ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 2.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.4 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
125th
of 175 countries
All-time high
7.1 %
in 1991
All-time low
2.4 %
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in China, Taiwan Province of, 1991–2025

2345671991200820251991: 7.1 %1992: 6.8 %1993: 6.6 %1994: 6.4 %1995: 6.2 %1996: 6 %1997: 5.8 %1998: 5.6 %1999: 5.4 %2000: 5.2 %2001: 5.2 %2002: 5.1 %2003: 5.1 %2004: 4.6 %2005: 4.1 %2006: 3.8 %2007: 3.8 %2008: 3.7 %2009: 3.7 %2010: 3.7 %2011: 3.4 %2012: 3.2 %2013: 3.2 %2014: 3.3 %2015: 3.2 %2016: 3.1 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 3 %2019: 2.8 %2020: 2.9 %2021: 2.7 %2022: 2.7 %2023: 2.6 %2024: 2.5 %2025: 2.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 2.4 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 7.1 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.4 %, in 2025.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 125th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value in China, Taiwan Province of, 1991 to 2025.
Year % Change
1991 7.1 %
1992 6.8 % -4.2%
1993 6.6 % -2.9%
1994 6.4 % -3.0%
1995 6.2 % -3.1%
1996 6 % -3.2%
1997 5.8 % -3.3%
1998 5.6 % -3.4%
1999 5.4 % -3.6%
2000 5.2 % -3.7%
2001 5.2 % +0.0%
2002 5.1 % -1.9%
2003 5.1 % +0.0%
2004 4.6 % -9.8%
2005 4.1 % -10.9%
2006 3.8 % -7.3%
2007 3.8 % +0.0%
2008 3.7 % -2.6%
2009 3.7 % +0.0%
2010 3.7 % +0.0%
2011 3.4 % -8.1%
2012 3.2 % -5.9%
2013 3.2 % +0.0%
2014 3.3 % +3.1%
2015 3.2 % -3.0%
2016 3.1 % -3.1%
2017 3.1 % +0.0%
2018 3 % -3.2%
2019 2.8 % -6.7%
2020 2.9 % +3.6%
2021 2.7 % -6.9%
2022 2.7 % +0.0%
2023 2.6 % -3.7%
2024 2.5 % -3.8%
2025 2.4 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.21 % 5.4 % 7.1 % 9
2000s 4.43 % 3.7 % 5.2 % 10
2010s 3.2 % 2.8 % 3.7 % 10
2020s 2.63 % 2.4 % 2.9 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, Taiwan Province of?
Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in China, Taiwan Province of was 2.4 % 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 China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 7.1 % in 1991.
What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4 % in 2025.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
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226 places, 7,893 data points, 1991–2025
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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.