Incidence of part-time employment in India
India: Incidence of part-time employment was 24.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Incidence of part-time employment in India, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
India recorded 24.77 for incidence of part-time employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 333.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of part-time employment in India peaked at 24.77 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.71, in 2012.
That places India 62nd out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Incidence of part-time employment in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.78 | — |
| 2010 | 6.71 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 5.71 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 14.66 | +156.6% |
| 2019 | 14.44 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.07 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 19.09 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 20.85 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 23.99 | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 24.38 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 24.77 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.78 | 7.78 | 7.78 | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.38 | 5.71 | 14.66 | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.69 | 17.07 | 24.77 | 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 incidence of part-time employment in India?
- Incidence of part-time employment in India was 24.77 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest incidence of part-time employment recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.77 in 2025.
- What is the lowest incidence of part-time employment recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 in 2012.
- How does India rank for incidence of part-time employment?
- India ranks 62nd out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of part-time employment rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.7%. 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 Incidence of part-time employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. The incidence of part-time employment, also known as the part-time employment rate, represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this table is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked. It is derived from the indicator on employment by sex and actual weekly hours worked. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.