ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 349,666 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
India recorded 349,666 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
India ranks 1st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 243,018 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 263,542 1000 No | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 279,105 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 296,233 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 329,197 1000 No | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 346,886 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 349,666 1000 No | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 253,280 1000 No | 243,018 1000 No | 263,542 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 320,217 1000 No | 279,105 1000 No | 349,666 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Viet Nam 35,014 1000 No compare
- 2 China 270,090 1000 No compare
- 2 China, mainland 270,090 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 4,549 1000 No
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 19,051 1000 No
- 3 Cabo Verde 55.48 1000 No
- 3 Türkiye 8,788 1000 No
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 62,307 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 52,540 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 513.69 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3168 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in India?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in India was 349,666 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, total (15+), rural recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 349,666 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,018 1000 No in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- India ranks 1st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.