ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Europe
Western Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,103 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 1,103 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Europe peaked at 2,210 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,103 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Western Europe 28th 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 | 2,210 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,164 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2,107 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 2,025 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 1,986 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,958 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,917 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,846 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,849 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,800 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1,758 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,753 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,799 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,712 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,720 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,791 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,723 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,378 1000 No | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 1,424 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,429 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,414 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,399 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,390 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,343 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,301 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,324 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,243 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,227 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,195 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,132 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,207 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,226 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,189 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1,131 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 1,103 1000 No | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,007 1000 No | 1,846 1000 No | 2,210 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,686 1000 No | 1,378 1000 No | 1,800 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,326 1000 No | 1,195 1000 No | 1,429 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,165 1000 No | 1,103 1000 No | 1,226 1000 No | 6 |
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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 1,103 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 2,210 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 1,103 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Western Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Western Europe ranks 28th 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 15.2%. 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 — 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.