ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 133,543 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern 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 Southern Asia stood at 133,543 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Asia peaked at 133,543 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67,687 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Southern Asia 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67,687 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 69,745 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 71,849 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 74,257 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 76,416 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 79,506 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 83,014 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 86,797 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 89,834 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 93,931 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 95,161 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 96,203 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 97,097 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 98,588 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 99,614 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98,478 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 97,128 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 96,110 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 94,564 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 93,641 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 90,135 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 86,216 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 85,976 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 86,381 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87,087 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 87,632 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87,094 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86,588 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 92,495 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 99,882 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 110,546 1000 No | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 118,023 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 129,548 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 132,728 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 133,543 1000 No | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,678 1000 No | 67,687 1000 No | 89,834 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 96,687 1000 No | 93,931 1000 No | 99,614 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,324 1000 No | 85,976 1000 No | 93,641 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,712 1000 No | 99,882 1000 No | 133,543 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern 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
- 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 Southern Asia
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.4633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.858 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Asia was 133,543 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 133,543 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,687 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Southern Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.