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VNM: the ILO's modelled headline labour series, for comparison with India on the same definitions

221 series, each with its latest value, its change on a year earlier and its trend.

Source ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO - Modelled Estimates) Base ILO modelled estimates (ILOEST) Frequency annual Vintage 2026-03-20 Download CSV, JSON
221 series
Trend Data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age73.1%2024−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age78.5%2024−⁠0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age41.0%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age80.1%2024−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age73.1%2024−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age41.0%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age92.0%2024+0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age70.9%2024+0.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Total, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age32.8%2024−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age77.7%2024−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age81.9%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age41.9%2024−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age85.8%2024−⁠0.4 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age77.7%2024−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age41.9%2024−⁠0.5 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age95.2%2024−⁠0.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age78.8%2024−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Male, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age37.9%2024−⁠0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 15+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age68.9%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 15-64 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age75.2%2024−⁠0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 15-24 (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age40.0%2024−⁠0.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 25+ (youth and adults)All IndiaSex and age74.8%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 15+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age68.9%2024−⁠0.3 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 15-24 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age40.0%2024−⁠0.0 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 25-54 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age88.9%2024+0.2 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 55-64 (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age63.9%2024+0.1 ptSeries data
Labour force participation rate: Female, 65+ (broad age bands)All IndiaSex and age29.5%2024+0.0 ptSeries data
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training: TotalAll IndiaSex10.8%2024+0.0 ptSeries data
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training: MaleAll IndiaSex9.9%2024+0.0 ptSeries data
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training: FemaleAll IndiaSex11.8%2024+0.0 ptSeries data
Employment: Total, 15+, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class5.58 crore2024+0.6%Series data
Employment: Total, 15+, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class8.75 lakh2024−⁠8.2%Series data
Employment: Total, 15+, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class13.38 lakh2024−⁠6.4%Series data
Employment: Total, 15+, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class5.36 crore2024+1.0%Series data
Employment: Total, 15+, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class90.03 lakh2024−⁠6.5%Series data
Employment: Total, 15+, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class4.46 crore2024+2.6%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class52.08 lakh2023−⁠5.0%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class75,1422023−⁠22.4%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.34 lakh2023−⁠11.1%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class48.99 lakh2023−⁠4.3%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class12.95 lakh2023−⁠4.4%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class36.04 lakh2023−⁠4.3%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class5.02 crore2023+0.3%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class8.78 lakh2023−⁠7.5%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class11.96 lakh2023−⁠9.5%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class4.82 crore2023+0.7%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class83.38 lakh2023−⁠3.3%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class3.98 crore2023+1.6%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.84 crore2023−⁠0.6%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class4.52 lakh2023−⁠10.6%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class7.29 lakh2023−⁠9.5%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.72 crore2023−⁠0.1%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class51.43 lakh2023−⁠3.3%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.21 crore2023+0.6%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class26.87 lakh2023−⁠6.9%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class30,3302023−⁠29.5%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class1.23 lakh2023−⁠11.4%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class25.34 lakh2023−⁠6.3%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class7.15 lakh2023−⁠4.6%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class18.18 lakh2023−⁠6.9%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.57 crore2023+0.1%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class4.22 lakh2023−⁠8.8%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class6.06 lakh2023−⁠9.1%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.47 crore2023+0.5%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class44.27 lakh2023−⁠3.1%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.02 crore2023+1.4%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.71 crore2023+0.1%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class5.02 lakh2023−⁠7.4%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class7.01 lakh2023−⁠10.0%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.59 crore2023+0.6%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class44.90 lakh2023−⁠3.6%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.14 crore2023+1.5%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class25.21 lakh2023−⁠2.8%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class44,8112023−⁠16.8%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class1.11 lakh2023−⁠10.9%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class23.65 lakh2023−⁠2.1%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class5.80 lakh2023−⁠4.1%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class17.86 lakh2023−⁠1.4%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+, TotalAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.46 crore2023+0.4%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+, Extremely poor < USD 3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class4.57 lakh2023−⁠6.3%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+, Moderately poor >= USD 3 and < USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class5.90 lakh2023−⁠9.8%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+, >= USD 4.2 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class2.35 crore2023+0.9%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+, Near poor >= USD 4.2 and < USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class39.11 lakh2023−⁠3.5%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+, >= USD 8.3 PPPAll India, published in thousandsSex and age and economic class1.96 crore2023+1.8%Series data
Employment: Total, 15+All India, published in thousandsSex and age5.58 crore2024+0.6%Series data
Employment: Total, 15-24All India, published in thousandsSex and age52.90 lakh2024+1.6%Series data
Employment: Total, 25+All India, published in thousandsSex and age5.05 crore2024+0.5%Series data
Employment: Male, 15+All India, published in thousandsSex and age2.85 crore2024+0.5%Series data
Employment: Male, 15-24All India, published in thousandsSex and age27.15 lakh2024+1.1%Series data
Employment: Male, 25+All India, published in thousandsSex and age2.58 crore2024+0.4%Series data
Employment: Female, 15+All India, published in thousandsSex and age2.73 crore2024+0.7%Series data
Employment: Female, 15-24All India, published in thousandsSex and age25.74 lakh2024+2.1%Series data
Employment: Female, 25+All India, published in thousandsSex and age2.47 crore2024+0.6%Series data
Employment: Total, Total (broad sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity5.58 crore2024+0.6%Series data
Employment: Total, Agriculture (broad sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity1.44 crore2024−⁠3.5%Series data
Employment: Total, Non-agriculture (broad sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity4.14 crore2024+2.1%Series data
Employment: Total, Industry (broad sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity1.91 crore2024+3.2%Series data
Employment: Total, Services (broad sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity2.22 crore2024+1.3%Series data
Employment: Total, Total (aggregate sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity5.58 crore2024+0.6%Series data
Employment: Total, Agriculture (aggregate sectors)All India, published in thousandsSex and economic activity1.44 crore2024−⁠3.5%Series data

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