Employment-to-population ratio in India
The ILO estimates that 53.3% of people aged 15 and over in India were employed in 2025.
India, 2025
53.3%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
59.4%
Position in 2025
127th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in India over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 53.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.0%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, India has the 127th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for India
All statistics for India
Labour force participation
55.7%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.0%
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Women's labour force participation
32.4%
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Employment in agriculture
41.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.8%
2025 · World Bank