India — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1991–2030 · 40 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
In India, the unemployment rate reading was 4.22% in 2025, compared with 4.94% in 2024. The period change was −0.72 percentage points.
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- Annual data, 1991–2030
- Quarterly data, 2017–2025
- Monthly data, 2007–2021
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Latest observations
2021–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 4.94 % |
| 2029 | 4.94 % |
| 2028 | 4.94 % |
| 2027 | 4.94 % |
| 2026 | 4.94 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2025 | 4.22 % |
| 2024 | 4.94 % |
| 2023 | 4.94 % |
| 2022 | 5.3 % |
| 2021 | 7.36 % |