ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Asia
Western Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 8,543 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 8,543 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Asia peaked at 10,163 1000 No in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7,461 1000 No, in 2009.
That places Western Asia 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,772 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 9,818 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 9,832 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 9,875 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10,034 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10,145 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10,163 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,133 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 9,851 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 9,499 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 9,509 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8,960 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 8,688 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 8,194 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 7,815 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7,693 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,634 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,498 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7,461 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,739 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8,192 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 8,242 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,263 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8,352 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8,260 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8,277 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,440 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8,274 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 8,244 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8,151 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,149 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,337 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8,396 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 8,507 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 8,543 1000 No | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,958 1000 No | 9,772 1000 No | 10,163 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,295 1000 No | 7,461 1000 No | 9,509 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,228 1000 No | 7,739 1000 No | 8,440 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,347 1000 No | 8,149 1000 No | 8,543 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 15 Mexico 5,768 1000 No compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 833.24 1000 No compare
- 16 Kenya 4,871 1000 No compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 377.84 1000 No compare
- 17 Egypt 4,796 1000 No compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 153.76 1000 No compare
- 18 Mozambique 4,527 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 19.26 1000 No compare
- 19 Niger 4,504 1000 No compare
- 20 Afghanistan 3,862 1000 No compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.93 1000 No compare
- 21 Mali 3,489 1000 No compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Asia was 8,543 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,163 1000 No in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,461 1000 No in 2009.
- How does Western Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Western Asia ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.