India Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 28.04%, a 0.72% increase from 2021.
- India labor force participation rate for 2021 was 27.32%, a 0.54% increase from 2020.
- India labor force participation rate for 2020 was 26.78%, a 1.38% decline from 2019.
- India labor force participation rate for 2019 was 28.15%, a 1.43% increase from 2018.
| India Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
28.04% |
0.72% |
| 2021 |
27.32% |
0.54% |
| 2020 |
26.78% |
-1.38% |
| 2019 |
28.15% |
1.43% |
| 2018 |
26.72% |
-1.18% |
| 2017 |
27.90% |
-1.22% |
| 2016 |
29.12% |
-1.25% |
| 2015 |
30.36% |
-1.28% |
| 2014 |
31.64% |
-1.30% |
| 2013 |
32.94% |
-1.33% |
| 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% |
-0.09% |
| 1993 |
43.55% |
-0.13% |
| 1992 |
43.69% |
-0.18% |
| 1991 |
43.86% |
-0.22% |
| 1990 |
44.09% |
-0.22% |
