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China vs India: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 21.68, compared to India's 41.63. That makes China's value 47.9% lower than India's.

China

Rank #79 of 182 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
21.68
Year-over-year
-2.4%
10-year change
-23.4%
Peak
42.60 (2006)
Trough
21.68 (2025)

India

Rank #37 of 182 globally

India trend
Latest (2025)
41.63
Year-over-year
-1.7%
10-year change
-6.0%
Peak
54.27 (2006)
Trough
40.65 (2019)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.