Employment in agriculture in Denmark

1.6% of employed people in Denmark worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.

Measure: Employment in agriculture Unit: % of total employment Data: 1991 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2025 1.6% % of total employment
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 1.7%
European Union, 2025 3.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 3.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 161st of 182 See the full ranking

Employment in agriculture in Denmark over time

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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2025 1.6% 3.2%
2024 1.7% 3.3%
2023 2.0% 3.7%
2022 2.1% 3.8%
2021 2.0% 3.9%
2020 2.1% 3.9%
2019 2.2% 3.9%
2018 2.2% 4.0%
2017 2.1% 4.2%
2016 2.3% 4.3%
2015 2.5% 4.5%
2014 2.5% 4.7%
2013 2.6% 4.9%
2012 2.6% 5.0%
2011 2.4% 5.0%
2010 2.5% 5.2%
2009 2.8% 5.1%
2008 2.7% 5.1%
2007 3.0% 5.6%
2006 3.1% 6.0%
2005 3.2% 6.2%
2004 3.3% 6.4%
2003 3.3% 6.9%
2002 3.2% 7.0%
2001 3.5% 7.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 1.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.5%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 161st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2025 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates