ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in India

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural was 158,236 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
158,236 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 80 countries
All-time high
166,520 1000 No
in 2022
All-time low
134,358 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in India, 2018–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2018202120242018: 134.4k 1000 No2019: 136.9k 1000 No2020: 139.3k 1000 No2021: 147.1k 1000 No2022: 166.5k 1000 No2023: 157.5k 1000 No2024: 158.2k 1000 No

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in India is 158,236 1000 No, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

India ranks 1st of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in India, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2018 134,358 1000 No
2019 136,944 1000 No +1.9%
2020 139,347 1000 No +1.8%
2021 147,054 1000 No +5.5%
2022 166,520 1000 No +13.2%
2023 157,490 1000 No -5.4%
2024 158,236 1000 No +0.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 158,236 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 983.2 1000 No, 160.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 135,651 1000 No 134,358 1000 No 136,944 1000 No 2
2020s 153,729 1000 No 139,347 1000 No 166,520 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Viet Nam 12,231 1000 No compare
  2. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1,826 1000 No
  3. 2 Indonesia 24,641 1000 No compare
  4. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 5,320 1000 No
  5. 3 Bangladesh 21,872 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 24.4 1000 No
  7. 3 Türkiye 3,763 1000 No
  8. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 556.26 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Pakistan 21,803 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in India?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in India was 158,236 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 166,520 1000 No in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 134,358 1000 No in 2018.
How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural?
India ranks 1st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,564 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.