Employment in agriculture in Poland
6.2% of employed people in Poland worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Poland, 2025
6.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
3.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
3.0%
Position in 2025
122nd of 182
Employment in agriculture in Poland 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.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | 4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | 5.6% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | 6.4% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | 6.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 6.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.5%, the figure has changed by −5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 122nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3.2%.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Employment in industry
30.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
63.8%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
12.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
78.8%
2025 · Eurostat