ILO estimate of youth unemployment in India
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in India at 16.0% in 2025.
India, 2025
16.0%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
13.8%
Position in 2025
68th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in India over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. 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 | 16.0% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 15.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by −8.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, India has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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