ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 14.28 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in India is 14.28 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
That places India 29th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.75 % | — |
| 2019 | 9.16 % | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 10.42 % | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 9.67 % | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 11.73 % | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 13.98 % | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 14.28 % | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.96 % | 6.75 % | 9.16 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.02 % | 9.67 % | 14.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 26 Serbia 15.56 % compare
- 27 Mexico 15.43 % compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 14.77 % compare
- 30 Australia 13.46 % compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 12.79 %
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.95 % 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 393.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 291.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 9.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 14.28 % 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 14.28 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 % in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- India ranks 29th out of 76 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 111.6%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — 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.