ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Europe
Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 10,341 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 10,341 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe peaked at 22,439 1000 No in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,341 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Europe 16th 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 | 22,374 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 22,439 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 21,777 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 21,384 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 21,020 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 20,450 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 19,023 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 18,584 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 19,339 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 19,151 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 17,936 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 17,102 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 16,818 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 15,863 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 15,730 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 15,385 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 14,699 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 13,985 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 13,522 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 13,566 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,309 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 13,159 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12,794 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 12,664 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 12,613 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12,566 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 12,240 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 12,036 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11,814 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 11,555 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11,614 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,434 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 11,152 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 10,594 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 10,341 1000 No | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,710 1000 No | 18,584 1000 No | 22,439 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 16,019 1000 No | 13,522 1000 No | 19,151 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,676 1000 No | 11,814 1000 No | 13,566 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,115 1000 No | 10,341 1000 No | 11,614 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 13 Brazil 6,377 1000 No compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 884.38 1000 No compare
- 14 Madagascar 5,978 1000 No compare
- 14 Melanesia 876.39 1000 No compare
- 15 Mexico 5,768 1000 No compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 833.24 1000 No compare
- 16 Kenya 4,871 1000 No compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 377.84 1000 No compare
- 17 Egypt 4,796 1000 No compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 153.76 1000 No compare
- 18 Mozambique 4,527 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 19.26 1000 No compare
- 19 Niger 4,504 1000 No compare
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- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1915 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.4232 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
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 10,341 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 22,439 1000 No in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,341 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Europe ranks 16th 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 18.0%. 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 — Male — 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.