ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Europe
Western Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,594 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
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Europe is 1,594 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Europe peaked at 3,500 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,594 1000 No, in 2025.
Western Europe ranks 29th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,500 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 3,414 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3,329 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3,167 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 3,076 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2,978 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2,914 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,783 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 2,791 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,691 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2,645 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,608 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,628 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,514 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2,538 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,625 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 2,530 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,080 1000 No | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 2,122 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,088 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,131 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,060 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,029 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,974 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,919 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,923 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,832 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,774 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,741 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,657 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,768 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1,805 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,749 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1,640 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 1,594 1000 No | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,106 1000 No | 2,783 1000 No | 3,500 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,498 1000 No | 2,080 1000 No | 2,691 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,947 1000 No | 1,741 1000 No | 2,131 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,702 1000 No | 1,594 1000 No | 1,805 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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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 1,594 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 3,500 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 1,594 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 16.9%. 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 — 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.