Employment in agriculture in India
41.6% of employed people in India worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
India, 2025
41.6%
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
World, 2025
25.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
5.1%
Position in 2025
37th of 182
Employment in agriculture in India over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.6% | 25.8% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | 26.1% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | 26.6% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | 26.9% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | 27.5% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | 28.0% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | 29.2% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | 30.1% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | 32.6% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | 33.2% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | 34.3% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | 35.2% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | 37.2% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | 38.7% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | 39.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 42.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 44.3%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, India has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 25.8%.
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25.8%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.0%
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Labour force participation
55.7%
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Women's labour force participation
32.4%
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