China vs India: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 246,243 1000 No against 160,415 1000 No in China, a difference of 85,828 1000 No.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,859 1000 No | 201,723 1000 No | 152,136 1000 No | China |
| 2000s | 324,058 1000 No | 228,169 1000 No | 95,889 1000 No | China |
| 2010s | 225,194 1000 No | 206,568 1000 No | 18,626 1000 No | China |
| 2020s | 169,918 1000 No | 236,256 1000 No | 66,338 1000 No | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo, China or India?
- India, at 246,243 1000 No against 160,415 1000 No in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo between China and India?
- 85,828 1000 No, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.