How many workers are registered on e-Shram?

History

A registration is one worker who signed up on the portal and got a Universal Account Number. It is a database count. It is not a count of people at work, and it is not the size of India's unorganised workforce.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Take the total registrations on the e-Shram portal from the Ministry of Labour and Employment's factsheet for the portal's fifth anniversary: 31.89 crore as on 18 August 2026.
2. Read the gender split from the same factsheet: women 54.28% and men 45.72%.
3. Put it next to earlier counts the Government gave Parliament, as reported by ANI: about 30.58 crore as on 28 January 2025 and over 31.78 crore as on 14 July 2026.

What this number does not tell you

• A registration is a free sign-up to a database. It shows how many workers hold a Universal Account Number, not how many unorganised workers exist or how many are employed.
• The 31.89 crore figure is the Ministry's own, on PIB. The 14 July 2026 and 28 January 2025 counts come from replies in Parliament as reported by ANI, so the three dates are uneven and the chart below is a trend, not a monthly series.
• The Ministry says "over" and "about" for these totals, so read each figure as rounded to the second decimal of a crore.

Sources

1. Ministry of Labour and Employment, 5 Years of e-Shram Portal (PIB backgrounder), 25 August 2026 — figure as on 18 August 2026Registrations on e-Shram portal over the past 5 years reflects broad participation across genders, age groups, occupations and States (as on 18 August, 2026). Total registrations: The portal has recorded 31.89 crore registrations. Gender distribution: Women account for 54.28% of registered workers, while men account for 45.72%.
2. Ministry of Labour and Employment, reported by ANI (via Asianet News), 21 July 2026 — figure as on 14 July 2026"As on 14th July 2026, over 31.78 crore unorganised workers have already been registered on the e-Shram portal," she said.
3. Government reply to Parliament, reported by ANI (via The Tribune), 3 February 2025 — figure as of 28 January 2025New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): About 30.58 crore unorganised workers have registered on e-Shram portal as of January 28, the government informed Parliament on Monday.

Worked out by us: 1.31 (31.89 crore (18 August 2026) minus 30.58 crore (28 January 2025), in crore).

Questions people ask

What share of e-Shram registrants are women?

Women are 54.28% of registered workers and men 45.72%, as on 18 August 2026 (Ministry of Labour and Employment, PIB).

Who counts as an unorganised worker on e-Shram?

A home-based worker, a self-employed worker or a wage worker in the unorganised sector. It also includes a worker in the organised sector who is not a member of ESIC or EPFO and is not a government employee (Ministry of Labour and Employment).

How much has the e-Shram count grown?

From about 30.58 crore on 28 January 2025 to 31.89 crore on 18 August 2026, a rise of 1.31 crore registrations.

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This figure is from Ministry of Labour and Employment's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it quarterly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.