Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India

India: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
57th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India, 1983–2019

00.020.040.060.081983200120191983: 0.035 % of total labor force in working age1987: 0.041 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.03 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.037 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.039 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.038 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.036 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.032 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.033 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.077 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.

That places India 57th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1983 0.0%
1987 0.0% +17.0%
1993 0.0% -26.2%
1999 0.0% +22.7%
2004 0.0% +4.5%
2005 0.0% -2.5%
2007 0.0% -5.2%
2009 0.0% -11.3%
2011 0.0% +3.5%
2017 0.1% +125.5%
2018 0.1% +0.8%
2019 0.1% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 54 Mauritius 0.1% compare
  2. 55 Egypt 0.1% compare
  3. 56 Argentina 0.1% compare
  4. 58 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
  5. 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
  6. 60 Sweden 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
How does India rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
India ranks 57th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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