ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Japan
Japan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,903 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 1,903 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan peaked at 4,598 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,903 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Japan 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,598 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 4,446 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4,146 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 4,045 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3,982 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,865 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,792 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,714 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 3,626 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3,526 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 3,359 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 3,167 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3,148 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,130 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,036 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,954 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,948 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,928 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,880 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,779 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2,611 1000 No | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2,545 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,453 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,425 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,412 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,361 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,346 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,338 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,269 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2,174 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2,111 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,076 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,023 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,950 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1,903 1000 No | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,024 1000 No | 3,626 1000 No | 4,598 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,108 1000 No | 2,880 1000 No | 3,526 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,454 1000 No | 2,269 1000 No | 2,779 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,039 1000 No | 1,903 1000 No | 2,174 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Japan was 1,903 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,598 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,903 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Japan ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.