292 000 employed in water transport in the EU

On the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer, Eurostat is presenting 2022 data on employment in water transport (inland waterways or maritime). 

In the EU, 292 000 people aged 15-64 years worked in water transport in 2022 (0.1% of total employment). Of these, almost 8 out of 10 were men (78% men compared with 22% women).

Greece and Italy employed most of the water transport workers in the EU

Among the EU countries, the largest number of people employed in water transport were recorded in Greece (45 900 people; 16% of total employment in water transport in the EU), followed by Italy (35 300; 12%) and Germany (28 600; 10%). 

Source dataset: lfsa_egan22d

At the opposite end of the scale, the EU countries with the lowest numbers were Luxembourg (600; 0.2%), Malta (1 200; 0.4%) and Lithuania (2 300; 0.8%).