ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in India

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 349,666 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
349,666 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 72 countries
All-time high
349,666 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
243,018 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in India, 2018–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2018202120242018: 243.0k 1000 No2019: 263.5k 1000 No2020: 279.1k 1000 No2021: 296.2k 1000 No2022: 329.2k 1000 No2023: 346.9k 1000 No2024: 349.7k 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in India stood at 349,666 1000 No. 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 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in India, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
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%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 349,666 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,929 1000 No, 89.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Viet Nam 35,014 1000 No compare
  2. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 4,549 1000 No
  3. 2 Indonesia 62,307 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 8,788 1000 No
  5. 3 Bangladesh 51,154 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
  7. 4 Pakistan 50,927 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Republic of Moldova 931.24 1000 No compare

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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 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 status of employment recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 349,666 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 243,018 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, total, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.