ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male in Nigeria
Nigeria: ILO: ILO Modelled Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO … Male was 25,108 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 25,108 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria peaked at 25,108 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,928 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 194 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 … Male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13,928 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 14,359 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14,874 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 15,421 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 15,905 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 16,299 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 16,709 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 17,124 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 17,533 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 17,808 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 18,162 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18,496 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18,723 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18,822 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19,012 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 19,164 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 19,344 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19,560 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19,782 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 19,798 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19,974 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 20,310 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20,517 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20,645 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20,961 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21,468 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21,892 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22,324 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22,725 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22,964 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 23,307 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 24,059 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 24,394 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 24,772 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 25,108 1000 No | +1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 25,108 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 832.42 1000 No, 30.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 25,108 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,221 1000 No, 20.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,795 1000 No | 13,928 1000 No | 17,533 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 18,887 1000 No | 17,808 1000 No | 19,782 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,062 1000 No | 19,798 1000 No | 22,725 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,101 1000 No | 22,964 1000 No | 25,108 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5433 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2993 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nigeria was 25,108 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25,108 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,928 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.