ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 4,180 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,180 1000 No
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
4,180 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
1,435 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India, 2018–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2018202120242018: 1.4k 1000 No2019: 2.1k 1000 No2020: 2.4k 1000 No2021: 2.4k 1000 No2022: 3.0k 1000 No2023: 4.0k 1000 No2024: 4.2k 1000 No

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

Analysis

India recorded 4,180 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 191.4% over ten years.

That places India 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2018 1,435 1000 No
2019 2,087 1000 No +45.5%
2020 2,370 1000 No +13.5%
2021 2,411 1000 No +1.7%
2022 2,990 1000 No +24.0%
2023 3,969 1000 No +32.8%
2024 4,180 1000 No +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,761 1000 No 1,435 1000 No 2,087 1000 No 2
2020s 3,184 1000 No 2,370 1000 No 4,180 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Viet Nam 1,483 1000 No compare
  2. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 37.67 1000 No
  3. 2 Indonesia 1,930 1000 No compare
  4. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 631.31 1000 No
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 164.06 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 0.38 1000 No
  7. 3 Republic of Korea 705.93 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Thailand 660.93 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Türkiye 161.4 1000 No

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India was 4,180 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, 65+, rural areas recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 4,180 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1,435 1000 No in 2018.
How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
India ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 191.4%. 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, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,479 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.