India Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2025
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- India labor force participation rate for 2023 was 30.22%, a 1.32% increase from 2022.
- India labor force participation rate for 2022 was 28.90%, a 0.5% increase from 2021.
- India labor force participation rate for 2021 was 28.40%, a 0.15% decline from 2020.
- India labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.55%, a 0.77% decline from 2019.
| India Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
30.22% |
1.32% |
| 2022 |
28.90% |
0.50% |
| 2021 |
28.40% |
-0.15% |
| 2020 |
28.55% |
-0.77% |
| 2019 |
29.32% |
-0.84% |
| 2018 |
30.16% |
-0.85% |
| 2017 |
31.01% |
-0.83% |
| 2016 |
31.83% |
-0.78% |
| 2015 |
32.61% |
-0.63% |
| 2014 |
33.24% |
-0.55% |
| 2013 |
33.79% |
-0.48% |
| 2012 |
34.27% |
-1.23% |
| 2011 |
35.50% |
-1.24% |
| 2010 |
36.74% |
-1.05% |
| 2009 |
37.79% |
-1.06% |
| 2008 |
38.85% |
-1.07% |
| 2007 |
39.92% |
-1.08% |
| 2006 |
41.01% |
-1.09% |
| 2005 |
42.10% |
-0.44% |
| 2004 |
42.54% |
-0.44% |
| 2003 |
42.98% |
-0.44% |
| 2002 |
43.42% |
-0.44% |
| 2001 |
43.86% |
-0.44% |
| 2000 |
44.30% |
0.14% |
| 1999 |
44.16% |
0.14% |
| 1998 |
44.02% |
0.14% |
| 1997 |
43.89% |
0.14% |
| 1996 |
43.75% |
0.14% |
| 1995 |
43.61% |
0.14% |
| 1994 |
43.46% |
-0.07% |
| 1993 |
43.53% |
-0.11% |
| 1992 |
43.64% |
-0.15% |
| 1991 |
43.80% |
-0.15% |
