ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 16,865 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India stood at 16,865 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
India ranks 1st of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9,799 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 11,226 1000 No | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 12,783 1000 No | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 12,783 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13,805 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 15,717 1000 No | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 16,865 1000 No | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,513 1000 No | 9,799 1000 No | 11,226 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 14,391 1000 No | 12,783 1000 No | 16,865 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Viet Nam 2,796 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 4,867 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 2,327 1000 No compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 1.11 1000 No
- 3 Türkiye 503.95 1000 No
- 4 Thailand 1,561 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 541.44 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 0.3362 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 14.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 38,313 current LCU per person (2025)
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 16,865 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 16,865 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 9,799 1000 No in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
- India ranks 1st out of 80 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 72.1%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.