468,392 people | 555,876 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,803 people | 434,868 people | 519,069 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Belarus was 434,868 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million people in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 434,868 people in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Belarus ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.