ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,619 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa stood at 1,619 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Africa peaked at 1,829 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,226 1000 No, in 2011.
That places Southern Africa 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,599 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,626 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,659 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,678 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,667 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,655 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,655 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,680 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,678 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,658 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,641 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,829 1000 No | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 1,735 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,662 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,436 1000 No | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1,433 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,423 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,411 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,315 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1,247 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,226 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,282 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,371 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1,312 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,471 1000 No | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1,419 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,396 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,409 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,432 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,438 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,458 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,514 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1,590 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1,609 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1,619 1000 No | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,655 1000 No | 1,599 1000 No | 1,680 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,554 1000 No | 1,315 1000 No | 1,829 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,357 1000 No | 1,226 1000 No | 1,471 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,538 1000 No | 1,438 1000 No | 1,619 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Africa?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Africa was 1,619 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,829 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,226 1000 No in 2011.
- How does Southern Africa rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.