ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in France
France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 3.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in France, 1974–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in France stood at 3.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in France peaked at 11.2 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.2 %, in 2020.
That places France 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 11.2 % | — |
| 1975 | 11 % | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 10.5 % | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 10.1 % | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 9.8 % | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 9.3 % | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 9 % | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.8 % | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 8.5 % | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 8.3 % | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 8.2 % | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 8 % | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 7.8 % | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.4 % | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 7.1 % | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 6.7 % | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 6.4 % | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 6.2 % | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.8 % | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 5.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.7 % | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5.5 % | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 5.3 % | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.1 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5 % | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.9 % | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7 % | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9 % | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5 % | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5 % | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9 % | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2 % | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9 % | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 4 % | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5 % | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2 % | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4 % | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3 % | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 3.2 % | -3.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3.2 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 %, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- France's 3.2 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.55 %, 58% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.32 % | 9.3 % | 11.2 % | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.98 % | 6.7 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9 % | 5.3 % | 6.4 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.74 % | 3.5 % | 5.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 % | 3.4 % | 4.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 % | 3.2 % | 3.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in France?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in France was 3.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 % in 1974.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 % in 2020.
- How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- France ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.