Question

The following table shows the population and worker population ratio for India in 1999-2000. Can you estimate the workforce (urban and total) for India? 

Region	Estimates of population (in crores)	Worker Population Ratio	Estimated No. of Workers (in crores)
Rural	71.88	41.9	`71.88/100 xx 41.9 = 30.12`
Urban	28.52	33.7	?
Total	100.40	39.5	?

Answer 1

Region	Estimates of population (in crores)	Worker Population Ratio	Estimated No. of Workers (in crores)
Rural	71.88	41.9	`71.88/100 xx 41.9 = 30.12`
Urban	28.52	33.7	`28.52/100 xx 33.7 = 9.61124`
Total	100.40	39.5	`100.40/100 xx 39.5 = 39.658`

Estimated no. of workers in urban areas = `28.52/100 xx 33.7 = 9.61124`

Total workforce in India = `100.40/100 xx 39.5 = 39.658`