ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, mainland
China, mainland: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 96,956 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 96,956 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland peaked at 223,097 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 96,956 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 | 223,097 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 220,756 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 214,804 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 209,204 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 203,942 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 199,713 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 198,580 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 198,990 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 200,341 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 200,674 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 201,154 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 202,173 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 200,457 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 195,754 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 190,359 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 184,188 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 178,428 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 174,051 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 168,598 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 163,956 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 157,224 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 151,996 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 143,577 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 136,283 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 131,437 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 127,490 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 123,733 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 119,356 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 114,418 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 106,784 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 105,390 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 107,105 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 102,853 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 99,439 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 96,956 1000 No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207,714 1000 No | 198,580 1000 No | 223,097 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 189,584 1000 No | 168,598 1000 No | 202,173 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,947 1000 No | 114,418 1000 No | 163,956 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,088 1000 No | 96,956 1000 No | 107,105 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 India 145,956 1000 No compare
- 2 China 97,357 1000 No compare
- 4 Nigeria 25,108 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 10,744 1000 No compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,468 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 24,580 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 21,332 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,360 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland
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- 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 96,956 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 223,097 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 96,956 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 26.2%. 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 — 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.