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Gig and platform workers nearly tripled between 2011-12 and 2019-20
NITI Aayog estimates 2.5 million gig and platform workers in 2011-12 and 6.8 million in 2019-20, 2.7 times as many. It puts 2020-21 at 7.7 million and projects 23.5 million by 2029-30. Gig workers were 1.3% of all workers in 2019-20 on NITI's estimate.
What follows. Gig work grew quickly from a small base, and most gig workers have no employer-linked social security.
Gig and platform workers, millions
2004-2013 average none published; 2014-2026 average 5.8; latest 6.8 in 2019. Source, method and every year.
One of 37 readings of the dataset, rebuilt whenever the data are refreshed. Data vintage 2026-10-10. Cite as Raman, V.S., Some Perspective: India's Political Economy, 2004-2026, someperspective.info, CC BY 4.0.