ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 21,934 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 21,934 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 21,934 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,626 1000 No, in 1991.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 20 countries on this measure, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,626 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 9,218 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 9,856 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 10,619 1000 No | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 11,174 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 11,210 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 11,503 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11,844 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 12,452 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 12,903 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 13,471 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13,804 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 14,115 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 14,404 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14,721 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 14,863 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,968 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15,063 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15,293 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15,358 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15,489 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15,640 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,911 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16,146 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16,434 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17,001 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 17,556 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 17,899 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18,281 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 18,945 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 19,779 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 20,471 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 20,885 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 21,384 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 21,934 1000 No | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,723 1000 No | 8,626 1000 No | 12,452 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 14,361 1000 No | 12,903 1000 No | 15,293 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,572 1000 No | 15,358 1000 No | 18,281 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,566 1000 No | 18,945 1000 No | 21,934 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 India 246,243 1000 No compare
- 2 China 160,415 1000 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 159,883 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 38,855 1000 No compare
- 5 Nigeria 37,896 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 21,643 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 33,014 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 14,068 1000 No compare
- 7 Bangladesh 31,830 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,231 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 21,934 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21,934 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,626 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.