Number of people employed in agriculture in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Number of people employed in agriculture was 3.65 million people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation stood at 3.65 million people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Russian Federation peaked at 10.92 million people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.65 million people, in 2025.
Russian Federation ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.27 million people | — |
| 1992 | 10.92 million people | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 10.61 million people | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.47 million people | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.06 million people | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 9.59 million people | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 7.31 million people | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 6.86 million people | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 9.38 million people | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 9.37 million people | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.79 million people | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 7.51 million people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.14 million people | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.71 million people | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.89 million people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.75 million people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.20 million people | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 6.00 million people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.69 million people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.55 million people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.56 million people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.36 million people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.10 million people | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.88 million people | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.26 million people | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 4.26 million people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.19 million people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.23 million people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.19 million people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.14 million people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.94 million people | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.78 million people | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 3.65 million people | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.50 million people | 6.86 million people | 10.92 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.01 million people | 5.69 million people | 9.37 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 million people | 4.19 million people | 5.56 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 million people | 3.65 million people | 4.23 million people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Russian Federation
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2475 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Russian Federation?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Russian Federation was 3.65 million 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 10.92 million people in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 million people in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Russian Federation ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.