ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, mainland
China, mainland: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 159,883 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 159,883 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland peaked at 382,828 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 159,883 1000 No, in 2025.
That places China, mainland 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 382,828 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 378,964 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 367,099 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 355,443 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 344,186 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 335,539 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 334,471 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 336,815 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 341,523 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 344,050 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 346,224 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 349,337 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 346,310 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 335,240 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 324,285 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 311,881 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 300,922 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 292,854 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 282,669 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 273,959 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 261,440 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 252,595 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 236,132 1000 No | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 222,129 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 213,256 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 206,778 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 200,912 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 193,650 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 185,129 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 172,402 1000 No | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 172,219 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 177,832 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 169,787 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 164,022 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 159,883 1000 No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352,985 1000 No | 334,471 1000 No | 382,828 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 323,377 1000 No | 282,669 1000 No | 349,337 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 224,598 1000 No | 185,129 1000 No | 273,959 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,358 1000 No | 159,883 1000 No | 177,832 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in China, mainland was 159,883 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, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 382,828 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,883 1000 No in 2025.
- How does China, mainland rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.