Which has higher number of people employed in agriculture, Lesotho or Libya?

Lesotho, at 229,838 people against 212,549 people in Libya as of 2025.

What is the difference in number of people employed in agriculture between Lesotho and Libya?

17,289 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Libya: Number of people employed in agriculture

Lesotho

229,838 people

in 2025

Libya

212,549 people

in 2025

Lesotho rank

112th

Libya rank

115th

Number of people employed in agriculture over time

Lesotho
Libya

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 229,838 people against 212,549 people in Libya, a difference of 17,289 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 112th and Libya ranks 115th of 186 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	257,575 people	168,897 people	88,678 people	Lesotho
2000s	248,537 people	195,706 people	52,830 people	Lesotho
2010s	213,863 people	201,880 people	11,983 people	Lesotho
2020s	223,097 people	212,298 people	10,799 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people employed in agriculture, Lesotho or Libya?: Lesotho, at 229,838 people against 212,549 people in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people employed in agriculture between Lesotho and Libya?: 17,289 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for number of people employed in agriculture?: Lesotho ranks 112th and Libya ranks 115th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people employed in agriculture
Unit: people
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,974 data points, 1801–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.