ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 60,699 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 60,699 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Africa peaked at 60,699 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27,888 1000 No, in 1991.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 31 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27,888 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 28,896 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 29,580 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 30,434 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 31,333 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 32,062 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 32,953 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 33,919 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 34,805 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 35,999 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 37,129 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 38,466 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 39,878 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 41,120 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 42,432 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 43,289 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 44,069 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44,948 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 45,703 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 46,108 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47,518 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 47,617 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50,183 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 50,406 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50,771 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 51,099 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 51,070 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51,281 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51,260 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 53,314 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 55,048 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 56,521 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 58,315 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 59,356 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 60,699 1000 No | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,319 1000 No | 27,888 1000 No | 34,805 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 41,303 1000 No | 35,999 1000 No | 45,703 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,732 1000 No | 46,108 1000 No | 51,281 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,209 1000 No | 53,314 1000 No | 60,699 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 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
- 8 Ethiopia 11,682 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 2,067 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 7,719 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,154 1000 No compare
- 10 Mozambique 6,146 1000 No compare
- 11 Kenya 5,827 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 841.76 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.1174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Africa was 60,699 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 60,699 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,888 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.