ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Europe
Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 5,355 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Europe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe is 5,355 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe peaked at 14,438 1000 No in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5,355 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Europe 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14,255 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 14,438 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 13,765 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 13,474 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 13,190 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 12,556 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 11,429 1000 No | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 11,121 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 12,618 1000 No | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 12,355 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 11,415 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 10,959 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 10,578 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 9,994 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 10,000 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9,701 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9,338 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 9,065 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 8,607 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 8,485 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 8,447 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,174 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 7,913 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 7,718 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 7,478 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7,297 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 6,863 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6,707 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,527 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6,321 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 6,327 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,165 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5,868 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 5,530 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 5,355 1000 No | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,983 1000 No | 11,121 1000 No | 14,438 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,201 1000 No | 8,607 1000 No | 12,355 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,561 1000 No | 6,527 1000 No | 8,485 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,928 1000 No | 5,355 1000 No | 6,327 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 771.03 1000 No compare
- 12 Madagascar 5,492 1000 No compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 534.44 1000 No compare
- 13 Thailand 4,612 1000 No compare
- 14 Niger 4,200 1000 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 489.06 1000 No compare
- 15 Angola 3,865 1000 No compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 134.03 1000 No compare
- 16 Myanmar 3,158 1000 No compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 101.12 1000 No compare
- 17 Burundi 3,008 1000 No compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 68.47 1000 No compare
- 18 Philippines 2,819 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 5.32 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe was 5,355 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14,438 1000 No in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,355 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Europe ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.