pThe purpose of examining the economic and social indicators in the agricultural sector of the European Union (EU) was to identify the structural changes that occurred during the period 2012ndash;2023, taking into account the changes in the number of Member States over time. emThe economic indicator/ems were analyzed using the following values: Gross Domestic Product at market prices (GDP), GDP per capita (in euro per capita), Gross Value Added (GVA) in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, the value of Standard Output (SO), and the trade balance of the agri-food industry. emSocial indicators/em were monitored through the number of employees in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF), as well as the size of the rural population. For the purposes of research and data analysis, methods of descriptive statistics, temporal comparability, induction, and deduction were applied. The results of the analyzed indicators reveal that EU Member States are predominantly highly developed economies, given the low share of GVA in AFF in total GDP, as well as the relatively small proportion of agricultural employment in total employment./p
Vučkovski et al. (Mon,) studied this question.