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Employment in agriculture in China

Latest: 21.7%
Previous: 22.2%
Change: -0.54 (-2.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in agriculture over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in agriculture in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	59.6%
Dec 31, 1992	58.5%
Dec 31, 1993	56.4%
Dec 31, 1994	54.3%
Dec 31, 1995	52.2%
Dec 31, 1996	50.5%
Dec 31, 1997	49.9%
Dec 31, 1998	49.8%
Dec 31, 1999	50.1%
Dec 31, 2000	50.0%
Dec 31, 2001	50.0%
Dec 31, 2002	50.0%
Dec 31, 2003	49.1%
Dec 31, 2004	46.9%
Dec 31, 2005	44.8%
Dec 31, 2006	42.6%
Dec 31, 2007	40.8%
Dec 31, 2008	39.6%
Dec 31, 2009	38.1%
Dec 31, 2010	36.7%
Dec 31, 2011	34.8%
Dec 31, 2012	33.6%
Dec 31, 2013	31.4%
Dec 31, 2014	29.5%
Dec 31, 2015	28.3%
Dec 31, 2016	27.4%
Dec 31, 2017	26.7%
Dec 31, 2018	25.8%
Dec 31, 2019	24.7%
Dec 31, 2020	23.6%
Dec 31, 2021	22.9%
Dec 31, 2022	24.1%
Dec 31, 2023	22.8%
Dec 31, 2024	22.2%
Dec 31, 2025	21.7%

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