ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia
Zambia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,019 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 2,019 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia peaked at 2,019 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 742.31 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Zambia 23rd out of 175 countries 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 742.31 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 769.18 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 799.77 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 829.39 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 870.71 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 908.74 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 959.51 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1,008 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,044 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1,074 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,105 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,135 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,164 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,193 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,223 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,297 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1,377 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,460 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1,421 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,371 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,394 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,397 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,445 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,490 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,530 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,593 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,661 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,694 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,641 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,801 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 1,822 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,782 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,928 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 1,976 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 2,019 1000 No | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 881.25 1000 No | 742.31 1000 No | 1,044 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,245 1000 No | 1,074 1000 No | 1,460 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,522 1000 No | 1,371 1000 No | 1,694 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,888 1000 No | 1,782 1000 No | 2,019 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia was 2,019 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,019 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 742.31 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.