ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 21,332 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 21,332 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia peaked at 21,332 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,507 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,507 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 10,011 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 10,315 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 10,664 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11,031 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 11,311 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 11,662 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 12,021 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 12,295 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 12,610 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12,982 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 13,404 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13,924 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 14,261 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 14,701 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 15,080 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 15,476 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 15,904 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 16,382 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 16,789 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17,230 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 17,841 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18,361 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18,487 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18,588 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18,639 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18,673 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18,755 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18,782 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 19,168 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19,489 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 20,171 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 20,630 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 20,941 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 21,332 1000 No | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,980 1000 No | 9,507 1000 No | 12,295 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 14,472 1000 No | 12,610 1000 No | 16,382 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,215 1000 No | 16,789 1000 No | 18,782 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,288 1000 No | 19,168 1000 No | 21,332 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 3 China, mainland 96,956 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 25,108 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 10,744 1000 No compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,468 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 24,580 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
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia was 21,332 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,332 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,507 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.