ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Niger
Niger: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 8,704 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 8,704 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger peaked at 8,704 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,651 1000 No, in 1991.
Niger ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Niger, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,651 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,741 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2,837 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,936 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 3,038 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3,149 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 3,255 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3,349 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3,467 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3,590 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3,698 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3,801 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,915 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4,026 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 4,132 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,286 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4,454 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4,611 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4,794 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4,967 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5,173 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5,106 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5,212 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5,300 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,504 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 5,719 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 5,936 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 6,141 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 6,362 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 6,845 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 7,293 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 7,809 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 8,156 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 8,405 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 8,704 1000 No | +3.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 8,704 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,124 1000 No, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 8,704 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,815 1000 No, 4.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,047 1000 No | 2,651 1000 No | 3,467 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,131 1000 No | 3,590 1000 No | 4,794 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,542 1000 No | 4,967 1000 No | 6,362 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,869 1000 No | 6,845 1000 No | 8,704 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.67 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Niger was 8,704 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 8,704 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,651 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Niger ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.