Employees in India
India: Employees was 120,546 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in India, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employees in India stood at 120,546. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in India peaked at 120,546 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74,400, in 2012.
India ranks 2nd of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Employees in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 74,400 | — |
| 2018 | 87,276 | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 96,898 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 82,956 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 92,608 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 101,451 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 110,981 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 116,796 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 120,546 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86,192 | 74,400 | 96,898 | 3 |
| 2020s | 104,223 | 82,956 | 120,546 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More work & labour data for India
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5078 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 876,613 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 782,365 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 743,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 761,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.51 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in India?
- Employees in India was 120,546 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 120,546 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,400 in 2012.
- How does India rank for employees?
- India ranks 2nd out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.