Employment in industry in India
25.8% of employed people in India worked in industry in 2025.
India, 2025
25.8%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
23.1%
Position in 2025
40th of 182
Employment in industry 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 | 25.8% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 25.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.9%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, India has the 40th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for India
All statistics for India
Employment in agriculture
41.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
32.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
55.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
32.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT