Labor force, total, per square kilometre in India
India: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 198.27 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in India is 198.27 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in India peaked at 198.27 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 103.56 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
India ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 103.56 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 106.24 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 108.98 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 111.78 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 114.62 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 118.17 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 121.87 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 125.68 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 129.61 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 133.65 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 137.77 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 140.85 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 143.9 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 146.9 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 149.95 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 152.98 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 153.91 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 154.79 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 155.57 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 156.38 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 157.26 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 158.72 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 160.13 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 162.94 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 165.71 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 168.38 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 171.09 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 173.79 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 176.34 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 178.72 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 179.11 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 185.1 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 191.43 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 198.27 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 198.27 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.18 units per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 198.27 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 164.68 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117.42 units per square kilometre | 103.56 units per square kilometre | 133.65 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.3 units per square kilometre | 137.77 units per square kilometre | 156.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.31 units per square kilometre | 157.26 units per square kilometre | 178.72 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.48 units per square kilometre | 179.11 units per square kilometre | 198.27 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Burundi 229.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 224.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Israel 214.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 189.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 186.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Vietnam 179.89 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in India?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in India was 198.27 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 198.27 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.56 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does India rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.