Unemployment rate of men vs. women in India
India: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in India, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 4.2% for unemployment rate of men vs. women in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in India peaked at 8.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
That places India 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.6% | — |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate of men vs. women in India?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in India was 4.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does India rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- India ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.