Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 1.44% to 45.6% in India in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in India reached an all time high of 58.3% in 1990 and an all time low of 44.9% in 2020. When compared to India's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Bangladesh amounted to 57.0%, 68.1% in China, 50.1% in Pakistan and 48.6% in Sri Lanka in 2021.
India has been ranked 153rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | % | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.3% | 47.4% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | % | 56.3% | 56.1% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 63.1% | 63.0% | 62.8% | 62.7% | 62.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 70.3% | 70.1% | 69.8% | 69.4% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 49.8% | 49.2% | 48.6% | 48.0% | 48.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 41.3% | 42.6% | 43.7% | 44.0% | 43.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 59.6% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 64.5% | 64.3% | 64.4% | 64.8% | 65.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 56.8% | 57.6% | 57.7% | 57.5% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 64.7% | 63.0% | 61.2% | 61.5% | 59.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 52.0% | 51.7% | 51.3% | 51.0% | 50.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 62.6% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.9% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 53.7% | 53.7% | 54.0% | 51.7% | 51.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% |
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