The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households across India at an interval of three years.
NFHS 5 2019-21 and NFHS 4 2015-16
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Share of women participation in urban households in India 2015-2021, by activity type
According to the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS), during 2021 women's participation in household decisions across urban India stood at about ** percent. Meanwhile, ownership of house or land among women was about ** percent in 2021 which is a small improvement form ** percent in 2015.
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Institute for Competitiveness. (May 16, 2022). Share of women participation in urban households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1379508/india-women-participation-in-urban-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness. "Share of women participation in urban households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type." Chart. May 16, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1379508/india-women-participation-in-urban-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness. (2022). Share of women participation in urban households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1379508/india-women-participation-in-urban-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness. "Share of Women Participation in Urban Households in India between 2015 and 2021, by Activity Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 May 2022, /statistics/1379508/india-women-participation-in-urban-household-by-activity/
Institute for Competitiveness, Share of women participation in urban households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1379508/india-women-participation-in-urban-household-by-activity/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of women participation in urban households in India between 2015 and 2021, by activity type [Graph], Institute for Competitiveness, May 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1379508/india-women-participation-in-urban-household-by-activity/
