Number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia
Slovakia: Number of people employed in agriculture was 57,169 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia, 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
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia is 57,169 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia peaked at 280,431 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57,169 people, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 280,431 people | — |
| 1992 | 274,230 people | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 262,604 people | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 242,225 people | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 224,272 people | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 224,737 people | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 229,824 people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 219,328 people | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 190,790 people | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 170,493 people | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 159,571 people | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 162,035 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 156,219 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 136,454 people | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 130,539 people | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 124,861 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 122,912 people | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 120,169 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 105,632 people | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 93,263 people | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 91,125 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 94,739 people | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 96,632 people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 96,644 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94,416 people | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 86,324 people | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 86,168 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 74,395 people | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 90,439 people | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 82,168 people | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 82,444 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67,061 people | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 83,475 people | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 59,861 people | -28.3% |
| 2025 | 57,169 people | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,716 people | 190,790 people | 280,431 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 138,888 people | 105,632 people | 170,493 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,414 people | 74,395 people | 96,644 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,030 people | 57,169 people | 83,475 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 454.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4681 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Slovakia was 57,169 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,431 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,169 people in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Slovakia ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.