Number of people employed in agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Number of people employed in agriculture was 5.79 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 5.79 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 5.79 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million people, in 1991.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.03 million people | — |
| 1992 | 2.12 million people | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 2.23 million people | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2.34 million people | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.45 million people | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 2.53 million people | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.61 million people | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.70 million people | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.78 million people | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.85 million people | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.93 million people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.02 million people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.11 million people | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.16 million people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.22 million people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.29 million people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.36 million people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.45 million people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.56 million people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.83 million people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.88 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.03 million people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.41 million people | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 4.81 million people | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 5.20 million people | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 4.97 million people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.87 million people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.72 million people | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.04 million people | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 5.35 million people | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.58 million people | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.65 million people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.73 million people | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 5.79 million people | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 million people | 2.03 million people | 2.78 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million people | 2.85 million people | 3.56 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million people | 3.67 million people | 5.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 million people | 5.04 million people | 5.79 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More agriculture & rural data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 511.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire was 5.79 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million people in 1991.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.