ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe
Western Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 2.17 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe is 2.17 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe peaked at 4.73 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.17 %, 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.73 % | — |
| 1992 | 4.65 % | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.6 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.47 % | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 4.37 % | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.33 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 4.26 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1 % | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.07 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.92 % | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.81 % | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.95 % | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.79 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.89 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7 % | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.91 % | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 3.06 % | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.99 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.94 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.91 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.81 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.71 % | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.53 % | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.47 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.38 % | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.29 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.42 % | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.41 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.32 % | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.21 % | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 2.17 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4 % | 4.07 % | 4.73 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.66 % | 2.91 % | 3.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 % | 2.38 % | 3.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 % | 2.17 % | 2.42 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Western Europe was 2.17 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 % in 2025.
- How does Western Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.