ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 12,466 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 12,466 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 12,466 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,716 1000 No, in 1991.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, 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 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,716 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 5,057 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 5,424 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 5,871 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 6,191 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6,210 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,348 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6,548 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6,890 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 7,157 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 7,481 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7,697 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7,870 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8,052 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8,240 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8,298 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8,335 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8,375 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,453 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8,480 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8,527 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,578 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,748 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8,897 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 9,077 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 9,392 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 9,708 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9,933 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 10,156 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,556 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 11,048 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 11,503 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 11,781 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 12,114 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 12,466 1000 No | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,917 1000 No | 4,716 1000 No | 6,890 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,996 1000 No | 7,157 1000 No | 8,453 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,149 1000 No | 8,480 1000 No | 10,156 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,578 1000 No | 10,556 1000 No | 12,466 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 India 100,287 1000 No compare
- 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
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,898 1000 No compare
- 6 Nigeria 12,788 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 6,708 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,746 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 12,277 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 12,466 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,466 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,716 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.