ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, mainland
China, mainland: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 62,928 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, mainland, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 62,928 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland peaked at 159,730 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62,928 1000 No, in 2025.
China, mainland ranks 3rd of 175 countries 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 China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 159,730 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 158,208 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 152,296 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 146,239 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 140,244 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 135,825 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 135,891 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 137,825 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 141,181 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 143,375 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 145,070 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 147,164 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 145,853 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 139,486 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 133,926 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 127,694 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 122,495 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 118,803 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 114,071 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 110,003 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 104,215 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 100,600 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 92,555 1000 No | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 85,846 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 81,818 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 79,288 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 77,179 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 74,294 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 70,711 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 65,618 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 66,829 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 70,726 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 66,934 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 64,582 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 62,928 1000 No | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,271 1000 No | 135,825 1000 No | 159,730 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 133,794 1000 No | 114,071 1000 No | 147,164 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,651 1000 No | 70,711 1000 No | 110,003 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,269 1000 No | 62,928 1000 No | 70,726 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 India 100,287 1000 No compare
- 2 China 63,058 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 18,288 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,466 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 14,275 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,898 1000 No compare
- 6 Nigeria 12,788 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 6,708 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.8659 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland was 62,928 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 159,730 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,928 1000 No in 2025.
- How does China, mainland rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.