Economically active population in agriculture in Niger
Niger: Economically active population in agriculture was 4.53 million number in 2012. β² Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Niger, 1980β2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, economically active population in agriculture in Niger stood at 4.53 million number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Niger peaked at 4.53 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million number, in 1980.
Niger ranks 16th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.95 million number | 1.76 million number | 2.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.60 million number | 2.25 million number | 3.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million number | 3.10 million number | 4.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 million number | 4.24 million number | 4.53 million number | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 47.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 47.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Niger?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Niger was 4.53 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 1980.
- How does Niger rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Niger ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.