ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 41,259 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Middle Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 41,259 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. 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 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa peaked at 41,259 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,136 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16,136 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 17,026 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 17,900 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 18,882 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 19,694 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 20,024 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 20,533 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 21,092 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 21,972 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 22,688 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 23,487 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 24,098 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 24,747 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 25,370 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26,139 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26,746 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 27,329 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27,692 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 28,129 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28,454 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 28,951 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29,414 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 30,060 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 30,640 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31,133 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31,980 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32,806 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 33,443 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34,171 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 35,394 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 37,236 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 38,107 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 39,086 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 40,219 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 41,259 1000 No | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,251 1000 No | 16,136 1000 No | 21,972 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 25,643 1000 No | 22,688 1000 No | 28,129 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,105 1000 No | 28,454 1000 No | 34,171 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,550 1000 No | 35,394 1000 No | 41,259 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Middle Africa was 41,259 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41,259 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,136 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Middle Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.