ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 28.98 % 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
India recorded 28.98 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
That places India 26th out of 78 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 | 21.91 % | — |
| 2019 | 24 % | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 26.89 % | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 25.4 % | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 26.34 % | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 27.46 % | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 28.98 % | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.95 % | 21.91 % | 24 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.01 % | 25.4 % | 28.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 824.16 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 648.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.96 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 28.98 % 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 28.98 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.91 % in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- India ranks 26th out of 78 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 32.3%. 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 — 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.