Labour force - number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region (1990-2007) by country
Countries reporting
16
Highest
1.30 million
Italy
Lowest
3,750
Luxembourg
Median
165,110
Years covered
18
1990–2007
Data points
871
What the numbers show
Labour force - number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region (1990-2007) is currently reported for 16 countries. The highest value is 1.30 million in Italy; the lowest is 3,750 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 165,110, and the mean is 352,623.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 347.
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) … economic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1.30 million | 2007 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 967,680 | 2007 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 3 | Metropolitan France | 878,460 | 2003 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 568,710 | 2007 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 341,370 | 2007 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 341,370 | 2007 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 338,040 | 2007 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 165,110 | 2007 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 165,110 | 2007 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 163,330 | 2007 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 147,540 | 2007 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 72,390 | 2007 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 65,600 | 2007 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 65,470 | 2007 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 55,860 | 2007 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 3,750 | 2007 | down 25.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Andalucía 262,120
- Norte 138,490
- Puglia 138,280
- Veneto (NUTS 2006) 114,360
- Sicilia 114,030
- Galicia 113,570
- Campania 111,400
- Kentriki Makedonia (NUTS 2010) 89,980
- Piemonte 89,520
- Calabria 88,940
- Castilla-La Mancha 88,470
- Emilia-Romagna (NUTS 2006) 86,530
- Toscana (NUTS 2006) 81,370
- Castilla y León 80,710
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 76,690
- Lombardia 75,860
- Comunitat Valenciana 74,380
- Peloponnisos (NUTS 2010) 73,440
- Lazio (NUTS 2006) 71,060
- Pays de la Loire (NUTS 2013) 68,680
- Cataluña 67,750
- Dytiki Ellada (NUTS 2010) 67,010
- West-Nederland 66,330
- Kriti 66,220
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 62,620
- Extremadura 61,350
- Sardegna 60,720
- Bretagne (NUTS 2013) 60,520
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 59,850
- Thessalia (NUTS 2010) 54,600
- Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki (NUTS 2010) 53,420
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest and Vlaams Gewest 51,270
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 48,430
- Abruzzo 48,260
- Oost-Nederland 47,860
- Sterea Ellada (NUTS 2010) 47,600
- Zuid-Nederland 46,270
- Languedoc-Roussillon (NUTS 2013) 46,130
- Región de Murcia 42,810
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 42,610