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Hands & DemandsProducer–Consumer Index · November 2026 reading

India: 63 producers for every 100 consumers

The count is still rising, to 67 in 2050.

Producers per 100 consumers, India and the world

  • India
  • World
  • Projection
  • 2026
  • 2050
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  • Producers per 100 consumers

    63.02026

    • Highest: 67.3 in 2050
    • 2050: 67.3
    • Index, 2020 = 100: 103.9 now, 110.8 in 2050
  • Output per worker

    $25,0002025

    • +195% since 2000

Decade by decade

YearProducers per 100 consumersIndex, 2020 = 100
199050.382.9
200052.987.1
201056.793.4
202060.7100.0
202663.0103.9
203064.3106.0
204066.5109.7
205067.3110.8

Years after 2021 are projections.

More hands. No hiring.

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