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

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 5,167 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
5,167 1000 No
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
1st
of 20 countries
All-time high
12,124 1000 No
in 2020
All-time low
3,478 1000 No
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2018202120242018: 3.8k 1000 No2019: 3.5k 1000 No2020: 12.1k 1000 No2021: 5.4k 1000 No2022: 4.1k 1000 No2023: 4.8k 1000 No2024: 5.2k 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 5,167 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

That places India 1st out of 20 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, workers not classified, rural areas — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2018 3,756 1000 No
2019 3,478 1000 No -7.4%
2020 12,124 1000 No +248.6%
2021 5,408 1000 No -55.4%
2022 4,135 1000 No -23.5%
2023 4,758 1000 No +15.1%
2024 5,167 1000 No +8.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 5,167 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,019 1000 No, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,617 1000 No 3,478 1000 No 3,756 1000 No 2
2020s 6,318 1000 No 4,135 1000 No 12,124 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 58.33 1000 No
  2. 1 Viet Nam 0.6 1000 No compare
  3. 2 Egypt 2,066 1000 No compare
  4. 3 Pakistan 1,898 1000 No compare
  5. 4 Georgia 361.72 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 22 places →

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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 5,167 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 12,124 1000 No in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 3,478 1000 No in 2019.
How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
India ranks 1st out of 20 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 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, workers not classified, 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, workers not classified, 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
22 places, 255 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.