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Employment in agriculture in India

Latest: 41.6%
Previous: 42.4%
Change: -0.73 (-1.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in agriculture over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in agriculture in India
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	63.1%
Dec 31, 1992	62.9%
Dec 31, 1993	62.7%
Dec 31, 1994	62.4%
Dec 31, 1995	62.0%
Dec 31, 1996	61.5%
Dec 31, 1997	61.2%
Dec 31, 1998	60.6%
Dec 31, 1999	59.9%
Dec 31, 2000	59.6%
Dec 31, 2001	58.9%
Dec 31, 2002	58.2%
Dec 31, 2003	57.2%
Dec 31, 2004	56.0%
Dec 31, 2005	55.0%
Dec 31, 2006	54.3%
Dec 31, 2007	53.4%
Dec 31, 2008	52.9%
Dec 31, 2009	51.9%
Dec 31, 2010	51.1%
Dec 31, 2011	49.1%
Dec 31, 2012	47.1%
Dec 31, 2013	46.2%
Dec 31, 2014	45.3%
Dec 31, 2015	44.3%
Dec 31, 2016	43.2%
Dec 31, 2017	42.3%
Dec 31, 2018	41.3%
Dec 31, 2019	40.7%
Dec 31, 2020	44.7%
Dec 31, 2021	44.1%
Dec 31, 2022	42.9%
Dec 31, 2023	43.5%
Dec 31, 2024	42.4%
Dec 31, 2025	41.6%

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