ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male was 3,862 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Afghanistan, 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 Afghanistan is 3,862 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan peaked at 3,862 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,503 1000 No, in 1991.
Afghanistan ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 … Male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,503 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,623 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 1,821 1000 No | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 1,977 1000 No | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 2,049 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,110 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,170 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,235 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2,302 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,314 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,356 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,418 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2,550 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,642 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,695 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,796 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2,797 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,841 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,806 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,741 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2,815 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,802 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,749 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,665 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,683 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,681 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,673 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,724 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,750 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,874 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 3,019 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 3,493 1000 No | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 3,575 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3,721 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 3,862 1000 No | +3.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 3,862 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,383 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 3,862 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 157.81 1000 No, 24.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,977 1000 No | 1,503 1000 No | 2,302 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,621 1000 No | 2,314 1000 No | 2,841 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,728 1000 No | 2,665 1000 No | 2,815 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,424 1000 No | 2,874 1000 No | 3,862 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 21 Mozambique 4,527 1000 No compare
- 22 Niger 4,504 1000 No compare
- 23 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,485 1000 No compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 3,530 1000 No compare
- 26 Mali 3,489 1000 No compare
- 27 Angola 3,417 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1847 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2358 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8814 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Afghanistan was 3,862 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,862 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,503 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Afghanistan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 — Male — 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.