ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 85,387 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 85,387 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 85,387 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42,603 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6th out of 31 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 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42,603 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 44,350 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 45,714 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 47,078 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 48,822 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 49,855 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 51,125 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 52,430 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 53,827 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 55,451 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 56,868 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 58,401 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 59,925 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 61,290 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 62,788 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 63,674 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 64,590 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65,394 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 66,397 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 66,976 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 68,549 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 68,395 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 70,977 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 71,222 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71,615 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 72,203 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72,198 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 72,523 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 72,370 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75,552 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 78,697 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 80,447 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 82,263 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 83,617 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 85,387 1000 No | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,423 1000 No | 42,603 1000 No | 53,827 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 61,478 1000 No | 55,451 1000 No | 66,397 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,703 1000 No | 66,976 1000 No | 72,523 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,994 1000 No | 75,552 1000 No | 85,387 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 3 China, mainland 62,928 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 18,288 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,466 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
- 8 Ethiopia 11,682 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 2,067 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 7,719 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.9081 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 7.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3601 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 85,387 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 85,387 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,603 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.