India Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
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%