ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 6.63 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, Hong Kong SAR, 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 China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 6.63 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 26.32 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.63 1000 No, in 2025.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.32 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 22.76 1000 No | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 21.62 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 21.46 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.88 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 14.41 1000 No | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 12.11 1000 No | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 10.78 1000 No | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 10.67 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.76 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.25 1000 No | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 10.58 1000 No | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 8.17 1000 No | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 9.85 1000 No | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 10.09 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.5 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.36 1000 No | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 9.52 1000 No | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 9.29 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.96 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 8.95 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.85 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.69 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.59 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.41 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.26 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.13 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 7.93 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.45 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 7.37 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.19 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 7.05 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.81 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 6.63 1000 No | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in China, Hong Kong SAR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +29.3% | 7.36 1000 No | 9.52 1000 No |
| 2002 | +28.2% | 8.25 1000 No | 10.58 1000 No |
| 1996 | -27.5% | 19.88 1000 No | 14.41 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.78 1000 No | 10.67 1000 No | 26.32 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.34 1000 No | 7.36 1000 No | 10.76 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.57 1000 No | 7.93 1000 No | 8.96 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 1000 No | 6.63 1000 No | 7.45 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 175 Bahrain 7.79 1000 No compare
- 176 Tonga 7.78 1000 No compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 6.89 1000 No compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1000 No compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 3.84 1000 No compare
- 181 Singapore 3.35 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0045 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.5102 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate 33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -21.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, Hong Kong SAR was 6.63 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, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 26.32 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 1000 No in 2025.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.