Labor force, total, per capita in India
India: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4219 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in India, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.4219 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in India peaked at 0.4219 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.356 units per person, in 1990.
That places India 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.356 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3574 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3588 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3604 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3621 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3659 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3698 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.374 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3783 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3827 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3872 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3885 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3898 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3911 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3925 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3939 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3902 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3865 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3829 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3794 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.376 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3742 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3723 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3739 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3754 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.377 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3785 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.38 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3814 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3826 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3797 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3892 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3993 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4099 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4194 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4219 units per person | +0.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.4219 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.4219 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4237 units per person, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3665 units per person | 0.356 units per person | 0.3827 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3882 units per person | 0.3794 units per person | 0.3939 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3771 units per person | 0.3723 units per person | 0.3826 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4032 units per person | 0.3797 units per person | 0.4219 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 117 French Polynesia 0.4271 units per person compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.427 units per person compare
- 119 Bangladesh 0.4254 units per person compare
- 121 Ethiopia 0.4191 units per person compare
- 122 Fiji 0.4182 units per person compare
- 123 Myanmar 0.4182 units per person compare
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in India?
- Labor force, total, per capita in India was 0.4219 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4219 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.356 units per person in 1990.
- How does India rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- India ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.