Labour Force (Total) rose 2.84% to 477 mil in India in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in India reached an all time high of 489 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 315 mil in 1990. When compared to India's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Bangladesh amounted to 71.0 mil, 791 mil in China, 73.1 mil in Pakistan and 8.27 mil in Sri Lanka in 2021.
India has been ranked 2nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 8.63 | 8.91 | 9.25 | 9.61 | 9.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | mil | 62.0 | 63.2 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 69.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.342 | 0.347 | 0.352 | 0.358 | 0.363 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | mil | 0.191 | 0.203 | 0.212 | 0.220 | 0.226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 8.44 | 8.57 | 8.74 | 8.49 | 8.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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