Number of people employed in agriculture in Greece
Greece: Number of people employed in agriculture was 439,284 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 439,284 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Greece peaked at 791,152 people in 1996 and was at its lowest, 397,579 people, in 2020.
That places Greece 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 744,219 people | — |
| 1992 | 741,012 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 730,078 people | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 749,797 people | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 759,204 people | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 791,152 people | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 783,088 people | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 703,668 people | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 706,050 people | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 690,149 people | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 630,802 people | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 608,228 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 604,823 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 493,621 people | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 494,265 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 491,269 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 476,932 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 485,125 people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 501,358 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 520,496 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 476,550 people | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 454,369 people | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 458,927 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 457,297 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 444,174 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 430,123 people | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 430,577 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 447,032 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 431,988 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 397,579 people | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 443,604 people | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 454,052 people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 467,999 people | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 450,981 people | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 439,284 people | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 745,363 people | 703,668 people | 791,152 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 547,657 people | 476,932 people | 690,149 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,153 people | 430,123 people | 520,496 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 442,250 people | 397,579 people | 467,999 people | 6 |
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- 93 Turkmenistan 462,484 people compare
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- 98 Kyrgyzstan 424,603 people compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Greece?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Greece was 439,284 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 791,152 people in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 397,579 people in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Greece ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.