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Employment in agriculture

How many workers out of every hundred work on the land.

Latest value 30.77% observation period 2025
Previous 31.43% 2024
Change -2.1% between the two most recent observations
Observations 35 1991–2025

History

Employment in agriculture in Albania, 1991–2025, measured in % of employment. The highest recorded value is 47.15% and the lowest is 30.77%.

1996: 45.77 % of employment 1996 1997: 44.34 % of employment 1998: 45.51 % of employment 1999: 47.15 % of employment 2000: 46.47 % of employment 2000 2001: 46.37 % of employment 2002: 45.65 % of employment 2003: 45.96 % of employment 2004: 46.23 % of employment 2004 2005: 46.34 % of employment 2006: 45.69 % of employment 2007: 45.13 % of employment 2008: 44.63 % of employment 2008 2009: 44.72 % of employment 2010: 42.85 % of employment 2011: 45.44 % of employment 2012: 46.13 % of employment 2012 2013: 43.96 % of employment 2014: 41.90 % of employment 2015: 41.09 % of employment 2016: 39.68 % of employment 2016 2017: 37.81 % of employment 2018: 37.06 % of employment 2019: 36.24 % of employment 2020: 35.86 % of employment 2020 2021: 33.80 % of employment 2022: 33.75 % of employment 2023: 32.04 % of employment 2024: 31.43 % of employment 2024 2025: 30.77 % of employment

What this measures

Share of total employment in agriculture. Albania's share is high by European standards, a consequence of the 1991 land redistribution into very small holdings.

Full series

Observation periodValue ProducerRetrieved
2025 30.77% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2024 31.43% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2023 32.04% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2022 33.75% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2021 33.80% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2020 35.86% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2019 36.24% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2018 37.06% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2017 37.81% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2016 39.68% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2015 41.09% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2014 41.90% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2013 43.96% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2012 46.13% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2011 45.44% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2010 42.85% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2009 44.72% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2008 44.63% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2007 45.13% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2006 45.69% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2005 46.34% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2004 46.23% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2003 45.96% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2002 45.65% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2001 46.37% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
2000 46.47% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1999 47.15% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1998 45.51% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1997 44.34% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1996 45.77% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1995 42.68% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1994 41.20% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1993 40.93% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1992 40.48% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026
1991 40.83% World Bank Open Data 13 Oct 2026

Unit: % of employment · Frequency: Yearly · Source: World Bank Open Data · Get this as JSON