Employers, total (% of total employment) in India
India: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in India, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in India stood at 3.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in India peaked at 3.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2001.
India ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in India?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in India was 3.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
- How does India rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. 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, total (% of total 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).