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Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in India 2019

Published by H. Plecher, Jan 27, 2020
In 2019, 43.21 percent of the workforce in India were employed in agriculture, while the other half was
almost evenly distributed among the two other sectors, industry and services. While the share of
Indians working in agriculture is declining, it is still the main sector of employment.

A BRIC powerhouse

Together with Brazil Russia and China India makes up the four so-called BRIC countries They are the
India: Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors from 2009 to 2019

100%

26.27% 26.57% 27.52% 28.64% 29.04% 29.55% 30.1% 30.59% 31.01% 31.45% 31.9%
Percentage of the workforce

75%

21.61% 22.38% 23.52%

24.36% 24.36% 24.38% 24.34% 24.29% 24.47% 24.69%
24.89%
50%

25% 52.12% 51.06% 48.96% 47% 46.6% 46.07% 45.56% 45.12% 44.52% 43.86% 43.21%

0%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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