ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in World
World: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 927,678 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in World, 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 World is 927,678 1000 No, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in World peaked at 1.04 million 1000 No in 2003 and was at its lowest, 873,413 1000 No, in 2019.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 967,617 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 976,809 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 971,585 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 972,294 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 968,624 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 967,061 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 973,000 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 989,378 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 million 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 998,394 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 992,589 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 982,627 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 974,534 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 961,147 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 946,379 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 932,944 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 916,667 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 905,399 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 898,813 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 890,320 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 880,109 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 873,413 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 884,619 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 900,023 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 922,653 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 932,453 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 928,720 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 927,678 1000 No | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 977,159 1000 No | 967,061 1000 No | 1.01 million 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million 1000 No | 982,627 1000 No | 1.04 million 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 917,972 1000 No | 873,413 1000 No | 974,534 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 916,024 1000 No | 884,619 1000 No | 932,453 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in World?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in World was 927,678 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million 1000 No in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 873,413 1000 No in 2019.
- How does World rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.