Countries in Europe by jobs in agriculture
The share of people in work who work in farming, forestry and fishing. 39 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
3.6%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of jobs | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Moldova | 50.5% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 2 |  Albania | 30.8% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 3 |  Serbia | 18.0% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 14.1% | 2021 | Eastern Europe |
| 6 |  Romania | 10.9% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 7 |  Greece | 10.7% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 8 |  Belarus | 9.5% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 9 |  North Macedonia | 8.5% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 10 |  Latvia | 6.7% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 11 |  Poland | 6.2% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 12 |  Russia | 5.1% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| =13 |  Bulgaria | 4.7% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| =13 |  Lithuania | 4.7% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 15 |  Croatia | 4.3% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 16 |  Montenegro | 4.2% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 17 |  Hungary | 4.1% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 18 |  Ireland | 3.9% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 19 |  Slovenia | 3.7% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 20 |  Iceland | 3.6% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 21 |  Finland | 3.5% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 22 |  Spain | 3.4% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 23 |  Italy | 3.3% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 24 |  Estonia | 3.0% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| =25 |  Austria | 2.8% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =25 |  Portugal | 2.8% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| 27 |  Czechia | 2.7% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| 28 |  Norway | 2.5% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 29 |  France | 2.3% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =30 |  Slovakia | 2.2% | 2025 | Eastern Europe |
| =30 |  Switzerland | 2.2% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 32 |  Sweden | 1.8% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 33 |  Netherlands | 1.7% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 34 |  Denmark | 1.6% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
| 35 |  Germany | 1.1% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| 36 |  Belgium | 1.0% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =37 |  Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2025 | Western Europe |
| =37 |  Malta | 0.9% | 2025 | Southern Europe |
| =37 |  United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2025 | Northern Europe |
No World Bank figure for 5 countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City.
Questions
- Which country in Europe has the most jobs in agriculture?
- Moldova has the most jobs in agriculture in Europe: 50.5% of jobs (2025). Next come Albania (30.8% of jobs) and Serbia (18.0% of jobs).
- Which country in Europe has the fewest jobs in agriculture?
- The United Kingdom, with 0.9% of jobs (2025).
- What is the typical jobs in agriculture of a country in Europe?
- The median of the 39 countries in Europe is 3.6% of jobs: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of people in work who work in farming, forestry and fishing. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.