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
30th
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 30th 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.
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 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) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 240.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 882,354 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 457,538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 22,533 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 719.34 (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 30th 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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