World Bank · Health
India: Female headed households
17.50percent · 2021
Female headed households refers to the percentage of households that are headed by females. Annual figures for India from 1993 to 2021.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17.5 | |
| 2016 | 14.6 | |
| 2006 | 14.4 | |
| 1999 | 10.3 | |
| 1993 | 9.2 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Female headed households. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-female-headed-households (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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