ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 5.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.73 %
Change on year
up 118.7%
World rank
15th
of 66 countries
All-time high
7.99 %
in 2021
All-time low
2.42 %
in 1995
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2024

24681993200820241993: 3.4 %1994: 3.6 %1995: 2.4 %1996: 2.8 %1997: 3.1 %1998: 4 %1999: 3.7 %2000: 3.4 %2001: 4.2 %2002: 5 %2003: 4.1 %2004: 3.7 %2005: 3.4 %2006: 4.2 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 2.9 %2009: 4 %2010: 3.6 %2011: 3.3 %2012: 2.8 %2013: 4 %2014: 4.6 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 4.1 %2017: 4.3 %2018: 4.3 %2019: 5.5 %2020: 4 %2021: 8 %2022: 5.5 %2023: 2.6 %2024: 5.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 5.73 %.

The figure is up 118.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 7.99 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.42 %, in 1995.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993 to 2024.
Year % Change
1993 3.35 %
1994 3.59 % +7.2%
1995 2.42 % -32.6%
1996 2.75 % +13.6%
1997 3.09 % +12.4%
1998 4.02 % +30.1%
1999 3.72 % -7.5%
2000 3.4 % -8.6%
2001 4.15 % +22.1%
2002 5.05 % +21.7%
2003 4.11 % -18.6%
2004 3.71 % -9.7%
2005 3.35 % -9.7%
2006 4.24 % +26.6%
2007 3.11 % -26.7%
2008 2.91 % -6.4%
2009 3.99 % +37.1%
2010 3.6 % -9.8%
2011 3.33 % -7.5%
2012 2.75 % -17.4%
2013 3.99 % +45.1%
2014 4.62 % +15.8%
2015 3.15 % -31.8%
2016 4.13 % +31.1%
2017 4.35 % +5.3%
2018 4.34 % -0.2%
2019 5.52 % +27.2%
2020 4.05 % -26.6%
2021 7.99 % +97.3%
2022 5.5 % -31.2%
2023 2.62 % -52.4%
2024 5.73 % +118.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.28 % 2.42 % 4.02 % 7
2000s 3.8 % 2.91 % 5.05 % 10
2010s 3.98 % 2.75 % 5.52 % 10
2020s 5.18 % 2.62 % 7.99 % 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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  3. 14 Sri Lanka 5.75 % compare
  4. 15 Croatia 5.73 % compare
  5. 17 Senegal 5.11 % compare
  6. 18 Indonesia 5.02 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 5.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 7.99 % in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.42 % in 1995.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,102 data points, 1992–2025
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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.