Unemployment rate,Percent in India
India: Unemployment rate,Percent was 6.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
6.0%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
31st
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2009
All-time low
5.3%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2021
Unemployment rate,Percent in India, 2007–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2021, unemployment rate,percent in India stood at 6.0%.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in India peaked at 10.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2019.
That places India 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.2% | — |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -25.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.3% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in India?
- Unemployment rate,percent in India was 6.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2019.
- How does India rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- India ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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