Total labour force in agriculture fell 0.807% to 762 '000 in France in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, total labour force in agriculture in France reached an all time high of 2,352 '000 in 1973 and an all time low of 762 '000 in 2016. When compared to France's main peers, total labour force in agriculture in Belgium amounted to 57.5 '000, 494 '000 in Germany, 1,143 '000 in Italy and 832 '000 in Spain in 2016.
France has been ranked 5th within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of total labour force in agriculture.
| Total Labour Force in Agriculture | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | '000 | 127 | 126 | 125 | 124 | 122 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 | 61.9 | 57.6 | 58.1 | 57.9 | 57.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 | 809 | 800 | 788 | 781 | 775 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 522 | 518 | 514 | 503 | 504 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 | 1,164 | 1,123 | 1,094 | 1,078 | 1,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 | 3.73 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 3.56 | 3.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | '000 | 150 | 149 | 147 | 148 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,937 | 1,937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | '000 | 309 | 299 | 296 | 281 | 265 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | '000 | 77.0 | 78.0 | 80.8 | 82.8 | 81.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 | 964 | 903 | 890 | 842 | 824 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | '000 | 80.7 | 79.9 | 79.1 | 77.7 | 77.4 |
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