In the EU, 297 000 people, aged 15-64, worked in water transport in 2023 (0.15% of total employment). Among them, almost 8 out of 10 were men (79% men compared with 21% women). Among the EU countries, the largest number of people employed in water transport was recorded in Greece (49 200 people; 16.6% of all employed in the water transport in the EU), followed by Italy (41 200; 13.9%). These two countries employed almost a third (30.5%) of the total employment in water transport in the EU. The Netherlands and Poland followed, each with 24 200 or 8.1%. (....)