Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — India

Employment in agriculture in India in 2025 — 41.6%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.5 pp.

2025 41.6% −0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 37of 182
Period maximum 63.1%1991
Period minimum 40.7%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — India, 1991–20254050607019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.1%1992: 62.9%1993: 62.7%1994: 62.4%1995: 62%1996: 61.5%1997: 61.2%1998: 60.6%1999: 59.9%2000: 59.6%2001: 58.9%2002: 58.2%2003: 57.2%2004: 56%2005: 55%2006: 54.3%2007: 53.4%2008: 52.9%2009: 51.9%2010: 51.1%2011: 49.1%2012: 47.1%2013: 46.2%2014: 45.3%2015: 44.3%2016: 43.2%2017: 42.3%2018: 41.3%2019: 40.7%2020: 44.7%2021: 44.1%2022: 42.9%2023: 43.5%2024: 42.4%2025: 41.6%
Change over the period: −21.5 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 41.6%
World 25.8%
South Asia 41.5%
Southern Asia computed 40.1%
Employment in agriculture — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.6 −0.7 pp
2024 42.4 −1.2 pp
2023 43.5 +0.7 pp
2022 42.9 −1.2 pp
2021 44.1 −0.6 pp
2020 44.7 +4 pp
2019 40.7 −0.6 pp
2018 41.3 −1 pp
2017 42.3 −0.9 pp
2016 43.2 −1.1 pp
2015 44.3 −1 pp
2014 45.3 −1 pp
2013 46.2 −0.8 pp
2012 47.1 −2 pp
2011 49.1 −2 pp
2010 51.1 −0.9 pp
2009 51.9 −0.9 pp
2008 52.9 −0.5 pp
2007 53.4 −0.9 pp
2006 54.3 −0.7 pp
2005 55 −1 pp
2004 56 −1.2 pp
2003 57.2 −1 pp
2002 58.2 −0.7 pp
2001 58.9 −0.7 pp
2000 59.6 −0.3 pp
1999 59.9 −0.8 pp
1998 60.6 −0.5 pp
1997 61.2 −0.4 pp
1996 61.5 −0.5 pp
1995 62 −0.4 pp
1994 62.4 −0.3 pp
1993 62.7 −0.2 pp
1992 62.9 −0.2 pp
1991 63.1

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.