ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 19,536 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Middle Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 19,536 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa peaked at 19,536 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,739 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 20 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,739 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 8,139 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 8,536 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 8,962 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 9,331 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 9,504 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 9,776 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 10,039 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 10,437 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 10,757 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 11,128 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 11,354 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11,637 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 11,882 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12,215 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 12,556 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12,888 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 13,132 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13,441 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13,590 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13,830 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 14,026 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14,250 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 14,451 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14,704 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15,142 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 15,555 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15,860 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16,221 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 16,821 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 17,680 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 18,058 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 18,567 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 19,072 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 19,536 1000 No | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,163 1000 No | 7,739 1000 No | 10,437 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 12,099 1000 No | 10,757 1000 No | 13,441 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,763 1000 No | 13,590 1000 No | 16,221 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,289 1000 No | 16,821 1000 No | 19,536 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
- 6 Ethiopia 21,332 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,360 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa was 19,536 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,536 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,739 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Middle Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.