ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Zambia
Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 3,959 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Zambia stood at 3,959 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 10th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,042 1000 No | — |
| 2018 | 2,944 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,900 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3,147 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 3,076 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3,020 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,517 1000 No | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 3,959 1000 No | +12.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3,959 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,517 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3,959 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 915.09 1000 No, 4.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,962 1000 No | 2,900 1000 No | 3,042 1000 No | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,344 1000 No | 3,020 1000 No | 3,959 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Zambia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Zambia was 3,959 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,959 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,900 1000 No in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, self-employed — 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.