ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 5.39 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe stood at 5.39 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe peaked at 13.56 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.39 %, in 2025.
That places Southern Europe 25th 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.56 % | — |
| 1992 | 12.98 % | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 12.62 % | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 12.51 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 12.23 % | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.95 % | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.64 % | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.24 % | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 10.78 % | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 10.35 % | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.09 % | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.57 % | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 9.26 % | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.52 % | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 8.34 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.89 % | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 7.49 % | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.38 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.28 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.12 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.22 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.93 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.74 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.68 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.56 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.28 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.27 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.01 % | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.19 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.02 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.69 % | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 5.54 % | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 5.39 % | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.17 % | 10.78 % | 13.56 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.62 % | 7.3 % | 10.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.82 % | 6.27 % | 7.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 % | 5.39 % | 6.19 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Southern Europe was 5.39 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 % in 2025.
- How does Southern Europe rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.