ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Australia
Australia: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 308.36 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Australia, 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 Australia stood at 308.36 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Australia peaked at 486.6 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 300.94 1000 No, in 2023.
Australia ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 460.93 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 434.25 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 440.82 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 436.07 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 440.35 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 452.23 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 462.13 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 464.76 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 481.37 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 486.6 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 482.05 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 453.35 1000 No | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 414.28 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 402.83 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 398.94 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 389.82 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 391.08 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 390.17 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 384.23 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 392.19 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 349.1 1000 No | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 350.94 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 331.08 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 325.77 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 313.04 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 316.65 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 320.97 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 332.62 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 332.42 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 353 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 332.36 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 303.15 1000 No | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 300.94 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 313.74 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 308.36 1000 No | -1.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 308.36 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.45 1000 No, 3.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's 308.36 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 308.36 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 452.55 1000 No | 434.25 1000 No | 481.37 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 419.34 1000 No | 384.23 1000 No | 486.6 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 336.48 1000 No | 313.04 1000 No | 392.19 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.59 1000 No | 300.94 1000 No | 353 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 109 Mauritania 359.68 1000 No compare
- 110 Panama 336.25 1000 No compare
- 111 Armenia 333.8 1000 No compare
- 113 Timor-Leste 287.79 1000 No compare
- 114 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 287.38 1000 No compare
- 115 Costa Rica 259.78 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % 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 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Australia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Australia was 308.36 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 486.6 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.94 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Australia ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 — 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.