ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in European Union (27)
European Union (27): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,034 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 2,034 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in European Union (27) peaked at 6,821 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,034 1000 No, in 2025.
European Union (27) ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,821 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 6,687 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 6,332 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 6,121 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 5,964 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 5,672 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 5,549 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 5,403 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 5,318 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5,092 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 4,945 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 4,578 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 4,508 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,168 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 4,136 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,009 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3,861 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3,686 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,541 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3,525 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3,418 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3,278 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 3,108 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3,016 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,861 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,702 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2,663 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,577 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,521 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,418 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2,478 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2,495 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,404 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2,126 1000 No | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 2,034 1000 No | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,985 1000 No | 5,318 1000 No | 6,821 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,252 1000 No | 3,541 1000 No | 5,092 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,967 1000 No | 2,521 1000 No | 3,525 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,326 1000 No | 2,034 1000 No | 2,495 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 18 Philippines 2,819 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 5.32 1000 No compare
- 19 Malawi 2,694 1000 No compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 2,378 1000 No compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 2,261 1000 No compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.22 1000 No compare
- 21 Cameroon 2,162 1000 No compare
- 22 Mali 2,117 1000 No compare
- 23 Zambia 2,019 1000 No compare
- 24 Chad 1,994 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union (27)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.169 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.5966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.4302 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in European Union (27)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in European Union (27) was 2,034 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,821 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,034 1000 No in 2025.
- How does European Union (27) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.