Share of employment in agriculture in Georgia
Georgia: Share of employment in agriculture was 34.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Georgia, 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
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture in Georgia stood at 34.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Georgia peaked at 54.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2025.
That places Georgia 50th 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.
Share of employment in agriculture in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.6% | — |
| 1992 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 47.6% | 51.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 51.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 41.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 34.0% | 41.1% | 6 |
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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 share of employment in agriculture in Georgia?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Georgia was 34.0% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2025.
- How does Georgia rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Georgia ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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); 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.