Employment in agriculture in Portugal
2.8% of employed people in Portugal worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Portugal, 2025
2.8%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
3.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
3.0%
Position in 2025
145th of 182
Employment in agriculture in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | 6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.0%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3.2%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Employment in industry
24.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
72.7%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat