Labor force, total, annual growth rate in India
India: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 1.5 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in India, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in India is 1.5 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 53.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in India peaked at 3.57 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2174 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places India 86th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.5019 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.5611 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 0.2174 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 83 Maldives 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Bangladesh 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Iceland 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Paraguay 1.49 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Australia 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 89 South Africa 1.4 % change on previous year compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in India?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in India was 1.5 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2174 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does India rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.