ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 292,235 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in India, 2018–2024
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 status of employment in India is 292,235 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
That places India 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 203,143 1000 No | — |
| 2019 | 220,543 1000 No | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 231,465 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 249,445 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 279,055 1000 No | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 291,041 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 292,235 1000 No | +0.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 292,235 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,233 1000 No, 90.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 211,843 1000 No | 203,143 1000 No | 220,543 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 268,648 1000 No | 231,465 1000 No | 292,235 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 3,567 1000 No
- 1 Viet Nam 19,960 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 40,411 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,706 1000 No
- 3 Bangladesh 35,351 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,838 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 29,604 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 626.25 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in India?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in India was 292,235 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 292,235 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,143 1000 No in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- India ranks 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment 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 status of employment, self-employed, 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.