What share of Indians are working age?
Share of India's population aged 15-64.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
68.2%
latest value, 2024
56.1%
first value, 1960
65
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The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
The working-age share is the demographic base behind the jobs, productivity, and growth question.
The working-age share is the demographic base behind the jobs, productivity, and growth question.
Share of India's population aged 15-64.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How many people live in India? -> Is India's population growth slowing? -> How fast is India's fertility falling? ->Methodology
MeasurePopulation ages 15-64
GeographyIndia
Unit% of population
TransformValues displayed as percent of total population.
CaveatWorking age does not mean actually employed.