ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China
China: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 97,357 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
China recorded 97,357 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 223,806 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 97,357 1000 No, in 2025.
China ranks 2nd 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, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 223,806 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 221,455 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 215,488 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 209,878 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 204,602 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 200,349 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 199,204 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 199,603 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 200,940 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 201,257 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 201,719 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 202,743 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 201,010 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 196,263 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 190,826 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 184,624 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 178,843 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 174,463 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 169,017 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 164,379 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 157,648 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 152,428 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 144,004 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 136,710 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 131,874 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 127,929 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 124,172 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 119,804 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 114,871 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 107,221 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 105,824 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 107,532 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 103,271 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 99,848 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 97,357 1000 No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208,369 1000 No | 199,204 1000 No | 223,806 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 190,076 1000 No | 169,017 1000 No | 202,743 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,382 1000 No | 114,871 1000 No | 164,379 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,509 1000 No | 97,357 1000 No | 107,532 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 India 145,956 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
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,468 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 24,580 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China was 97,357 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?
- The highest recorded value was 223,806 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,357 1000 No in 2025.
- How does China rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- China ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.