ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 97.22 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
97.22 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 79 countries
All-time high
97.22 %
in 2024
All-time low
94.84 %
in 2020
Years of data
7
2018–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India, 2018–2024

0204060801002018202120242018: 95.8 %2019: 95.7 %2020: 94.8 %2021: 95.6 %2022: 96.9 %2023: 97.1 %2024: 97.2 %

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

Analysis

India recorded 97.22 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

India ranks 6th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 95.77 %
2019 95.69 % -0.1%
2020 94.84 % -0.9%
2021 95.59 % +0.8%
2022 96.94 % +1.4%
2023 97.06 % +0.1%
2024 97.22 % +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 95.73 % 95.69 % 95.77 % 2
2020s 96.33 % 94.84 % 97.22 % 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 3 Cabo Verde 77.93 %
  2. 3 Malta 97.93 % compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 89.38 %
  4. 4 Mongolia 97.91 % compare
  5. 4 Republic of Moldova 81.9 % compare
  6. 5 Uruguay 97.37 % compare
  7. 7 Ecuador 96.78 % compare
  8. 8 Belize 96.51 %
  9. 9 Indonesia 96.31 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in India?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in India was 97.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 97.22 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 94.84 % in 2020.
How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
India ranks 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 — Labour force participation rate 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 — Labour force participation rate 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, 1,544 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.