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India Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 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 for 2019 was 29.32%, a 0.84% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
India Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 43.80%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%