ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal in Zambia
Zambia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal was 2,091 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal in Zambia is 2,091 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 13th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in crop and animal in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,466 1000 No | — |
| 2018 | 1,437 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,476 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,579 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1,569 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,568 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,819 1000 No | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 2,091 1000 No | +15.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2,091 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,091 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2,091 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 880.96 1000 No, 2.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,460 1000 No | 1,437 1000 No | 1,476 1000 No | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,725 1000 No | 1,568 1000 No | 2,091 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 crop and animal in Zambia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal in Zambia was 2,091 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,091 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,437 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal?
- Zambia ranks 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in crop and animal rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities — Male — 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.