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

China: 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
11
2013–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2013201820232013: 377.7k 1000 No2014: 366.5k 1000 No2015: 354.0k 1000 No2016: 341.9k 1000 No2017: 328.5k 1000 No2018: 314.9k 1000 No2019: 302.0k 1000 No2020: 287.9k 1000 No2021: 278.8k 1000 No2022: 274.2k 1000 No2023: 270.1k 1000 No

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of 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 peaked at 377,740 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 270,090 1000 No, in 2023.

China 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, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in China, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 India 349,666 1000 No compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 35,014 1000 No compare
  3. 2 China, mainland 270,090 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 4,549 1000 No compare
  5. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 19,051 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 55.48 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Türkiye 8,788 1000 No
  8. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Indonesia 62,307 1000 No compare
  10. 5 Bangladesh 51,154 1000 No compare
  11. 5 Republic of Moldova 931.24 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in China?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in China 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?
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?
The lowest recorded value was 270,090 1000 No in 2023.
How does China rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
China 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?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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
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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.