ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 69,250 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern 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 Eastern Asia stood at 69,250 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Asia peaked at 166,754 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 69,250 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Eastern Asia 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 166,754 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 165,146 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 159,162 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 153,089 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 147,132 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 142,704 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 142,848 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 144,858 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 148,043 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 150,282 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 151,857 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 153,811 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 152,435 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 145,994 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 140,315 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 134,061 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 128,915 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 125,175 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 120,432 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 116,296 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 110,428 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 106,773 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 98,710 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 91,975 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 87,970 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 85,350 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 83,288 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 80,511 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 76,955 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 71,877 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 73,140 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 77,150 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 73,312 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 70,942 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 69,250 1000 No | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,193 1000 No | 142,704 1000 No | 166,754 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 140,328 1000 No | 120,432 1000 No | 153,811 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,825 1000 No | 76,955 1000 No | 116,296 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,612 1000 No | 69,250 1000 No | 77,150 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,746 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 12,277 1000 No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 11,682 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 2,067 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 7,719 1000 No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,154 1000 No compare
- 10 Mozambique 6,146 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.5381 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 0.307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.074 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -7.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Asia was 69,250 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 166,754 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,250 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.