ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in India

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 95.08 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
95.08 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 79 countries
All-time high
95.08 %
in 2024
All-time low
89.95 %
in 2020
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in India, 2018–2024

0204060801002018202120242018: 91.4 %2019: 92 %2020: 90 %2021: 91.6 %2022: 94.4 %2023: 95 %2024: 95.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in India stood at 95.08 %. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

That places India 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in India, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 91.43 %
2019 91.99 % +0.6%
2020 89.95 % -2.2%
2021 91.58 % +1.8%
2022 94.39 % +3.1%
2023 94.98 % +0.6%
2024 95.08 % +0.1%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 95.08 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.92 %, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 91.71 % 91.43 % 91.99 % 2
2020s 93.2 % 89.95 % 95.08 % 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 3 Cabo Verde 70.66 %
  2. 3 Mongolia 96.33 % compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 83.4 %
  4. 4 Ecuador 95.9 % compare
  5. 4 Republic of Moldova 81.19 % compare
  6. 5 Indonesia 95.12 % compare
  7. 7 Pakistan 94.57 % compare
  8. 8 Uruguay 94.54 % compare
  9. 9 Egypt 94.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in India?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in India was 95.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 95.08 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 89.95 % in 2020.
How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
India ranks 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.