ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia
Zambia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,091 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 2,091 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia peaked at 2,091 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 746.03 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Zambia 35th out of 175 countries 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 746.03 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 752.62 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 758.7 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 781.05 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 817.52 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 848.13 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 885.91 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 924.76 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 951.75 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 978.05 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,019 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1,055 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,090 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,122 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,156 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,244 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1,336 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1,432 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,387 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,330 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,355 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,363 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,414 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,465 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1,517 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,574 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,633 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,638 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,719 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1,850 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1,865 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,858 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,999 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 2,046 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 2,091 1000 No | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 829.61 1000 No | 746.03 1000 No | 951.75 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,182 1000 No | 978.05 1000 No | 1,432 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,501 1000 No | 1,330 1000 No | 1,719 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,951 1000 No | 1,850 1000 No | 2,091 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia was 2,091 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,091 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 746.03 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.