Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures (thousand annual work units) by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
7,351 Thousand annual working units (AWU)
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
3.35 Thousand annual working units (AWU)
Luxembourg
Median
108.41 Thousand annual working units (AWU)
Years covered
53
1973–2025
Data points
1,329
What the numbers show
Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures (thousand annual work units) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 7,351 Thousand annual working units (AWU) in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 3.35 Thousand annual working units (AWU) in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 108.41 Thousand annual working units (AWU), and the mean is 577.22 Thousand annual working units (AWU).
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,194.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 35.9%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 44.6%).
Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 7,351 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 2 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 4,433 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 1,367 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 963 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 911.68 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 841.04 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 7 | France | 696.3 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 449.21 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 303.54 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 295.07 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 11 | Hungary | 244.72 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 12 | Portugal | 213.07 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 173.94 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 168.11 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 154.52 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 152.7 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 114.47 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 102.34 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 95.18 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 79.99 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 68.69 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 22 | Slovenia | 68.31 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 56.39 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 54.33 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 51.87 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 49.39 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 42.5 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 41.71 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 33.5 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | 19.14 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 16.01 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Malta | 6.85 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 33 | Iceland | 3.73 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 3.35 Thousand annual working units (AWU) | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |