ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Asia
Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 360,195 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 360,195 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia peaked at 485,152 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 360,195 1000 No, in 2025.
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 | 471,141 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 473,264 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 470,181 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 469,341 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 465,995 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 464,395 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 465,806 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 472,934 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 477,440 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 482,389 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 484,154 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 485,152 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 483,229 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 476,201 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 470,188 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 463,315 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 456,914 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 453,830 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 447,877 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 443,227 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 434,537 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 426,594 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 417,218 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 407,459 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 398,570 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 392,264 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 385,933 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 378,289 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 370,062 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 373,510 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 369,520 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 372,886 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 371,394 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 364,347 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 360,195 1000 No | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 470,055 1000 No | 464,395 1000 No | 477,440 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 470,325 1000 No | 447,877 1000 No | 485,152 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,415 1000 No | 370,062 1000 No | 443,227 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 368,642 1000 No | 360,195 1000 No | 373,510 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 India 145,956 1000 No compare
- 2 China 97,357 1000 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 96,956 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 25,108 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 10,744 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.131 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.5277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7846 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0192 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.8041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0271 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1037 % 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 360,195 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 485,152 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,195 1000 No in 2025.
- 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 down 9.6%. 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 — Male — 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.