ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 39,094 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 39,094 1000 No.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 40,141 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35,176 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35,176 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 36,193 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 36,847 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 36,838 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,768 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 36,106 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 37,434 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 36,136 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 37,365 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 37,049 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 38,147 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 38,625 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 39,024 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 39,766 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40,141 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39,614 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 38,603 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 38,051 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 38,400 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38,155 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 38,161 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38,337 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 38,348 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37,728 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 38,001 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 38,281 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39,014 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 39,579 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 39,139 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 38,644 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 40,103 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 39,762 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 39,116 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 38,968 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 39,094 1000 No | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,540 1000 No | 35,176 1000 No | 37,434 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 38,742 1000 No | 37,049 1000 No | 40,141 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,474 1000 No | 37,728 1000 No | 39,579 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,281 1000 No | 38,644 1000 No | 40,103 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,688 1000 No compare
- 10 Thailand 11,580 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,474 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 11,470 1000 No compare
- 12 Kenya 10,699 1000 No compare
- 12 Melanesia 1,718 1000 No compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,674 1000 No compare
- 13 Mozambique 10,674 1000 No compare
- 14 Philippines 10,456 1000 No compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 952.85 1000 No compare
- 15 Myanmar 9,999 1000 No compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 934.36 1000 No compare
- 16 Niger 8,704 1000 No compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 866.9 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 29,996 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,098 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.72 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 16.69 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.12 % (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 12.4 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Latin America and the Caribbean was 39,094 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 40,141 1000 No in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,176 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.