Share of employment in agriculture in Armenia
Armenia: Share of employment in agriculture was 27.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 27.0% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Armenia peaked at 48.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2025.
Armenia ranks 69th 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.
Share of employment in agriculture in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.1% | — |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 46.1% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 38.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.0% | 29.4% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Armenia?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Armenia was 27.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2025.
- How does Armenia rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Armenia ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.