ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,968 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 2,968 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa peaked at 5,544 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,968 1000 No, in 2025.
Northern Africa ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,910 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 4,140 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 3,865 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 4,071 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 3,912 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 4,078 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3,873 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 3,810 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3,893 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4,148 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3,947 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3,673 1000 No | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 4,192 1000 No | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 4,673 1000 No | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 4,888 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 4,964 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5,544 1000 No | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 5,368 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5,465 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5,346 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5,222 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4,841 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5,156 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 5,181 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,917 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 4,815 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,608 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3,451 1000 No | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 3,229 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 3,071 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 3,182 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,996 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 3,165 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 3,023 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 2,968 1000 No | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,950 1000 No | 3,810 1000 No | 4,140 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,686 1000 No | 3,673 1000 No | 5,544 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,677 1000 No | 3,229 1000 No | 5,346 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,068 1000 No | 2,968 1000 No | 3,182 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 15 Angola 3,865 1000 No compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 134.03 1000 No compare
- 16 Myanmar 3,158 1000 No compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 101.12 1000 No compare
- 17 Burundi 3,008 1000 No compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 68.47 1000 No compare
- 18 Philippines 2,819 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 5.32 1000 No compare
- 19 Malawi 2,694 1000 No compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 2,378 1000 No compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 2,261 1000 No compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.22 1000 No compare
- 21 Cameroon 2,162 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa was 2,968 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,544 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,968 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Northern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.