ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 9,231 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 9,231 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 9,295 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,573 1000 No, in 1991.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,573 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 6,798 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 6,978 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7,134 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 7,302 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 7,450 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 7,646 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 7,742 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7,710 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 7,779 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7,789 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,836 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,872 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7,923 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7,938 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,038 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8,134 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8,160 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8,250 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8,337 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8,391 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,433 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8,473 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8,516 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8,592 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8,564 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8,695 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8,834 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 8,844 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,951 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9,094 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9,295 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9,251 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9,242 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 9,231 1000 No | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,259 1000 No | 6,573 1000 No | 7,742 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,972 1000 No | 7,779 1000 No | 8,250 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,568 1000 No | 8,337 1000 No | 8,844 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,178 1000 No | 8,951 1000 No | 9,295 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,934 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 38,855 1000 No compare
- 5 Nigeria 37,896 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 21,643 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 33,014 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 14,068 1000 No compare
- 7 Bangladesh 31,830 1000 No compare
- 8 Pakistan 29,180 1000 No compare
- 9 Türkiye 4,899 1000 No compare
- 9 Uganda 14,755 1000 No compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,688 1000 No compare
- 10 Thailand 11,580 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.1443 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.1456 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.1545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0341 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0011 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 9,231 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,295 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,573 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.