Labor force, female, per capita in India
India: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1195 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in India, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in India stood at 0.1195 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in India peaked at 0.1195 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0902 units per person, in 1990.
That places India 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0902 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0908 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0915 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0922 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.093 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0953 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0976 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1025 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.105 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1076 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1085 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1094 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1104 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1114 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1125 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1088 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1052 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0982 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0948 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0927 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0905 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0908 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0912 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0918 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0925 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0932 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0943 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.093 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0998 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1063 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1128 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1187 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1195 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0958 units per person | 0.0902 units per person | 0.105 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1074 units per person | 0.0982 units per person | 0.1125 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0926 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | 0.0948 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1084 units per person | 0.093 units per person | 0.1195 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in India?
- Labor force, female, per capita in India was 0.1195 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1195 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0902 units per person in 1990.
- How does India rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- India ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.