ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Zambia
Zambia: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 4,110 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 4,110 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia peaked at 4,110 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,488 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Zambia 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,488 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,522 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,558 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,610 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,688 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1,757 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1,845 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1,932 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1,996 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,052 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2,124 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,190 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,254 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,315 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,379 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,542 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 2,713 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,893 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2,808 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2,701 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2,749 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,760 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,859 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,955 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3,047 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3,168 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 3,294 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3,332 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,360 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,652 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 3,687 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,640 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3,927 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 4,021 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 4,110 1000 No | +2.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4,110 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,531 1000 No, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4,110 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,815 1000 No, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,711 1000 No | 1,488 1000 No | 1,996 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,427 1000 No | 2,052 1000 No | 2,893 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,023 1000 No | 2,701 1000 No | 3,360 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,840 1000 No | 3,640 1000 No | 4,110 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 33 Ghana 4,445 1000 No compare
- 34 Peru 4,224 1000 No compare
- 35 Afghanistan 4,220 1000 No compare
- 37 Sudan 4,027 1000 No compare
- 38 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,688 1000 No compare
- 39 Russian Federation 3,651 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 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 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Zambia was 4,110 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,110 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,488 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Zambia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Zambia ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.