In 2018, there are 38,976,000 employees in the fisheries sector, of which 30,768,000 are in Asia, 5,021,000 in Africa, 2,455,000 in America and 272,000 in Europe.
From: https://www.fao.org/3/ca9231fr/CA9231FR.pdf
The number of fishermen in the world has risen sharply in 23 years, but it has fallen in Europe.
1.5 million fishermen in France.
Source: http://www.federationpeche.fr/
In addition, the number of fishing vessels amounts to 3.7 million.