Employers, female (% of female employment) in India
India: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in India, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in India stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in India peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
That places India 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +51.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +51.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | -27.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 164 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.6% compare
- 166 Japan 0.6% compare
- 168 Burundi 0.6% compare
- 169 Afghanistan 0.6% compare
- 170 Senegal 0.6% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in India?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in India was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does India rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).