Number of people employed in agriculture in Libya
Libya: Number of people employed in agriculture was 212,549 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Libya, 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
Libya recorded 212,549 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Libya peaked at 224,200 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 149,616 people, in 1991.
That places Libya 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Libya, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 149,616 people | — |
| 1992 | 154,974 people | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 162,120 people | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 165,530 people | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 171,564 people | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 174,790 people | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 175,706 people | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 180,773 people | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 185,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 187,443 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 191,011 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 197,861 people | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 194,789 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 196,824 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 194,307 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 194,802 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 194,723 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,502 people | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 204,800 people | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 205,529 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 192,677 people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 188,689 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 198,619 people | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 208,500 people | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 207,261 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 209,447 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 201,218 people | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 199,439 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 207,421 people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 197,165 people | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 199,876 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 224,200 people | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 219,879 people | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 220,120 people | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 212,549 people | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168,897 people | 149,616 people | 185,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 195,706 people | 187,443 people | 204,800 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,880 people | 188,689 people | 209,447 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,298 people | 197,165 people | 224,200 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Libya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -37.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 96.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1209 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Libya?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Libya was 212,549 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 224,200 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,616 people in 1991.
- How does Libya rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Libya ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.