ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 14,808 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa is 14,808 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa peaked at 17,734 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13,946 1000 No, in 1993.
Northern Africa ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14,036 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 14,234 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 13,946 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 14,355 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 14,304 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 14,491 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14,422 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 14,342 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 14,776 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 14,885 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14,866 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14,726 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 15,538 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 16,743 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 16,836 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17,207 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 17,734 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17,624 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17,459 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 17,266 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17,010 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 16,494 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16,713 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16,565 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16,008 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 15,835 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15,715 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 14,837 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 14,809 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 14,538 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 14,726 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 14,870 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 14,816 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 14,782 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 14,808 1000 No | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,323 1000 No | 13,946 1000 No | 14,776 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 16,362 1000 No | 14,726 1000 No | 17,734 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,125 1000 No | 14,809 1000 No | 17,266 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,757 1000 No | 14,538 1000 No | 14,870 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 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
- 17 Brazil 7,769 1000 No compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 287.79 1000 No compare
- 18 Angola 7,283 1000 No compare
- 18 Polynesia 24.58 1000 No compare
- 19 Mexico 6,847 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -4.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.8107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.4258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.4567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern Africa was 14,808 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,734 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,946 1000 No in 1993.
- How does Northern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.