ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 128,207 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 128,207 1000 No, measured 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 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 128,207 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74,584 1000 No, in 1991.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74,584 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 76,806 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 78,910 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 81,125 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 83,036 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 84,612 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 86,513 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 88,727 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 90,791 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 92,643 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 93,164 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93,486 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93,737 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94,954 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 96,352 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 97,922 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 98,876 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99,965 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 101,147 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 101,589 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 103,670 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 104,812 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 107,434 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 107,274 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 107,130 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 107,737 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 108,461 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 109,302 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 110,245 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 114,419 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 116,970 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 120,479 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 123,595 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 125,909 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 128,207 1000 No | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,789 1000 No | 74,584 1000 No | 90,791 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 96,225 1000 No | 92,643 1000 No | 101,147 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,765 1000 No | 101,589 1000 No | 110,245 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,596 1000 No | 114,419 1000 No | 128,207 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 India 145,956 1000 No compare
- 2 China 97,357 1000 No compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1757 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2794 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -0.0991 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 128,207 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 128,207 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,584 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.