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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in China, 2013–2023
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
| 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
- 1 India 349,666 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 35,014 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 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
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,001 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.4804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,271 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 37,938 current LCU per person (2024)
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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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.