Share of employment in agriculture in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of employment in agriculture was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Luxembourg, 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
Luxembourg recorded 0.9% for share of employment in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Luxembourg peaked at 3.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
Luxembourg ranks 178th 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.
Share of employment in agriculture in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -31.7% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +57.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Luxembourg
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6761 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Luxembourg?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Luxembourg was 0.9% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Luxembourg ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.