Total labour force in agriculture rose 1.27% to 57.5 '000 in Belgium in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, total labour force in agriculture in Belgium reached an all time high of 156 '000 in 1973 and an all time low of 56.8 '000 in 2015. When compared to Belgium's main peers, total labour force in agriculture in France amounted to 762 '000, 494 '000 in Germany, 3.45 '000 in Luxembourg and 142 '000 in Netherlands in 2016.
Belgium has been ranked 21st within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of total labour force in agriculture, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 | 54.2 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 52.7 | 54.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 | 150 | 149 | 147 | 148 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,937 | 1,937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 | 964 | 903 | 890 | 842 | 824 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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