Total labour force in agriculture rose 0.999% to 55.6 '000 in Denmark in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, total labour force in agriculture in Denmark reached an all time high of 198 '000 in 1973 and an all time low of 52.1 '000 in 2011. When compared to Denmark's main peers, total labour force in agriculture in Germany amounted to 494 '000, 142 '000 in Netherlands, 45.0 '000 in Norway and 59.0 '000 in Sweden in 2016.
Denmark has been ranked 22nd within the group of 29 countries we follow in terms of total labour force in agriculture, 3 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | '000 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 79.5 | 75.9 | 81.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 | 809 | 800 | 788 | 781 | 775 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 522 | 518 | 514 | 503 | 504 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.21 | 4.29 | 4.12 | 3.98 | 3.50 | |||
| Netherlands | '000 | 150 | 149 | 147 | 148 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | '000 | 51.4 | 50.3 | 49.2 | 48.1 | 47.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,937 | 1,937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | '000 | 65.3 | 64.2 | 63.1 | 62.1 | 61.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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