ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,102 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern 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 Southern Africa stood at 1,102 1000 No.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Africa peaked at 1,262 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 816.28 1000 No, in 2011.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,138 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,151 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,181 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,190 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,164 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,141 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,131 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,146 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,138 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,120 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,155 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,262 1000 No | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 1,220 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,139 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 984.52 1000 No | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 962.46 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 964.61 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 954.5 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 890.05 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 838.48 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 816.28 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 855.03 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 915.28 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 876.75 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 975 1000 No | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 974.37 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 943.71 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 932.54 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 962.13 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 959.13 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,007 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1,023 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,081 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1,099 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1,102 1000 No | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,153 1000 No | 1,131 1000 No | 1,190 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,065 1000 No | 890.05 1000 No | 1,262 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 908.96 1000 No | 816.28 1000 No | 975 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,045 1000 No | 959.13 1000 No | 1,102 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Africa was 1,102 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,262 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 816.28 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Southern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.