ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in India
India: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 246,243 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in India, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
India recorded 246,243 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in India peaked at 246,974 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 184,172 1000 No, in 1991.
That places India 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 184,172 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 188,215 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 192,298 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 196,424 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 201,254 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 206,081 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 211,223 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 215,954 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 219,886 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 225,633 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 227,846 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 229,904 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 230,611 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 230,690 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 231,354 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 229,599 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 227,045 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 225,928 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 223,076 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 220,500 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 213,961 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 207,048 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 206,827 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 205,890 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 204,769 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 203,049 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 201,747 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 199,938 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 201,951 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 219,212 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 227,113 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 232,185 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 245,807 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 246,974 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 246,243 1000 No | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201,723 1000 No | 184,172 1000 No | 219,886 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 228,169 1000 No | 223,076 1000 No | 231,354 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,568 1000 No | 199,938 1000 No | 220,500 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,256 1000 No | 219,212 1000 No | 246,974 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in India?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in India was 246,243 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 246,974 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,172 1000 No in 1991.
- How does India rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- India ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.