ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in World
World: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 376,762 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in World, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
World recorded 376,762 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in World peaked at 406,387 1000 No in 2003 and was at its lowest, 329,436 1000 No, in 2018.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 367,475 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 371,738 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 367,880 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 367,467 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 365,721 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 365,195 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 368,436 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 377,215 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 387,689 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 396,758 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 399,684 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 404,268 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 406,387 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 401,300 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 398,326 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 390,777 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 387,006 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 383,185 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 377,701 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 373,560 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 367,010 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 358,830 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 351,798 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 344,825 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 340,666 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 337,609 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 333,774 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 329,436 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 330,162 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 334,612 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 349,601 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 365,312 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 374,479 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 376,069 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 376,762 1000 No | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 370,980 1000 No | 365,195 1000 No | 387,689 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 394,539 1000 No | 377,701 1000 No | 406,387 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 346,767 1000 No | 329,436 1000 No | 373,560 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 362,806 1000 No | 334,612 1000 No | 376,762 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in World?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in World was 376,762 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 406,387 1000 No in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,436 1000 No in 2018.
- How does World rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.