ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nigeria
Nigeria: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 12,788 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 12,788 1000 No.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria peaked at 12,880 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,391 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,391 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 9,701 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 10,054 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 10,474 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 10,820 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 11,059 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11,330 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11,532 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11,795 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 11,957 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12,139 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 12,391 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12,491 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12,504 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12,566 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12,657 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12,748 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12,818 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12,826 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12,790 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 12,716 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12,428 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12,014 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 11,921 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11,991 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12,234 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12,490 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12,698 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12,880 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 12,559 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 12,262 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 11,631 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 12,633 1000 No | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 12,696 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 12,788 1000 No | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,684 1000 No | 9,391 1000 No | 11,795 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 12,510 1000 No | 11,957 1000 No | 12,826 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,416 1000 No | 11,921 1000 No | 12,880 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,428 1000 No | 11,631 1000 No | 12,788 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 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 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 Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria was 12,788 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12,880 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,391 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.