{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-employment-rate/","title":"India Employment Rate (2025)","description":"India's Employment Rate: 53.3 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","India","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"India Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2025)","value":"53.3","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":53.537},{"period":"1992","value":53.561},{"period":"1993","value":53.581},{"period":"1994","value":53.655},{"period":"1995","value":53.975},{"period":"1996","value":54.302},{"period":"1997","value":54.592},{"period":"1998","value":54.892},{"period":"1999","value":55.213},{"period":"2000","value":55.52},{"period":"2001","value":55.363},{"period":"2002","value":55.175},{"period":"2003","value":55.056},{"period":"2004","value":54.928},{"period":"2005","value":54.812},{"period":"2006","value":53.938},{"period":"2007","value":53.076},{"period":"2008","value":52.2},{"period":"2009","value":51.379},{"period":"2010","value":50.586},{"period":"2011","value":50.012},{"period":"2012","value":49.418},{"period":"2013","value":49.267},{"period":"2014","value":49.132},{"period":"2015","value":48.985},{"period":"2016","value":48.83},{"period":"2017","value":48.655},{"period":"2018","value":48.466},{"period":"2019","value":48.88},{"period":"2020","value":47.496},{"period":"2021","value":49.171},{"period":"2022","value":51.003},{"period":"2023","value":52.415},{"period":"2024","value":53.317},{"period":"2025","value":53.31}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"52.4","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"49.2","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"47.5","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"48.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"48.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"48.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"48.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"49.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"49.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"49.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"49.4","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"50.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"50.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"51.4","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"52.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"53.1","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in India (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 55.5 % of total population ages 15+ in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 47.5 in 2020. The latest reading of 53.3 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}