Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in India
India: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in India, 2005–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 98.7% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in India peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2024.
India ranks 9th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 99.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in India?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in India was 98.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- How does India rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- India ranks 9th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).