ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 66,315 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 66,315 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Africa peaked at 66,315 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28,358 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 31 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 in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28,358 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 29,334 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 30,077 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 30,913 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 31,832 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 32,616 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 33,526 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 34,440 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 35,271 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 36,287 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 37,329 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 38,565 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 39,910 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 41,100 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 42,374 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 43,444 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 44,473 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 45,731 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 46,785 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 47,331 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 48,837 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 49,721 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52,283 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 52,821 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53,720 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54,524 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 55,146 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 55,704 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56,153 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58,694 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 60,449 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 62,046 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 63,798 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 64,927 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 66,315 1000 No | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,818 1000 No | 28,358 1000 No | 35,271 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 41,600 1000 No | 36,287 1000 No | 46,785 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,624 1000 No | 47,331 1000 No | 56,153 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,705 1000 No | 58,694 1000 No | 66,315 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,468 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 24,580 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 21,332 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,360 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,485 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 16,903 1000 No compare
- 8 Bangladesh 13,542 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,154 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 7,638 1000 No compare
- 10 Türkiye 2,832 1000 No compare
- 10 Uganda 7,036 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,320 1000 No compare
- 11 Thailand 6,968 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.1174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Africa was 66,315 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66,315 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,358 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.