Unemployment rate of males vs females in India
India: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 4.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in India, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 4.25 for unemployment rate of males vs females 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 males vs females in India peaked at 8.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.21, 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 males vs females in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.62 | — |
| 1992 | 7.63 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.64 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.57 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.54 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.51 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.55 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.57 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.56 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.56 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.59 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.66 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.61 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.57 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.52 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.53 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.54 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.61 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.62 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.61 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.59 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.62 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.66 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.64 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.61 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.59 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.61 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.63 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.65 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 8.22 | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 6.72 | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 4.91 | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 4.22 | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 4.21 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.25 | +1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.27, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 4.25 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.04, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -27.0% | 6.72 | 4.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.58 | 7.51 | 7.64 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.58 | 7.52 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 | 6.65 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 | 4.21 | 8.22 | 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 unemployment rate of males vs females in India?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in India was 4.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 in 2024.
- How does India rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- India ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).