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

India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 1.5 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.5 %
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
8th
of 20 countries
All-time high
4.3 %
in 2020
All-time low
1.3 %
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024

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

12342018202120242018: 1.5 %2019: 1.3 %2020: 4.3 %2021: 1.8 %2022: 1.3 %2023: 1.4 %2024: 1.5 %

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

Analysis

India recorded 1.5 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

India ranks 8th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in India, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, workers not classified, rural areas — Value in India, 2018 to 2024.
Year % Change
2018 1.5 %
2019 1.3 % -13.3%
2020 4.3 % +230.8%
2021 1.8 % -58.1%
2022 1.3 % -27.8%
2023 1.4 % +7.7%
2024 1.5 % +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.4 % 1.3 % 1.5 % 2
2020s 2.06 % 1.3 % 4.3 % 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 5 Mongolia 2.6 % compare
  2. 6 Angola 2.1 % compare
  3. 6 Austria 2.1 % compare
  4. 9 Republic of Korea 1.1 % compare
  5. 10 Poland 0.8 %
  6. 11 Luxembourg 0.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in India?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in India was 1.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 4.3 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3 % in 2019.
How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
India ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — Share of 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, workers not classified, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
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.