Informal employment in agriculture in India
India: Informal employment in agriculture was 98.88 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.88
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 78 countries
All-time high
99.56
in 2019
All-time low
98.88
in 2023
Years of data
8
2010–2023
Informal employment in agriculture in India, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in agriculture in India is 98.88, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in agriculture in India peaked at 99.56 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.88, in 2023.
That places India 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment in agriculture in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.49 | — |
| 2012 | 99.47 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.42 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.56 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.47 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.14 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.91 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.88 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.48 | 99.42 | 99.56 | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.1 | 98.88 | 99.47 | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in agriculture in India?
- Informal employment in agriculture in India was 98.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest informal employment in agriculture recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.56 in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal employment in agriculture recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.88 in 2023.
- How does India rank for informal employment in agriculture?
- India ranks 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is informal employment in agriculture rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Informal employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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