ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 241,156 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 241,156 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 241,156 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 127,726 1000 No, in 1991.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 127,726 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 131,752 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 135,544 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 139,726 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 143,280 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 146,052 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 149,530 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 153,884 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 157,579 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 161,130 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 162,756 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 164,243 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 165,488 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 168,028 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 170,883 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 173,572 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 176,063 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 178,583 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 181,701 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 183,765 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 187,557 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 188,547 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 193,712 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 194,882 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 196,079 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 198,068 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 199,773 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 202,563 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 204,933 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 213,285 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 220,864 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 227,691 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 233,835 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 236,661 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 241,156 1000 No | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142,786 1000 No | 127,726 1000 No | 157,579 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 170,245 1000 No | 161,130 1000 No | 181,701 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 194,988 1000 No | 183,765 1000 No | 204,933 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,915 1000 No | 213,285 1000 No | 241,156 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 241,156 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 241,156 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,726 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.