ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 60 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 60 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
India ranks 5th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 51.2 % | — |
| 2019 | 52.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 57.9 % | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 59.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 59.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 60.8 % | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 60 % | -1.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 60 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.45 %, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8 % | 51.2 % | 52.4 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 59.4 % | 57.9 % | 60.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Cabo Verde 5.4 %
- 2 Pakistan 63.9 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 51.7 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23.4 % compare
- 3 Zambia 62.2 % compare
- 4 Mali 61.6 % compare
- 4 Viet Nam 23.1 % compare
- 5 Türkiye 18.8 % compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 12.3 %
- 6 Zimbabwe 55.7 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11.8 % compare
- 7 Rwanda 53 % compare
- 8 Bhutan 52.3 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.2 %
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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in India?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in India was 60 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2 % in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- India ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.