ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Asia
Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 604,530 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Asia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia stood at 604,530 1000 No.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia peaked at 789,448 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 583,773 1000 No, in 2019.
Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 758,427 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 762,048 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 754,118 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 750,592 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 743,672 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 740,845 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 744,688 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 759,612 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 770,735 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 782,501 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 785,705 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 789,448 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 787,344 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 773,131 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 761,622 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 746,029 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 734,619 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 727,192 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 715,244 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 706,112 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 689,239 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 673,475 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 654,440 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 637,332 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 623,626 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 612,972 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 602,757 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 591,072 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 583,773 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 588,328 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 595,207 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 612,828 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 617,209 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 610,129 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 604,530 1000 No | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 753,860 1000 No | 740,845 1000 No | 770,735 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 760,284 1000 No | 715,244 1000 No | 789,448 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,480 1000 No | 583,773 1000 No | 706,112 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 604,705 1000 No | 588,328 1000 No | 617,209 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Asia was 604,530 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 789,448 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 583,773 1000 No in 2019.
- How does Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 — 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.