ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 33,014 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 33,014 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia peaked at 33,014 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,332 1000 No, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 6th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16,332 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 17,204 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 17,644 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 18,208 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 18,752 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 19,106 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 19,637 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 20,247 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 20,669 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 21,369 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 22,098 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 23,002 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 24,081 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 24,791 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 25,736 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 26,368 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 26,966 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 27,627 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 28,359 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 28,912 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 29,551 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30,413 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 31,086 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 30,929 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30,688 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 30,435 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 30,074 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 29,802 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29,394 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 30,016 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30,462 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 31,490 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 32,092 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 32,487 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 33,014 1000 No | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,644 1000 No | 16,332 1000 No | 20,669 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 25,040 1000 No | 21,369 1000 No | 28,359 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,128 1000 No | 28,912 1000 No | 31,086 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,594 1000 No | 30,016 1000 No | 33,014 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Ethiopia was 33,014 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,014 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,332 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.