ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Africa
Africa: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female was 116,161 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Africa recorded 116,161 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa peaked at 116,161 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58,984 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Africa 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Female in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58,984 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 61,221 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 62,715 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 64,981 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 66,738 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 68,223 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 69,600 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 71,210 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 73,111 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 75,525 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 77,323 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 79,422 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 82,058 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 84,480 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 86,701 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 88,312 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 90,246 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 91,349 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 92,536 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 92,992 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94,663 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 94,364 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 97,325 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 98,022 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98,706 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 99,988 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 100,286 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99,863 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99,820 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 103,029 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 106,378 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 108,112 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 111,958 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 113,901 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 116,161 1000 No | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,309 1000 No | 58,984 1000 No | 73,111 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 84,795 1000 No | 75,525 1000 No | 92,536 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,603 1000 No | 92,992 1000 No | 100,286 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,923 1000 No | 103,029 1000 No | 116,161 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 China 63,058 1000 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 62,928 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 18,288 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 14,275 1000 No compare
- 6 Nigeria 12,788 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,466 1000 No compare
- 8 Pakistan 12,277 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa was 116,161 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 116,161 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,984 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.