Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 (2008-2026) by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
63.5 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
0.7 Thousand persons
Cyprus
Median
12.7 Thousand persons
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
709
What the numbers show
Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 (2008-2026) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 63.5 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.7 Thousand persons in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.7 Thousand persons, and the mean is 17.25 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 91.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 65.0%).
Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 63.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 50.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 44.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 38 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 38 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 6 | France | 36.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 30.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Spain | 30.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 29.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 24 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 24 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 22.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 21.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 20.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 20.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 16 | Hungary | 18.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 17.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 15.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 15.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 12.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 11.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 11.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 11.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 10.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 10.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 10.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 7.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 6.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 6.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 5.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 5.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 2.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 2.6 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 2.4 Thousand persons | 2018 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 2.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 0.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 445.6 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 290.8 Thousand persons