ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Europe
Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 15,696 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
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe stood at 15,696 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Europe peaked at 36,877 1000 No in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15,696 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Europe 15th 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 | 36,629 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 36,877 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 35,542 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 34,859 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 34,209 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 33,006 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 30,452 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 29,706 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 31,957 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 31,506 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 29,351 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 28,061 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 27,395 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 25,857 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 25,729 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 25,086 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 24,037 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 23,049 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22,129 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 22,051 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21,757 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 21,333 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 20,706 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 20,382 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 20,090 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 19,863 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 19,103 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 18,743 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 18,342 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,876 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 17,941 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17,599 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 17,020 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 16,123 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 15,696 1000 No | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,693 1000 No | 29,706 1000 No | 36,877 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 26,220 1000 No | 22,129 1000 No | 31,506 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,237 1000 No | 18,342 1000 No | 22,051 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,042 1000 No | 15,696 1000 No | 17,941 1000 No | 6 |
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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 15,696 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 36,877 1000 No in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,696 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Europe ranks 15th 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 21.9%. 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 — 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.