Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
India's unemployment rate stands at 4.22% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.17% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, India's unemployment rate was 4.22%, up from 4.17% in 2024.
In 2024, India's unemployment rate was 4.17%, up from 4.17% in 2023.
In 2023, India's unemployment rate was 4.17%, down from 4.82% in 2022.
In 2022, India's unemployment rate was 4.82%, down from 6.38% in 2021.
In 2021, India's unemployment rate was 6.38%, down from 7.86% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.22% | +0.046% |
| 2024 | 4.17% | +0.001% |
| 2023 | 4.17% | -0.65% |
| 2022 | 4.82% | -1.56% |
| 2021 | 6.38% | -1.48% |
| 2020 | 7.86% | +1.35% |
| 2019 | 6.51% | -1.14% |
| 2018 | 7.65% | +0.026% |
| 2017 | 7.63% | +0.015% |
| 2016 | 7.61% | -0.018% |
| 2015 | 7.63% | -0.027% |
| 2014 | 7.66% | -0.022% |
| 2013 | 7.68% | +0.033% |
| 2012 | 7.65% | +0.036% |
| 2011 | 7.61% | -0.022% |
| 2010 | 7.63% | -0.005% |
| 2009 | 7.64% | +0.007% |
| 2008 | 7.63% | +0.067% |
| 2007 | 7.56% | +0.009% |
| 2006 | 7.55% | +0.002% |
| 2005 | 7.55% | -0.047% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -0.035% |
| 2003 | 7.63% | -0.048% |
| 2002 | 7.68% | +0.07% |
| 2001 | 7.61% | +0.022% |
| 2000 | 7.59% | +0.006% |
| 1999 | 7.58% | -0.013% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.022% |
| 1997 | 7.57% | +0.037% |
| 1996 | 7.54% | -0.033% |
| 1995 | 7.57% | -0.023% |
| 1994 | 7.59% | -0.069% |
| 1993 | 7.66% | +0.013% |
| 1992 | 7.65% | +0.008% |
| 1991 | 7.64% | — |
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India's unemployment rate is 4.22% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.17% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.86% (2020); the lowest is 4.17% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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