How does China, mainland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?

China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.

Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in China, mainland?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this China, mainland data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland

Name: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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China, mainland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 270,090 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

270,090 1000 No

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

2nd

of 82 countries

All-time high

377,740 1000 No

in 2013

All-time low

270,090 1000 No

in 2023

Years of data

2013–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland, 2013–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 270,090 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland peaked at 377,740 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 270,090 1000 No, in 2023.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in China, mainland, 2013 to 2023.
Year	1000 No	Change
2013	377,740 1000 No	—
2014	366,460 1000 No	-3.0%
2015	354,040 1000 No	-3.4%
2016	341,940 1000 No	-3.4%
2017	328,500 1000 No	-3.9%
2018	314,900 1000 No	-4.1%
2019	301,980 1000 No	-4.1%
2020	287,930 1000 No	-4.7%
2021	278,790 1000 No	-3.2%
2022	274,200 1000 No	-1.6%
2023	270,090 1000 No	-1.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	340,794 1000 No	301,980 1000 No	377,740 1000 No	7
2020s	277,752 1000 No	270,090 1000 No	287,930 1000 No	4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

1 India 349,666 1000 No compare
1 Viet Nam 35,014 1000 No compare
2 China 270,090 1000 No compare
2 Côte d'Ivoire 4,549 1000 No compare
2 United Republic of Tanzania 19,051 1000 No compare
3 Cabo Verde 55.48 1000 No compare
3 Türkiye 8,788 1000 No
4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
4 Indonesia 62,307 1000 No compare
5 Bangladesh 51,154 1000 No compare
5 Republic of Moldova 931.24 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

More economy & growth data for China, mainland

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 40.34 % (2024)
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.29 % (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 56.10 million million SLC (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 7.79 million million USD (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 44.89 million million SLC (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 7.21 million million USD (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 40.83 % (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.95 % (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4.06 % (2024)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 7.65 % (2024)

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland?: Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, mainland was 270,090 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in China, mainland?: The highest recorded value was 377,740 1000 No in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in China, mainland?: The lowest recorded value was 270,090 1000 No in 2023.
How does China, mainland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?: China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in China, mainland?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit: 1000 No
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.