ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male in Africa
Africa: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male was 147,167 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Africa recorded 147,167 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa peaked at 147,167 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73,199 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Africa 5th out of 32 groups 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 … Male in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73,199 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 75,316 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 77,331 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 79,669 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 81,833 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 83,450 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 85,426 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 87,325 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 89,560 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 91,166 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 93,538 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 95,937 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 98,399 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 100,922 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 102,769 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 104,958 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 106,659 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 108,633 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 110,078 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 110,796 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 112,825 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 114,371 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 117,655 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 118,602 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 120,107 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 122,655 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 124,084 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 125,748 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 127,164 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 131,681 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 135,309 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 139,201 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 142,051 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 144,503 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 147,167 1000 No | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,456 1000 No | 73,199 1000 No | 89,560 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 101,306 1000 No | 91,166 1000 No | 110,078 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,401 1000 No | 110,796 1000 No | 127,164 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,985 1000 No | 131,681 1000 No | 147,167 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Africa was 147,167 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 147,167 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,199 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 — 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.