Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in India
India: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels was 476,557 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in India, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
India recorded 476,557 Persons for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in India peaked at 482,793 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 228,963 Persons, in 1983.
India ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in India, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 228,963 Persons | — |
| 1988 | 240,590 Persons | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 289,830 Persons | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 331,105 Persons | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 371,978 Persons | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 365,398 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 373,183 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 374,286 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 392,707 Persons | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 350,359 Persons | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 354,229 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 389,224 Persons | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 406,558 Persons | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 444,844 Persons | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 471,886 Persons | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 482,793 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 476,557 Persons | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 234,776 Persons | 228,963 Persons | 240,590 Persons | 2 |
| 1990s | 289,830 Persons | 289,830 Persons | 289,830 Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 360,416 Persons | 331,105 Persons | 373,183 Persons | 4 |
| 2010s | 367,895 Persons | 350,359 Persons | 392,707 Persons | 4 |
| 2020s | 445,310 Persons | 389,224 Persons | 482,793 Persons | 6 |
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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 employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in India?
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in India was 476,557 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 482,793 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,963 Persons in 1983.
- How does India rank for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels?
- India ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels — Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains labour force data on labour market status - population, labour force, unemployment and employment - by sex and by detailed age groups and standard age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.