ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 1,456 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
India recorded 1,456 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
India ranks 8th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,390 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 1,144 1000 No | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 1,305 1000 No | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 1,572 1000 No | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 1,453 1000 No | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1,573 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 1,456 1000 No | -7.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,456 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 198.27 1000 No, 7.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,267 1000 No | 1,144 1000 No | 1,390 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,472 1000 No | 1,305 1000 No | 1,573 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 5 Philippines 2,594 1000 No compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 364.04 1000 No
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.21 1000 No compare
- 6 Egypt 2,481 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 39.6 1000 No compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1,938 1000 No compare
- 9 Myanmar 1,422 1000 No
- 10 Colombia 1,049 1000 No compare
- 11 Ecuador 787.13 1000 No compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in India?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in India was 1,456 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,573 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,144 1000 No in 2019.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- India ranks 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — 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.