ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 1,378 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea stood at 1,378 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea peaked at 2,337 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,272 1000 No, in 2016.
Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,337 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,264 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2,169 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,026 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1,898 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1,809 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,764 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,717 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,689 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,652 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,576 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,548 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,518 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,501 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,435 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,337 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1,272 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,279 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,340 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,395 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,445 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,458 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,526 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,513 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,485 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 1,378 1000 No | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,933 1000 No | 1,652 1000 No | 2,337 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,420 1000 No | 1,272 1000 No | 1,576 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,468 1000 No | 1,378 1000 No | 1,526 1000 No | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Republic of Korea was 1,378 1000 No in 2025, 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,337 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,272 1000 No in 2016.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Republic of Korea ranks 21st out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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, total — 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.