ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,222 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Europe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 2,222 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Europe peaked at 4,388 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,222 1000 No, in 2025.
Southern Europe ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,388 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 4,057 1000 No | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 3,891 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 3,817 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 3,732 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3,691 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3,627 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3,588 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,505 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3,416 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,402 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,282 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,206 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3,041 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 3,010 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,932 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,818 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2,735 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2,708 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,655 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,560 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2,548 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,503 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,495 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,493 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,524 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,548 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,472 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,518 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,387 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2,450 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,445 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,342 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 2,280 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 2,222 1000 No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,811 1000 No | 3,505 1000 No | 4,388 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,055 1000 No | 2,708 1000 No | 3,416 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,532 1000 No | 2,472 1000 No | 2,655 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,354 1000 No | 2,222 1000 No | 2,450 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Europe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Europe was 2,222 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,388 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,222 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Southern Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Southern Europe ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.