Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India
India: Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled was 34.01 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India stood at 34.01.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India peaked at 42.9 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.66, in 1971.
That places India 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.9 | — |
| 1971 | 18.66 | -56.5% |
| 1981 | 32.87 | +76.2% |
| 1991 | 33.71 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 32.76 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 31.8 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 30.85 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 30.69 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.71 | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 37.56 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.42 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.27 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 37.12 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.9 | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 28.08 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.25 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 20.75 | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 24.04 | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 26.17 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 27.04 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.26 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 35.08 | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 34.39 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 34.01 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.9 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 1 |
| 1970s | 18.66 | 18.66 | 18.66 | 1 |
| 1980s | 32.87 | 32.87 | 32.87 | 1 |
| 1990s | 32.28 | 30.85 | 33.71 | 4 |
| 2000s | 36.3 | 30.69 | 37.71 | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.8 | 20.75 | 28.9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.83 | 26.17 | 35.08 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India?
- Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in India was 34.01 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9 in 1961.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.66 in 1971.
- How does India rank for female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled?
- India ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Female labor force participation rates slopes with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Female labor force participation rates slopes with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.