Share of employment in agriculture in Moldova
Moldova: Share of employment in agriculture was 50.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employment in agriculture in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 50.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Moldova peaked at 60.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.8% | — |
| 1992 | 36.2% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 41.4% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 36.2% | 48.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 54.4% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 50.5% | 56.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 21 Angola 51.9% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 51.8% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 51.6% compare
- 25 Guinea 47.4% compare
- 26 Haiti 46.6% compare
- 27 East Timor 46.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture in Moldova?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Moldova was 50.5% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Moldova ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.