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India Average Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Name: India Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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7.18% 35 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

India's average unemployment rate from 1991 to 2025 was 7.18%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.22%	−0.72pp	70th
2024	4.17%	−0.77pp	73rd
2023	4.17%	−1.13pp	79th
2022	4.82%	−2.54pp	85th
2021	6.38%	−2.28pp	103rd
2020	7.86%	+0.38pp	118th
2019	6.51%	−2.39pp	117th
2018	7.65%	+0.03pp	125th
2017	7.63%	+0.02pp	120th
2016	7.61%	−0.02pp	115th
2015	7.63%	−0.03pp	117th
2014	7.66%	−0.02pp	114th
2013	7.68%	+0.03pp	112th
2012	7.65%	+0.04pp	108th
2011	7.61%	−0.02pp	110th
2010	7.63%	−0.00pp	107th
2009	7.64%	+0.01pp	104th
2008	7.63%	+0.07pp	124th
2007	7.56%	+0.01pp	120th
2006	7.55%	+0.00pp	114th
2005	7.55%	−0.05pp	105th
2004	7.60%	−0.04pp	102nd
2003	7.63%	−0.05pp	100th
2002	7.68%	+0.07pp	102nd
2001	7.61%	+0.02pp	105th
2000	7.59%	+0.01pp	103rd
1999	7.58%	−0.01pp	100th
1998	7.60%	+0.02pp	98th
1997	7.57%	+0.04pp	98th
1996	7.54%	−0.03pp	96th
1995	7.57%	−0.02pp	99th
1994	7.59%	−0.07pp	98th
1993	7.66%	+0.01pp	102nd
1992	7.65%	+0.01pp	109th
1991	7.64%	–	113th

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