Children in employment in India
India: Children in employment was 4,592 in 2025. β² Rising
Children in employment in India, 2021β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in employment in India is 4,592, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over five years.
That places India 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Pakistan 2,969
- 3 United States 2,174
- 4 Angola 808.27 compare
More work & labour data for India
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5078 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 876,613 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 782,365 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 743,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 761,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 1.51 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in employment in India?
- Children in employment in India was 4,592 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest children in employment recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6,079 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children in employment recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,125 in 2021.
- How does India rank for children in employment?
- India ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Children in employment (15-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator is based on harmonized definitions used by the ILO in the context of producing global estimates. Data may differ from nationally reported figures. This indicator refers to children ages 5-17 years old engaged in any form of market production and certain types of non-market production (principally that of goods such as agricultural produce for own use). This includes work in both the formal and informal economy, inside and outside family settings, for pay or profit (cash or in-kind, part-time or full-time) and domestic work outside the child's own household for an employer (paid or unpaid). Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Child Labour Statistics (CHILD) database description.