In 2021, the European Union's solar market had employed a total of 465,595 full-time equivalents (FTEs), including both direct and indirect jobs. The deployment segment had the largest workforce that year, at over 367 thousand FTEs. This was followed by the manufacturing segment, but by a wide margin, with employment figures amounting to nearly 44.2 thousand FTEs in 2021.
Number of jobs in the European Union's solar market in 2021, by segment (in full-time equivalents)
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Statistics on Solar PV in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Global solar photovoltaic capacity by region 2021
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Installed capacity
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- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative capacity in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
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- Premium Statistic Net capacity of solar PV installed in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
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- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaics capacity installed per inhabitant in the EU-27 2021, by country
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Electricity production
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- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in the European Union (EU-27) 2012-2021
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- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in Germany 2012-2021
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Employment figures of the solar market in the European Union 2021, by segment
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Manufacturing
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- Premium Statistic Manufacturing capacity of solar PV components in the EU 2023
- Premium Statistic Number solar PV manufacturing companies in the EU 2023, by component
- Premium Statistic Manufacturing capacity of solar PV components in the EU 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Solar PV manufacturing companies in the EU 2023, by country
Concentrated solar power and solar thermal
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SolarPower Europe. (September 21, 2022). Number of jobs in the European Union's solar market in 2021, by segment (in full-time equivalents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364484/solar-market-employment-by-segment-european-union/
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SolarPower Europe. "Number of Jobs in The European Union's Solar Market in 2021, by Segment (in Full-time Equivalents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364484/solar-market-employment-by-segment-european-union/
SolarPower Europe, Number of jobs in the European Union's solar market in 2021, by segment (in full-time equivalents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364484/solar-market-employment-by-segment-european-union/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of jobs in the European Union's solar market in 2021, by segment (in full-time equivalents) [Graph], SolarPower Europe, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364484/solar-market-employment-by-segment-european-union/