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An analytical view of maritime states whose demography, geography and industries make them relevant to international naval and maritime workforce development.

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Talent-ecosystem profile · Illustrative analysis

India

Population
1,450.9 million
Median age
28.4 years
Coastline
11,099 kmRevised official figure (earlier 7,516.6 km)
Maritime geography
Peninsular coastline on the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, plus island territories.
Maritime industries
Seafarer supply · Shipbuilding and repair · Ports · Maritime training
Workforce considerations
The world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers, with 12.16% of the global workforce and a government target of 20%. Strong maritime-training infrastructure.
Legal considerations
Overseas recruitment is regulated under the Emigration Act, 1983; seafarer recruitment agencies require an RPSL licence under the Merchant Shipping (Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2016.
Programme requirements
Naval and maritime workforce requirements, skills, training needs and reserve frameworks would be defined only by the national government during a formal assessment.

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Comparison of potential programme markets. Select a column heading to sort.
Profile
1,450.928.411,099Talent ecosystem
283.530.154,716Talent ecosystem
232.717.9853Talent ecosystem
173.625.7580Talent ecosystem
115.825.736,289Talent ecosystem
101.032.93,444Talent ecosystem
56.419.8536Talent ecosystem
34.029.62,640Maritime demand
23.133.11,340Talent ecosystem
11.031.61,318Maritime demand
5.835.7193Maritime demand
5.329.52,092Maritime demand
4.934.8499Maritime demand
3.033.6563Maritime demand
1.633.2161Maritime demand
0.4632.2161Maritime demand

02 — Reading the profiles

Two profiles, one exchange

The explorer groups countries by the side of the workforce equation their public data most resembles. Many countries sit on both sides.

Talent-ecosystem profile

Large or young populations, maritime communities and training institutions, and a track record of supplying seafarers or maritime professionals. For these countries the questions are fair recruitment, licensing of agencies, protection of nationals abroad and the value participants bring home.

Maritime-demand profile

Significant maritime responsibilities, infrastructure or energy assets relative to a small citizen population. For these countries the first question is legal: whether national law permits, or could permit, lawful participation by non-nationals — and on what terms.

What the data cannot tell you

Population and coastline say nothing about a navy’s actual requirements, fleet plans or policy. Those can only be defined by the government concerned, through a formal workforce assessment and legal review.

How a government engagement would begin

Sources

  1. UN World Population Prospects 2024 (via Our World in Data), Population and median age, medium variant, mid-2024, 2024. ourworldindata.org
  2. CIA World Factbook, final edition (archived mirror), Coastline field, 2025 edition, 2025 (Factbook discontinued February 2026). github.com
  3. Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Coastline of the Country (Parliament question), 4 December 2025. pib.gov.in
  4. Press Information Bureau, Government of India (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways), India Emerges as World’s Second-Largest Supplier of Seafarers, 28 July 2026. pib.gov.in
  5. Ministry of Defence, Singapore, Committee of Supply Debate 2019 — speech by Minister for Defence, 1 March 2019. mindef.gov.sg
  6. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Emigration Act, 1983 — recruiting agents, 1983. mea.gov.in
  7. Directorate General of Maritime Administration, India, Recruitment and Placement Services Licence (RPSL) — Merchant Shipping (Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2016, 2016, as amended. dgma.gov.in

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