ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Asia
Western Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 12,481 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Asia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 12,481 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Asia peaked at 17,010 1000 No in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11,733 1000 No, in 2009.
Western Asia ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16,500 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 16,322 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 15,588 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 16,272 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 16,817 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 17,010 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 16,632 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 16,743 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 16,638 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15,820 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 15,843 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15,066 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 14,549 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 13,185 1000 No | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 12,518 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 12,262 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12,027 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 11,867 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,733 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 12,157 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12,735 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 12,694 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12,728 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,754 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12,616 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 12,605 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12,810 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12,566 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12,371 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12,107 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 12,211 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12,396 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 12,295 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12,475 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 12,481 1000 No | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,502 1000 No | 15,588 1000 No | 17,010 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 13,487 1000 No | 11,733 1000 No | 15,843 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,603 1000 No | 12,157 1000 No | 12,810 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,328 1000 No | 12,107 1000 No | 12,481 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Western Asia was 12,481 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,010 1000 No in 1996.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,733 1000 No in 2009.
- How does Western Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Western Asia ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.