ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 319,264 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 319,264 1000 No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Asia peaked at 319,379 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 232,208 1000 No, in 1991.
Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 232,208 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 237,788 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 242,590 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 249,011 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 253,237 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 259,214 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 265,453 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 273,624 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 279,238 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 287,071 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 288,909 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 289,970 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 289,740 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 290,920 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 291,726 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 290,938 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 289,397 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 289,533 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 286,766 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 285,070 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 278,738 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 271,619 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 271,630 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 270,881 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 269,616 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 269,076 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 266,392 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 263,609 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 267,681 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 286,495 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 296,431 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 302,862 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 318,819 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 319,379 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 319,264 1000 No | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,707 1000 No | 232,208 1000 No | 279,238 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 289,497 1000 No | 286,766 1000 No | 291,726 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,431 1000 No | 263,609 1000 No | 285,070 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,208 1000 No | 286,495 1000 No | 319,379 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Asia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Southern Asia was 319,264 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 319,379 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,208 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Southern Asia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.