China vs India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 349,666 1000 No against 270,090 1000 No in China, a difference of 79,576 1000 No.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 82 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 308,440 1000 No | 253,280 1000 No | 55,160 1000 No | China |
| 2020s | 277,752 1000 No | 312,855 1000 No | 35,103 1000 No | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural, China or India?
- India, at 349,666 1000 No against 270,090 1000 No in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural between China and India?
- 79,576 1000 No, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.