ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 11,682 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 11,682 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia peaked at 12,725 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,825 1000 No, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,825 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 7,193 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 7,329 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 7,545 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 7,721 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 7,795 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7,975 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 8,226 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 8,373 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8,759 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 9,116 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 9,598 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10,156 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 10,530 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 11,034 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 11,288 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 11,490 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11,723 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11,977 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12,123 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12,321 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12,572 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 12,725 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12,442 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 12,100 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 11,796 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11,400 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 11,047 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 10,612 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 10,849 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 10,973 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11,318 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 11,463 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 11,546 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 11,682 1000 No | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,665 1000 No | 6,825 1000 No | 8,373 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,567 1000 No | 8,759 1000 No | 11,977 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,914 1000 No | 10,612 1000 No | 12,725 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,305 1000 No | 10,849 1000 No | 11,682 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 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
- 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 Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia was 11,682 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,725 1000 No in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,825 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.