ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 21,723 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Middle Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa stood at 21,723 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa peaked at 21,723 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,397 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 20 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,397 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 8,886 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 9,364 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 9,920 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 10,363 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 10,520 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10,757 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 11,053 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11,535 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 11,931 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12,359 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12,744 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13,109 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13,488 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 13,924 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 14,190 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 14,441 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14,560 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14,688 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14,864 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 15,121 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15,389 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15,810 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16,189 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16,429 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 16,837 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 17,251 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 17,582 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17,949 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 18,573 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 19,557 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20,049 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 20,519 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 21,147 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 21,723 1000 No | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,088 1000 No | 8,397 1000 No | 11,535 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 13,544 1000 No | 11,931 1000 No | 14,688 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,342 1000 No | 14,864 1000 No | 17,949 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,261 1000 No | 18,573 1000 No | 21,723 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.6756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa was 21,723 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21,723 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,397 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Middle Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.