ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Europe
Western Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 490.31 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Europe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 490.31 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Europe peaked at 1,291 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 490.31 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Western Europe 29th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,291 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,251 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1,222 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,143 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1,090 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1,020 1000 No | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 996.97 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 936.66 1000 No | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 942.44 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 890.74 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 886.93 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 855.55 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 829.1 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 801.5 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 817.78 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 833.64 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 807.35 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 702.22 1000 No | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 697.61 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 659.03 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 717.59 1000 No | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 660.87 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 638.69 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 631.71 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 617.77 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 598.98 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 589.48 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 547.4 1000 No | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 546.52 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 524.52 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 560.99 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 579.02 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 559.55 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 509.48 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 490.31 1000 No | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,099 1000 No | 936.66 1000 No | 1,291 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 812.24 1000 No | 697.61 1000 No | 890.74 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 620.8 1000 No | 546.52 1000 No | 717.59 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 537.31 1000 No | 490.31 1000 No | 579.02 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 26 Cambodia 1,793 1000 No compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Western Europe
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.6512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.072 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -9.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Europe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Europe was 490.31 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,291 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 490.31 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Western Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.