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Unemployment rate
India — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 20% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 20% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | NA% |
| 1994 | NA% |
| 1995 | NA% |
| 1996 | NA% |
| 1997 | NA% |
| 1998 | NA% |
| 1999 | NA% |
| 2000 | NA% |
| 2001 | NA% |
| 2002 | 8.8% (2002) |
| 2003 | 8.8% (2002) |
| 2004 | 9.5% (2003) |
| 2005 | 9.2% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 8.9% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 7.8% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 7.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 9.1% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 7.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 10.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 10.7% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 10% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 111 9.7% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 9.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 9.8% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 8.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 8.1% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 8.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 98 8.5% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 7.3% (2014 est.) | 8.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82 |
| 2016 | 8.4% (2015 est.) | 9.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95 |
| 2017 | 8% (2016 est.) | 8.5% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 103 |
| 2018 | 8.5% (2017 est.) | 8.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 8.5% (2017 est.) | 8.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 8.5% (2017 est.) | 8.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 8.5% (2017 est.) 8.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 8.5% (2017 est.) 8.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 5.98% (2021 est.) 8% (2020 est.) 5.27% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 4.17% (2023 est.) 4.82% (2022 est.) 6.38% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4.3% (2024 est.) 4.2% (2023 est.) 4.9% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |