This statistic depicts the number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020. In 2020, the number of people working in fishing amounted to around 37.88 million. Some 20.67 million were engaged in aquaculture.
Number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
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FAO. (July 7, 2022). Number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248768/number-of-persons-working-in-fishing-and-aquaculture-worldwide/
FAO. "Number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248768/number-of-persons-working-in-fishing-and-aquaculture-worldwide/
FAO. (2022). Number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248768/number-of-persons-working-in-fishing-and-aquaculture-worldwide/
FAO. "Number of People Engaged in Fishing and Aquaculture Worldwide from 1995 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248768/number-of-persons-working-in-fishing-and-aquaculture-worldwide/
FAO, Number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248768/number-of-persons-working-in-fishing-and-aquaculture-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people engaged in fishing and aquaculture worldwide from 1995 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], FAO, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248768/number-of-persons-working-in-fishing-and-aquaculture-worldwide/