Number of people employed in agriculture in Georgia
Georgia: Number of people employed in agriculture was 580,857 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Georgia, 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 Georgia stood at 580,857 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Georgia peaked at 1.42 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 580,857 people, in 2025.
Georgia ranks 88th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.42 million people | — |
| 1992 | 1.40 million people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million people | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million people | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million people | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million people | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million people | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million people | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million people | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 941,677 people | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 899,936 people | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 871,105 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 871,902 people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 835,049 people | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 830,376 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 821,768 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 791,422 people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 781,556 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 788,793 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 704,852 people | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 688,382 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 688,839 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 638,728 people | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 621,780 people | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 606,779 people | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 596,592 people | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 580,857 people | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.42 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million people | 899,936 people | 1.13 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,520 people | 688,382 people | 871,902 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 622,262 people | 580,857 people | 688,839 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More agriculture & rural data for Georgia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 502.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3882 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Georgia?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Georgia was 580,857 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 580,857 people in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Georgia ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.