ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Japan
Japan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,197 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Japan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan is 1,197 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan peaked at 2,517 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,197 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Japan 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,517 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 2,471 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2,316 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 2,264 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2,222 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2,161 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2,130 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,077 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 2,065 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,008 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1,913 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,841 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1,850 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,843 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,805 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,770 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,755 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,759 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,732 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,684 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,620 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,580 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,512 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,503 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,509 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,488 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,474 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,462 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,409 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,362 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,340 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,319 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,283 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1,226 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 1,197 1000 No | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,247 1000 No | 2,065 1000 No | 2,517 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,828 1000 No | 1,732 1000 No | 2,008 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,524 1000 No | 1,409 1000 No | 1,684 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,288 1000 No | 1,197 1000 No | 1,362 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan was 1,197 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,517 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,197 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.