Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in India, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 24.6% for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1991.
India ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 155 Solomon Islands 29.9% compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 28.7% compare
- 157 Timor-Leste 24.9% compare
- 159 Guinea-Bissau 24.3% compare
- 160 Angola 24.1% compare
- 161 Haiti 23.2% 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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in India was 24.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1991.
- How does India rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.