India · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in India
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
55.66%%
2025Observation year
+0.02 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.658 | present |
| 2024 | 55.639 | present |
| 2023 | 54.697 | present |
| 2022 | 53.587 | present |
| 2021 | 52.522 | present |
| 2020 | 51.547 | present |
| 2019 | 52.284 | present |
| 2018 | 52.482 | present |
| 2017 | 52.671 | present |
| 2016 | 52.852 | present |
| 2015 | 53.031 | present |
| 2014 | 53.206 | present |
| 2013 | 53.364 | present |
| 2012 | 53.509 | present |
| 2011 | 54.131 | present |
| 2010 | 54.766 | present |
| 2009 | 55.627 | present |
| 2008 | 56.511 | present |
| 2007 | 57.418 | present |
| 2006 | 58.345 | present |
| 2005 | 59.289 | present |
| 2004 | 59.445 | present |
| 2003 | 59.606 | present |
| 2002 | 59.765 | present |
| 2001 | 59.923 | present |
| 2000 | 60.079 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.