ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in India
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in India at 4.2% in 2025.
India, 2025
4.2%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
4.2%
Position in 2025
111th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in India over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 4.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.6%, the figure has changed by −3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, India has the 111th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
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