Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in India
India: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in India, 1994–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in India is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in India peaked at 7.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1994.
That places India 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in India?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in India was 4.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1994.
- How does India rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- India ranks 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.