Labor force, total, per capita in India
India: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4219 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in India, 1990β2025
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 121st out of 188 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.
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
- 118 French Polynesia 0.4271 units per person compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.427 units per person compare
- 120 Bangladesh 0.4254 units per person compare
- 122 Ethiopia 0.4191 units per person compare
- 123 Fiji 0.4182 units per person compare
- 124 Myanmar 0.4182 units per person 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, 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 121st out of 188 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 Γ· 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.