Employment in agriculture in United Kingdom
0.9% of employed people in United Kingdom worked in agriculture in 2025.
United Kingdom, 2025
0.9%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
25.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
176th of 182
Employment in agriculture in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9% | 25.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | 26.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | 26.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | 26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | 27.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | 28.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | 29.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | 30.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | 32.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | 33.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | 34.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | 35.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | 37.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | 38.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | 39.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.1%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, United Kingdom has the 176th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 25.8%.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Employment in industry
15.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
83.2%
2025 · World Bank
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.9%
September 2020 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
37.0 hours per week
2019 · Eurostat
Part-time employment
24.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Monthly youth unemployment
14.5%
September 2020 · Eurostat