ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 4,485 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 4,485 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 4,527 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,366 1000 No, in 1991.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,366 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 3,464 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,542 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3,618 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3,687 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 3,749 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3,826 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,868 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,860 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,887 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3,894 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3,914 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,931 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,956 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,965 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,008 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4,049 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,064 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,098 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,138 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,169 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,189 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,208 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,228 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,260 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4,254 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,313 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,367 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,362 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,399 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4,422 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,527 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,503 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 4,493 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 4,485 1000 No | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,665 1000 No | 3,366 1000 No | 3,868 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,977 1000 No | 3,887 1000 No | 4,098 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,249 1000 No | 4,138 1000 No | 4,367 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,472 1000 No | 4,399 1000 No | 4,527 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 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
- 7 Pakistan 16,903 1000 No compare
- 8 Bangladesh 13,542 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,154 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 7,638 1000 No compare
- 10 Türkiye 2,832 1000 No compare
- 10 Uganda 7,036 1000 No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 4,485 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,527 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,366 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.