[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in India
India: [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social was 64.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.3%
Change on year
up 31.8%
World rank
11th
of 18 countries
All-time high
64.3%
in 2025
All-time low
19.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2025
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in India, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in India stood at 64.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.8% on the previous year and up 238.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in India peaked at 64.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2015.
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.0% | — |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.0% | 24.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 48.8% | 64.3% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in India?
- [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in India was 64.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2015.
- How does India rank for [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social?
- India ranks 11th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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