Youth employees in India
India: Youth employees was 36,252 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employees in India, 2018–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
India recorded 36,252 for youth employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
India ranks 1st of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Youth employees in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25,879 | — |
| 2019 | 30,579 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 24,646 | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 28,160 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 31,280 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 32,772 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 35,694 | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 36,252 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28,229 | 25,879 | 30,579 | 2 |
| 2020s | 31,467 | 24,646 | 36,252 | 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 youth employees in India?
- Youth employees in India was 36,252 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth employees recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 36,252 in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth employees recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,646 in 2020.
- How does India rank for youth employees?
- India ranks 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employees rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 Youth employees (15-29). 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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.