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Female labour force participation rate in India

Latest: 32.4%
Previous: 32.4%
Change: +0.01 (+0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate 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	30.3%
Dec 31, 1991	30.4%
Dec 31, 1992	30.5%
Dec 31, 1993	30.6%
Dec 31, 1994	30.7%
Dec 31, 1995	31.3%
Dec 31, 1996	31.9%
Dec 31, 1997	32.5%
Dec 31, 1998	33.2%
Dec 31, 1999	33.8%
Dec 31, 2000	34.4%
Dec 31, 2001	34.5%
Dec 31, 2002	34.6%
Dec 31, 2003	34.7%
Dec 31, 2004	34.8%
Dec 31, 2005	34.9%
Dec 31, 2006	33.5%
Dec 31, 2007	32.2%
Dec 31, 2008	30.9%
Dec 31, 2009	29.6%
Dec 31, 2010	28.4%
Dec 31, 2011	27.6%
Dec 31, 2012	26.8%
Dec 31, 2013	26.7%
Dec 31, 2014	26.6%
Dec 31, 2015	26.6%
Dec 31, 2016	26.6%
Dec 31, 2017	26.6%
Dec 31, 2018	26.6%
Dec 31, 2019	26.5%
Dec 31, 2020	26.0%
Dec 31, 2021	27.7%
Dec 31, 2022	29.3%
Dec 31, 2023	31.0%
Dec 31, 2024	32.4%
Dec 31, 2025	32.4%

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