ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Asia
Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 244,335 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Asia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia stood at 244,335 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia peaked at 304,295 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 212,784 1000 No, in 2018.
Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 287,286 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 288,784 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 283,936 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 281,250 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 277,678 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 276,450 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 278,882 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 286,678 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 293,295 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 300,111 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 301,551 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 304,295 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 304,115 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 296,930 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 291,434 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 282,713 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 277,705 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 273,362 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 267,366 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 262,886 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 254,702 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 246,881 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 237,222 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 229,873 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 225,056 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 220,708 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 216,824 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 212,784 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 213,711 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 214,818 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 225,687 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 239,942 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 245,815 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 245,782 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 244,335 1000 No | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,804 1000 No | 276,450 1000 No | 293,295 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 289,958 1000 No | 267,366 1000 No | 304,295 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,065 1000 No | 212,784 1000 No | 262,886 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,063 1000 No | 214,818 1000 No | 245,815 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 India 100,287 1000 No compare
- 2 China 63,058 1000 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 62,928 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 18,288 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,466 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate -0.5042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.131 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.8041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0192 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7846 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.5277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3164 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia was 244,335 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 304,295 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,784 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — 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.