How many Indian women are in the labour force?
Female labour-force participation rate.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
32.4%
latest value, 2025
30.3%
first value, 1990
36
annual observations in this artifact
annual
source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
Women's work participation is one of the biggest gaps between India's economic potential and lived reality.
Women's work participation is one of the biggest gaps between India's economic potential and lived reality.
Female labour-force participation rate.
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 urban is India? -> How many Indians are in the labour force? -> What share of Indians work in agriculture? ->Methodology
MeasureLabor force participation rate, female
GeographyIndia
Unit% ages 15+
TransformValues displayed as percent of women aged 15+.
CaveatThis indicator can miss unpaid, informal, and irregular work.