The proportion of people living in poverty in Delhi decreased from 4.4% to 3.21%, while the unemployment rate dropped from 9.7% to 2.1% in recent year.File
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The proportion of people living in poverty in Delhi decreased from 4.4% to 3.21%, while the unemployment rate dropped from 9.7% to 2.1% in recent years, according to a recent status report.The Delhi State Indicator Framework (SIF) 2025 report, released recently by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, tracks sustainable development goals (SDGs) progress at the State level.This report facilitates decision-making and supports the implementation of government schemes, covering Delhi's progress on 16 SDGs. It states that the proportion of people, including men, women, and children, living in poverty fell from 4.4% in 2015-16 to 2.1% in 2017-18.The "No Poverty" SDG aims to eliminate poverty in all its forms.The report also points out that the number of beneficiaries under the "Women in Distress" scheme in Delhi increased from 1,68,977 in 2015-16 to 1,97,863 in 2017-18, 2,38,706 in 2019-20, 3,12,272 in 2021-22, and 3,97,465 in 2024-25.The report, based on the United Nations (UN) ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, highlights improvements in Delhi's sex ratio over the past decade.The sex ratio at birth (number of female live births per 1,000 male live births) increased from 898 in 2015 to 913 in 2017, 920 in 2019, 929 in 2022, and back to 920 in 2024.Additionally, the female labour force participation rate rose from 11.2% in 2017-18 to 13.7% in 2018-19, and further to 14.5% in 2023-24.According to the report, Delhi's unemployment rate was 9.7% in 2017-18, gradually decreasing to 8.7% in 2019-20, 5.3% in 2021-22, and finally to 2.1% in 2023-24.The labour force participation rate for individuals aged 15 to 59 years was 49.9% in 2017-18 and increased to 51.5% in 2023-24, as noted in the report. Published - July 08, 2026 06:02 pm IST
