During financial year 2021, the total population of fishermen was 28.06 million in India. The majority of both male and female fishermen were engaged in inland fishery, accounting for over 23 million fishermen. In comparison, about five million fishermen were involved in marine fishery.
Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by gender and fishery (in millions)
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). (January 19, 2023). Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by gender and fishery (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391514/india-fishermen-population-by-gender-and-fishery/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). "Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by gender and fishery (in millions)." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391514/india-fishermen-population-by-gender-and-fishery/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). (2023). Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by gender and fishery (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391514/india-fishermen-population-by-gender-and-fishery/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India). "Population of Fishermen across India in Financial Year 2021, by Gender and Fishery (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391514/india-fishermen-population-by-gender-and-fishery/
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India), Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by gender and fishery (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391514/india-fishermen-population-by-gender-and-fishery/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Population of fishermen across India in financial year 2021, by gender and fishery (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (India), January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391514/india-fishermen-population-by-gender-and-fishery/