ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 104,150 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Asia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 104,150 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Asia peaked at 231,542 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 104,150 1000 No, in 2025.
Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 231,542 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 228,996 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 222,907 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 217,270 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 211,974 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 207,685 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 206,564 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 207,030 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 208,330 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 208,593 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 208,947 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 209,854 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 208,090 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 203,304 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 197,796 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 191,566 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 185,784 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 181,403 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 175,959 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 171,276 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 164,497 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 159,257 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 150,780 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 143,459 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 138,659 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 134,667 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 130,980 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 126,674 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 121,724 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 114,091 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 112,711 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 114,549 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 110,217 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 106,688 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 104,150 1000 No | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 215,811 1000 No | 206,564 1000 No | 231,542 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 197,130 1000 No | 175,959 1000 No | 209,854 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,197 1000 No | 121,724 1000 No | 171,276 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,401 1000 No | 104,150 1000 No | 114,549 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 6 Ethiopia 21,332 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,360 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,485 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
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.675 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -7.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -3.97 % 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 0.7935 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Eastern Asia was 104,150 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 231,542 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,150 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.