ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 208.1 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Europe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Europe stood at 208.1 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Europe peaked at 730.54 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 208.1 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Northern Europe 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 730.54 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 682.21 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 612.14 1000 No | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 602.03 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 581.76 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 565.17 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 562.28 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 510.34 1000 No | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 472.36 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 450.67 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 400.63 1000 No | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 416.69 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 396.27 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 364.78 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 338.37 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 332.91 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 323.27 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 294.81 1000 No | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 260.63 1000 No | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 257.59 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 255.67 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 260.14 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 246.77 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 262.19 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 265.44 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 252.62 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 251 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 239.21 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 235.06 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 225.01 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 213.13 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 210.09 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 208.76 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 216.1 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 208.1 1000 No | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 590.98 1000 No | 472.36 1000 No | 730.54 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 357.9 1000 No | 260.63 1000 No | 450.67 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.57 1000 No | 235.06 1000 No | 265.44 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.53 1000 No | 208.1 1000 No | 225.01 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 27 Peru 1,777 1000 No compare
- 28 Ghana 1,744 1000 No compare
- 29 South Sudan 1,422 1000 No compare
- 30 Brazil 1,393 1000 No compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 4.33 1000 No compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 1,324 1000 No compare
- 32 Russian Federation 1,138 1000 No compare
- 33 Egypt 1,103 1000 No compare
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- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.2545 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Europe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Europe was 208.1 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 730.54 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 208.1 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Northern Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Northern Europe ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.