ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in India
India: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 34.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in India, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in India is 34.4 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in India peaked at 58.5 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 34.4 %, in 2025.
India ranks 42nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.5 % | — |
| 1992 | 58.2 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 57.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 57.5 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 57 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.4 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.9 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 55.3 % | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 54.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 54 % | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 50.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 49.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.8 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 48 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 47.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 47 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.6 % | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 43 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 42.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 41.5 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 39.7 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 38.1 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 36.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 40.3 % | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 38.8 % | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 36.9 % | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 36.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.2 % | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 34.4 % | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8 % | 54.5 % | 58.5 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.31 % | 47 % | 54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.17 % | 36.8 % | 46.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.05 % | 34.4 % | 40.3 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in India?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in India was 34.4 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 % in 2025.
- How does India rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- India ranks 42nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — 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.